Sinkyone Wilderness State Park, California

We can’t stress enough how incredible this place is. The Lost Coast makes up the majority of this state park, but Sinkyone is so much more than just a coastline. It’s truly a wilderness, far away from highways and civilization. Highway 1 stopped construction up this coast right before this wilderness because it couldn’t bear to pave its way through the ruggedly beautiful terrain. With steep cliffs looming right over the ocean, we can’t really blame them for chickening out. Beach, bluff, and forest, this state park completely justifies the long, bumpy drive, because once you get there, it’s a whole other world…