Credits

Photo credits

Much of the destination photography here comes from Wikimedia Commons under Creative Commons licenses or the public domain. Each photo below lists its author, its license, and a link back to the source file. Photos may be shown cropped or resized to fit the layout; no other changes are made.

68 photos require attribution (53 of them ShareAlike - any adapted version we published would carry a compatible license). 12 more are public domain or CC0 and need no credit; we list them anyway for provenance. Other official or stock sources are summarized below by source policy; 54 NPS records remain flagged for item-level review because direct image URLs do not expose third-party credit metadata.

Requires attribution · 68

CC BY / CC BY-SA

Big River Beach, Mendocino
btwashburnCC BY 2.0 Source
Mendocino from Mendocino Headlands SP
David McSpaddenCC BY 2.0 Source
Big Bear, CA
Ian D. KeatingCC BY 2.0 Source
Old Haul Road California
Jef PoskanzerCC BY 2.0 Source
Cayucos pier with Rock in the BG
Jerry Kirkhart from Los Osos, Calif.CC BY 2.0 Source
Sonoma Coast - Flickr - Joe Parks
Joe Parks from Berkeley, CACC BY 2.0 Source
Monterey Bay Seascape
Joyce Cory on Flickr as docentjoyceCC BY 2.0 Source
Cayucos CA - pier in winter
Mike BairdCC BY 2.0 Source
Morro Rock, Morro Bay, CA, with Sandspit and Grassy Island
Mike Baird from Morro Bay, USACC BY 2.0 Source
Rubicon Trail, West Shore, Lake Tahoe
Rick CooperCC BY 2.0 Source
BORREGO PALM CANYON CAMPGROUND - ANZA BORREGO DESERT STATE PARK - panoramio
BOB PERRYCC BY 3.0 Source
August 2012 - panoramio
kallaharCC BY 3.0 Source
Noyo Harbor - August 2022 - Sarah Stierch
MissvainCC BY 4.0 Source
Skunk Train - 2021-08-22 - Sarah Stierch 10
MissvainCC BY 4.0 Source
McCloud Falls California
NataliaholmesCC BY 4.0 Source
Sand tufa at Navy Beach on Mono Lake
CC BY-SA 1.0 Source
Point Sur Lighthouse
BjornCC BY-SA 2.0 Source
Big Sur, Pacific Coast, California, USA36
dconvertiniCC BY-SA 2.0 Source
Cabin in the Rocks, Big Bear, CA 12-14a
inkknife_2000 (7.5 million views +)CC BY-SA 2.0 Source
East Shore, Big Bear Lake, CA 12-14
inkknife_2000 (7.5 million views +)CC BY-SA 2.0 Source
Lower McCloud River Falls, CA 9-06
inkknife_2000 (7.5 million views +)CC BY-SA 2.0 Source
Misty Flowers, McCloud Rive rFalls ,CA 9-06
inkknife_2000 (7.5 million views +)CC BY-SA 2.0 Source
Mt Baldy, San Antonio Creek 2-16-13b
inkknife_2000 (7.5 million views +)CC BY-SA 2.0 Source
North Shore, Big Bear Lake 2-15
inkknife_2000 (7.5 million views +)CC BY-SA 2.0 Source
Pinus lambertiana and Mt. San Antonio
Laura CampCC BY-SA 2.0 Source
Blue Heron River Access - Klamath River - California
Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United StatesCC BY-SA 2.0 Source
Point Lobos 3
Brocken InagloryCC BY-SA 3.0 Source
Rock formation at Point Lobos 04-072010
Brocken InagloryCC BY-SA 3.0 Source
View North on Bodega Head
David MillerCC BY-SA 3.0 Source
Bixby Creek Bridge, California, USA - May 2013
DiliffCC BY-SA 3.0 Source
Whaler's Cove, Point Lobos, CA, US - May 2013
DiliffCC BY-SA 3.0 Source
Huntington Lake High Sierra Regatta 1
Don Ramey LoganCC BY-SA 3.0 Source
Photographer at Huntington Lake CA
Don Ramey LoganCC BY-SA 3.0 Source
Mendocino County, CA, USA - panoramio
Doug OlsonCC BY-SA 3.0 Source
Islip-saddle
EeeksterCC BY-SA 3.0 Source
Arched Rock as seen from Goat Rock Beach
Frank SchulenburgCC BY-SA 3.0 Source
Fisherboats at Bodega Harbor
Frank SchulenburgCC BY-SA 3.0 Source
Point Cabrillo Lighthouse, on an early morning in February
Frank SchulenburgCC BY-SA 3.0 Source
Post Office sign for Mount Baldy, California, about 1953
GeorgeLouisCC BY-SA 3.0 Source
MacKerricher Beach
J.smithCC BY-SA 3.0 Source
Kelso Depot - 01
Jarek TuszyńskiCC BY-SA 3.0 Source
McWay Falls Big Sur May 2011 002
King of HeartsCC BY-SA 3.0 Source
Mono Lake South Tufa August 2013 007
King of HeartsCC BY-SA 3.0 Source
Mono Lake South Tufa August 2013 011
King of HeartsCC BY-SA 3.0 Source
Mono Lake South Tufa August 2013 014
King of HeartsCC BY-SA 3.0 Source
Fannette Island, Emerald Bay, South Lake Tahoe
SamRushingCC BY-SA 3.0 Source
Cima Dome landscape 2
Stan ShebsCC BY-SA 3.0 Source
Hole-in-the-Wall visitors center 1
Stan ShebsCC BY-SA 3.0 Source
Huntington Lake
TrovatoreCC BY-SA 3.0 Source
Kelso Dunes
(WT-de) MistoffelesCC BY-SA 4.0 Source
Angeles Crest Highway 2019
Antony-22CC BY-SA 4.0 Source
Bbl sunset
BigBearCabinsCC BY-SA 4.0 Source
Mount San Antonio (Mount Baldy), California
Darkest treeCC BY-SA 4.0 Source
Carmel By The Sea Image
Dbuges33CC BY-SA 4.0 Source
Middle McCloud Falls on the McCloud River, August 2025
DjbeadleCC BY-SA 4.0 Source
Huntington Lake from Kaiser Peak
DuanerhCC BY-SA 4.0 Source
Manker
DylanMoz49CC BY-SA 4.0 Source
Spooners Cove MDOSP
Eric PolkCC BY-SA 4.0 Source
Mount Shasta as seen from Bunny Flat
Frank SchulenburgCC BY-SA 4.0 Source
Waterfall in Russian Gulch State Park
Frank SchulenburgCC BY-SA 4.0 Source
Carmel Bay from Scenic Road
Gregory Ford HendersonCC BY-SA 4.0 Source
Sea glass at Glass Beach in Fort Bragg
GrendelkhanCC BY-SA 4.0 Source
Mouth of Russian River 01
Joe MabelCC BY-SA 4.0 Source
Vikingsholm from shore
Kevin PayraviCC BY-SA 4.0 Source
Mono Lake South Tufa September 2016 panorama
King of HeartsCC BY-SA 4.0 Source
McCloud River below Middle Falls
Sergey YarmolyukCC BY-SA 4.0 Source
Montana de Oro State Park - Bluff Trail
StilfehlerCC BY-SA 4.0 Source
Anza Borrego Smugglers Canyon
WasquewhatCC BY-SA 4.0 Source

Public domain & CC0 · 12

Credit optional

MORRO BAY HARBOR -09
ALAN SCHMIERERCC0 Source
Morro Bay Estuary
ALAN SCHMIERERCC0 Source
Galleta Meadows Borrego Springs
GotborregospringsCC0 Source
Fonts Point at Anza Borrego in CA
jhvanwaCC0 Source
SanGabrielMountains2024
JxnJCC0 Source
Bodega Harbor - April 2023 - Sarah Stierch 01
MissvainCC0 Source
Van Damme State Park - January 2025 - Sarah Stierch
MissvainCC0 Source
Hurricane Point view Big Sur, Aug 2019 2
Thomson200CC0 Source
Marble Mountain Wilderness - DPLA - e343c5bdcacf6aaa65ad02503dc8bf78
Department of the Interior. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. National Conservation Training Center. 10/1997-8888Public domainSource
Hiker in lava tube
NPSPublic domainSource
Dinkey Creek structure-photo by Katie DeRosier
Region 5 PhotographyPublic domainSource
Cayucos State Beach at Sunrise
User:McChizzlePublic domainSource

Other image sources · 107

Source policies

Unsplash · 43
Used for selected hero and mood images where the photo URL comes from Unsplash.
Commercial use allowed; attribution appreciated, not required.Terms
National Park Service / Department of the Interior · 54
Used only from official nps.gov image URLs. NPS/DOI asks users to verify item-level restrictions when indicated.
Generally public domain for U.S. government works; third-party and trademark exceptions can apply.54 item-level reviews pendingTerms
USDA Forest Service · 8
Used only from official fs.usda.gov image URLs and treated as federal-source provenance.
Most USDA web information is public domain; image/photo credit is requested.Terms
Bureau of Land Management · 2
Used only from official blm.gov image URLs and treated as federal-source provenance.
Most BLM content is public domain unless limited-use terms are shown.Terms