Table of Contents

Table of Contents 

• Acknowledgments
• Preface 
• Planning a Field Trip 
• The Big Picture: Overview of the Geology of Southern California 

Field Trip Chapters

1. Joshua Tree National Park 
2. Pisgah and Amboy Craters 
3. The San Andreas fault, Mormon Rocks, and Devil’s Punchbowl Natural Area 
4. Vasquez Rocks Natural Area 
5. San Gabriel Mountains and the San Andreas fault 
6. Crystal Cove State Park 
7. Palos Verdes Peninsula 
8. Red Rock Canyon State Park 
9. Owens Valley and the eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains (multiday camping trip)
10. Rainbow Basin Natural Area (multiday camping trip) 
11. Los Angeles Natural History Museum (self-guided) 
12. La Brea Tar Pits (self-guided) 

See maps 1 and 2 below for approximate locations. Numbers on maps correspond to field trip chapters above.  

• References       

 

Field trip locations, map 1. – Modified Google Map.

Field trip locations, map 2. Modified Google Map.