Napa is just over an hour from San Francisco, and although not strictly on the way to Yosemite, it makes an excellent detour ...

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The eight people who died in a tragic boat accident on Lake Tahoe during powerful storms were identified Tuesday by the El ...

Some 12 miles off the California coast near Ventura, the rugged volcanic ridges that form the spine of Anacapa Island, or ...

Pressing my bare foot against the gas pedal to give my car enough oomph to climb up and out of Yosemite Valley, the last embers of color from a stunning sunset faded to black as I began a nine-hour ...

In a state famous for its natural wonders, Butano State Park stands as a testament to California’s quieter magic – a place ...

While its more famous neighbors Big Basin and Big Sur steal the spotlight, Butano (pronounced “BYOO-tuh-noh,” not like the gas for your barbecue) quietly offers a perfect blend of accessibility and ...

America’s National Parks offer some of the most stunning landscapes in the world, from the giant redwoods to the deep canyons and geysers, all with endless hiking trails that take you deeper ...

(BCN) — California State Parks and Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks announced the return of a free weekend and holiday shuttle service to Big Basin Redwoods State Park this summer, aimed at ...

The mother of all national park road trips. To celebrate the centennial of the National Park Service (NPS) in 2016, famed road trip optimizer Randy Olson put together a 14,498-mile journey. During ...

Redwood National Park feels like stepping into a fantasy on the northern coast of California. ... A 3-mile round-trip hike that takes you through the park’s most active hydrothermal area.

Each year in the spring, we take a family trip just across the border to California’s Redwood National and State Park system. There is nothing that quite compares with the redwoods — the ...