California is a land of striking geographic contrasts—towering mountains rise alongside lush forests ... California has nine national parks—more than any other state—and around 280 state ...

Key takeawaysA national Shade Map from the UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation and American Forests maps the shade infrastructure for more than 360 U.S ...

This week, we give you a further look at northern California, from the redwood forests north to Scotia ... Your immediate destination is Humboldt Redwoods State Park to truly admire these forest ...

The California State Library Parks Pass program offers library card holders free, day-use entry to over 200 different California State Parks. This includes Sutter’s Fort State Historic Park ...

What California national park visitors ... While one of the state’s most popular national parks grapples with how to handle a record number of visitors, advocates say it now has to do so without ...

The Golden State may be famous for its national parks ... L'As du Fallafel. California is a land of striking geographic contrasts—towering mountains rise alongside lush forests, while deserts ...