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 ...

Butano State Park in Pescadero is California’s ultimate “Is this real life?” experience, hiding just an hour south of San ...

It didn’t come as a total surprise that Del Norte’s Preston Daniels took home the MVP award for the Big 5 after dominating on ...

There's no doubt that California has some of the most enviable camping destinations in the entire country. It’s also true, ...

This easy (but dangerous) interpretive trail through the desert is hiding in plain sight at one of Southern California's most popular national parks.

And, if we may be so bold, one of those priorities really should be to dig into one of the many great new books that have ...

In the U,S, there are some state parks that rival national parks in scenery. Scattered across the U.S., visitors will find ...

Roughly 73 square miles of ancestral homelands once belonging to California’s Yurok Tribe have been returned to them ...

He wanted to celebrate this natural spectacle with a home-grown festival, much like those he’d seen in California ... Whale Festival was born. Taking place in the coastal towns of Tofino ...

Fremont, California ... the best and worst cities in the country for families. It compared 182 cities across the U.S. to determine the most favorable ones. “Finding the best place to raise ...

Fire departments throughout Santa Cruz County are prepared for a dry, hot summer as they grapple with fire season starting ...

California is known for many natural wonders, but one of the most magnificent is the Californian redwoods. These trees are some of the largest and most impressive in the world, and you will never ...