Highway 1 may still be closed at the Esalen Institue, but Bay Area visitors to Big Sur are in luck: Most of the area’s parks and hiking trails are north of the closure and waiting for you this summer.

Escape into the California wilderness at this nature preserve along the coastline of Big Sur, filled with numerous opportunities for outdoor adventures.

BIG SUR – A full overnight closure of Highway 1 will take place this weekend as Caltrans continues its repair efforts to a seawall near Rocky Creek bridge about 12 miles south of Carmel.

Caltrans said it will continue its efforts to fully restore public access to Highway 1 in the Big Sur area. Crews resumed full-scale excavation activities at the Regent’s Slide area in mid-July.

The Greenwich Department of Health is issuing a warning about cases of “swimmer’s itch” at Greenwich Point beach. The allergic reaction, cercarial dermatitis, is to tiny parasites that are ...

KINGSTON, N.Y. — Kingston Point Beach is closed for swimming following elevated bacteria levels in the Hudson River, the city’s Parks and Recreation Department said in a Facebook post on ...

Advisories for high bacteria levels at Alligator Point Beach and Carrabelle Beach are being lifted by the Florida Department of Health in Franklin County.

Repairs to the Regent’s Slide blocking Highway 1 near Big Sur, California, are ongoing, with a reopening announcement coming this fall, officials say.

Port officials and a marine terminal operator began construction on an expansion project at the Port of Long Beach despite a decline in port activity.

Holes dug on the beach strand cannot be deeper than 12”; can only be dug using toy shovels intended for use by children; must be attended at all times; and must be completely filled in by 6:00 p.m.

Health officials in Connecticut are warning residents about multiple instances of Swimmer's Itch at Greenwich Point beach.