Grant Marek is SFGATE’s editor-in-chief. He’s held various editorial roles for Thrillist, Yahoo Sports, the San Francisco ...

Bellingham and Whatcom County have tons of great places to kayak. From Lake Whatcom to Birch Bay, the Northern Puget Sound is ...

Welcome to Brevard, North Carolina—a place where stress seems to evaporate like morning dew under the gentle mountain sun. Tucked into a picturesque valley in Transylvania County (a name that raises ...

For the outdoorsy folk, we are all well aware that summer is THE season for visiting national parks across the country.

For more casual dining, Woodlands Barbecue Restaurant delivers authentic North Carolina barbecue with all the expected sides – hush puppies, coleslaw, and baked beans – in unpretentious surroundings ...

(Okanogan County Sheriff's Office via AP) This 2021 photo provided by shows Monkey Flowers along the trail in North Cascades National Park Service Complex in Washington. (U.S. National Park ...

Perhaps it was hubris for Rocky Mountain National Park’s founders to name this alpine reserve as if it was the ne plus ultra of a 3,000-mile-long mountain range. Then again, ask anyone to picture the ...

This log cabin in McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park ... within driving distance from Redding and can be done over two or three days. But five of the most awe-inspiring cascades can easily ...

Worried about summer crowds? Here are 10 U.S. national parks where you might actually find yourself alone along a trail, beside a lake, or on a mountain peak ...

Popular national parks brace for record-breaking visitation as peak summer travel approaches. But away from the spotlight, a broader range of underrated park ... the North Cascades is a paradise ...