The Golden State may be famous for its national parks, but its state park system is worthy of praise, too. Evie Carrick is a writer and editor who’s lived in five countries and visited well over 50.

The newly purchased land sits across the river from Colorado Bend State Park and features more than a mile of Yancey Creek, limestone bluffs and several natural springs, according to a release ...

California is a land of striking geographic contrasts—towering mountains rise alongside lush forests, while deserts brush up against fertile agricultural valleys. You can carve through snow on ...

State Sen. Gayle Harrell, R-Stuart, filed the "State Park Preservation Act" in December. The bill, championed in the House of Representatives by state Rep. John Snyder, R-Stuart, cleared the full ...

A Florida Senate committee rejected an amendment to the State Park Preservation Act that would have allowed some recreational development in state parks. The original bill aimed to prevent ...

AUSTIN, Texas — A new state park is in the works for Texas, and it just got one step closer to a reality. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) announced Monday that it had finalized ...

A mother of four died on Wednesday after falling from a steep area at a Massachusetts state park. Carolyn Sanger, 49, of Topsfield, fell roughly 50 to 75 feet, and was pronounced dead at the scene ...

Many Michigan state park and recreation area campgrounds have already set dates for annual harvest festivals. The popular events take place each September and October and have activities like ...

For now, the state park land - which makes up more than 80% of the island - is mostly closed to visitors as the massive clean-up job continues, said Dominick Miller, chief of marketing for ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Tours begin this week at Lewis and Clark Caverns State Park. The cave and upper visitor center reopen on May 1. According to a press release, cave tours will be offered May 1 ...

The historic observation tower in Potawatomi State Park quietly but officially reopened to the public April 21 after it had been closed for more than seven years and only recently underwent ...