Tucked away in Northern California’s coastal wilderness lies a place so magical it seems plucked from a fantasy novel – a narrow gorge where sheer walls rise 50 feet skyward, completely draped in ...

This isn’t some far-flung exotic locale requiring passports and painful layovers – it’s Fern Canyon in Orick, California, and it might be the most magical place in the Golden State you haven’t visited ...

The temporary information center in the old-growth forest in Big Basin Redwoods State Park. Photo by Magali Gauthier. State Parks plans to rebuild a visitor center at the Saddle Mountain entrance.

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Following the Cielo and Coho Vista Loop trails, hikers will see picturesque views, walk by a restored barn and visit an old-growth redwood.