Good news for campers: At least eight campgrounds at Palomar Mountain State Park opened today after being closed for months. The campgrounds were closed by the state in October due to budget cuts.

Located just outside San Diego city limits, Palomar Mountain State Park contains within it the 3rd-highest peak in San Diego County, reaching 6,140 feet. The panoramic views from High Point make ...

but is not often visited by the thousands of visitors that flock to the mountain to frolic in the winter snow or camp at one of the campgrounds. Palomar Mountain also is the home of the 200-inch ...

UPDATE 8 p.m. Saturday: The National Forest Service said 500 firefighters are battling the Cutca fire that broke out Friday afternoon near Palomar Mountain. Campgrounds in the Cleveland National ...

Campgrounds remain open. The Forest Service has set a public meeting for Sunday at 3:30 p.m. at the Palomar Mountain Fire Station 79 on Crestline Road to discuss the fire with campers and residents.

The fire that broke out Friday afternoon has burned 167 acres in steep inaccessible terrain along a canyon about two miles away from the Palomar ... as of Monday. Campgrounds remained open.

Three squirrels from two local campgrounds have tested positive ... in a routine monitoring at Cedar Grove Campground near Palomar Mountain. The third was trapped at nearby Doane Valley campground.