The beach derives its name from José Francisco Ortega, nicknamed “El Capitán” during his tenure as commandant of the Santa Barbara Presidio in the late 1700s. Before becoming state parkland, this area ...

Tucked away along California’s central coast, El Capitán State Beach in Goleta is the kind of place that makes you question whether you’ve stepped into reality or a perfectly filtered dream sequence.

Rhode Island, like the rest of the nation, will receive zero federal funding to restore beach sand when storms sweep it away.

According to the county, beaches from the Island of Sandy Key south to Upham Beach are in bad need of renourishment.

Numerous divers and boats were called into duty amid a water rescue at Illinois Beach State Park near Zion Tuesday.

Beachgoers at Island Beach State Park were surprised by a waterspout Tuesday morning near Barnegat. The waterspout formed at 10:38 a.m. and was around for two to three minutes before lifting off ...

The California State Library Parks Pass, which gets you visit many state-operated parks for free, can be checked out like a book.

Crews help clean an oil spill at Refugio State Beach north of Goleta, California, on June 10, 2015. A state court in California has placed a new roadblock on plans to revive the pipeline ...

On Wednesday at 1:52 p.m. the NWS Wilmington NC issued an updated beach hazards statement in effect until 8 p.m. for Myrtle Beach area and Coastal Georgetown.

State parks in the area allow for residents to enjoy the beach close to home this summer.

Aaron’s 42-inch lunker earned him the new Idaho state record for catch-and-release lake trout, solidifying Payette Lake as a legitimate trophy water once again.

The body of a 17-year-old Westmoreland County girl missing in a Lake Erie kayaking incident recovered from Presque Isle State Park July 20.