With some campgrounds selling out within minutes, a new lottery system aims to give more campers a chance at bookings.

California is expanding a lottery reservation system for three popular state parks to improve access to the most sought-after ...

( FOX 5/KUSI) — Planning a camping trip to one of California’s most iconic state parks just got a lot easier. The California Department of Parks and Recreation announced Thursday a series of ...

How to make camping reservations in winter for the summer The process to make camping reservations in California depends on where the campgrounds are located, and what agency operates the campsite.

Camping website the Dyrt released its annual ranking of the American campgrounds that are most competitive to reserve, and two California campground landed in the top 10.

Summer is here, and for many Americans, the great outdoors is calling. Camping website the Dyrt released its annual ranking of the best campgrounds in America, and five California campgrounds were ...

A campsite is reserved at Henry Coe State Park in Morgan Hill on Aug. 31, 2010. Camping reservations can be hard to secure in California state parks, but a new law is seeking to improve access.

Last year, more than 136,000 reservations were made at the county’s state parks and beaches, with the most — 41,918 — at South Carlsbad State Beach, according to parks spokesperson Jorge Moreno.

It also creates a temporary system that will use random drawings to assign reservations at five of the most popular camping destinations, to be implemented by 2025 and used through 2028. Those ...