The Netflix series set in Yosemite didn't film there, so our national parks columnist shares its overlooked places that ...

But in a freak accident July 19 walking just a few steps ahead of the others on a mostly paved old stagecoach road, Angela ...

Sierra National Forest is a vast outdoor playground covering over 2,000 square miles of rugged terrain, deep forests, and ...

Get to know the three current National Lakeshores of America. Plan your trip and discover why each of these U.S. lakeshores ...

Famously coined "America's best idea" by Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist and environmentalist Wallace Stegner, the parks are "absolutely American, absolutely democratic … they reflect us at ...

In the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains, where California’s Gold Rush history still whispers through the pines, there’s a blue-sided breakfast spot that proves culinary magic doesn’t need ...

While many California travelers zoom past on their way to somewhere supposedly more exciting, this agricultural hub offers surprising delights that won’t devastate your vacation budget. Modesto’s ...

Nearly a century ago, fire crews at Grand Canyon National Park used tree towers — ladders attached to the park’s tallest ...

Niagara Falls is only one of hundreds of waterfalls along the 560-mile-long Bruce Trail, which guides adventurers through big ...

Last Sunday, Aug. 3, we returned to Shingle Springs Trailhead above Cherry Reservoir to venture into the Stanislaus National ...

The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP) recently announced the release of an updated ...