California’s national parks ranked by geographic size (courtesy of national-parks.com): Death Valley National Park : Approximately 3,408,406 acres (5,325 square miles) Joshua Tree National Park ...

Southern California's Joshua Tree National Park is best known for its iconic flora. The park straddles the Colorado Desert and the Mojave Desert, and features Keys View, which overlooks the famed ...

From hiking and biking to offbeat art and drive-in movies, the California desert park and its surroundings offer plenty of family adventure.

In summertime, it’s safe to say that nobody has this problem. That’s when Wawona’s cabins and campgrounds fill with parkgoers ...

A worker with Yosemite Hospitality, the concessionaire in Yosemite National Park, fell to his death while rock climbing in ...

By Ashley Harrell, National Parks Bureau Chief Updated April 29, 2025 5:27 p.m. FILE: Traffic backs up along the valley floor at Yosemite National Park on July 16, 2017. Brian van der Brug/TNS ...

Just as it turned 100 in 2016, America’s National Park Service (NPS) began to officially recognize the contributions that LGBTQ+ Americans have made to the rich and diverse history of the United ...