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 ...

This hidden island state park in Texas is remote enough that you can escape the crowds that gather at other Gulf Coast spots ...

This out-of-the-way state park on Saginaw Bay offers beautiful scenery, a swimming beach, fishing, paddling, hiking, and more ...

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.