When some legislators questioned the investment to build the yurts at parks all over the state, state park officials noted that they expect the yurts to be constantly rented and pay for themselves ...

Search and rescue teams aided an older adult female hiker May 4 at Silver Falls State Park who sustained a fall and had a minor head injury. The hiker, who was not named, fell near an embankment ...

An amateur rock collector recently hit the jackpot while exploring a state park in Arkansas. David DeCook, a Minnesota resident, unearthed a stunning 3.81-carat brown diamond at the Crater of ...

MURFREESBORO, Ark. – David DeCook, a regular visitor to Arkansas’ Crater of Diamonds State Park from Stewartville, MN, recently spotted a glimmering 3.81-carat brown diamond while visiting ...

Point State Park's iconic fountain in Pittsburgh is undergoing major upgrade work and won't be operational this year as the park itself is getting a multi-million dollar facelift. It's not an ...

Rapper T-Pain blasted Wisconsin State Fair Park officials in a pair of videos posted on his social media channels May 1. The park was supposed to host T-Pain's Wiscansin State Fear car-drifting ...

MURFREESBORO, Ark. (KATV) — One lucky Minnesotan and his family unearthed a 3.81-carat diamond during a recent visit to Diamonds State Park, park officials confirmed. The diamond is the largest ...

The Initiative included construction of golf and pickleball courses and overnight luxury lodges at places like Jonathan Dickinson State Park in Martin County, Anastasia State Park in St. Johns ...

Maryland's Department of Natural Resources (DNR) purchased the 445-acre Long Hill plantation estate for $3.3 million to create Wicomico County's first state park. Wicomico County Executive Julie ...

Editor’s Note: The photo featured in this story shows the existing Colorado Bend State Park, which is located across the river from the planned state park. AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Parks and ...

AUSTIN, Texas — A new state park is in the works for Texas, and it just got one step closer to a reality. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) announced Monday that it had finalized ...

A long-delayed state park on the shores of Lake Murray is taking steps toward opening later this year, even as another public park has opened with tighter rules for access this summer lake season.