Nearly five years after a massive fire burned California’s oldest state park, Big Basin Redwoods, blackening groves of famous ...

If you thought the ancient evergreens at California's Big Basin Redwoods State Park were old, the state's bristlecone pines ...

Nestled within Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, the Boy Scout Tree Trail is a 2.8-mile (4.5 km) moderate hiking trail that offers an immersive experience in old-growth redwood forests. Starting ...

Naomi Beary of Berkeley poses by a fallen redwood tree on a visit to Big Basin Redwoods State Park with her friend, Toad Sappington of Oakland, left, on Thursday, June 19, 2025.

Blackened bark dots redwood trees along Butano State Park’s Little Butano Creek Trail, which reopened this fall for the first time since the fire.

Statista Research Department reports that 4.3 million Americans went rafting in 2024. That coincides with record numbers of visitors to our national parks in recent ... Read moreThe post Cool ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: Park trails and portions of Highway 1 can close due to hazardous conditions, so always check the ...

The geology, fossils and human stories of Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument are part of a common geologic heritage.

During the summer, trains travel the round trip between Roaring Camp and the Boardwalk daily on a route through Henry Cowell ...

Towering over the Redwood Loop Trail at Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, tree No. 7 on the trail guide is aptly named “The Giant.” It towers approximately 270 feet and is around 1,500 years old.

From the rolling hills of Santa Barbara wine country to the winding mountain roads in Big Bear, these road trips offer a ...