autumn is the perfect season to visit, offering cooler temperatures, thinner crowds, and a serene atmosphere. The Valley Loop ...

There’s a kind of magic that only happens when you trade roads for rivers and screens for starlight.” Picture this: You’re sipping coffee in a ...

A guide to visiting Yosemite in winter, including where to go, what to do, see and tips on how to have the best winter in Yosemite.

California family travel blends beaches, mountains, redwoods and theme parks, offering outdoor fun and adventure for all ages.

Last spring, when The New York Times recommended five state parks to visit, readers told us we had missed some of their favorites. Here are a few worth sharing.

The Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad in Fish Camp, California offers exactly that magical experience – a historic steam-powered journey that’ll have you reaching for your camera every thirty ...

The Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund, established in 2020 following President Donald Trump’s signing of the Great American Outdoors Act, provides $6.5 billion for national parks across the country ...

Lakes throughout the Pacific Northwest take a long time to warm in the summer, and some of them, like the nearby 2,000-foot-deep Crater Lake, don’t warm up at all. I was cold already. Upon making ...

National parks are those remarkable places on Earth that are landscapes offering the feel of larger than life, where apart from the wildlife, there are geysers that shoot into the sky to plains filled ...

That’s Coarsegold, California for you – a tiny Sierra Nevada foothill town where gold rush history meets affordable living, and where retirees are discovering their dollars stretch further than a ...

Yosemite National Park is considering allowing associated tribes to gather plants on their ancestral lands, after an Environmental Assessment was released and public comments are being accepted ...

A Trump administration hiring freeze has prevented the park from replacing departed workers or filling dozens of job vacancies, meaning the park’s staff is down nearly 40 percent.