If you’re itching to explore our state, and you have a library card, you can check out a free pass to over 200 state parks ...

Take a look at the California Department of Parks and Recreation’s map (toggle “show map”) to find the state parks nearest you, or find the state park you’re looking for in this full list.

America’s national parks represent some of the country’s most treasured landscapes. Yet, for every protected paradise that ...

While some people can’t wait to sleep beneath the stars with nothing but a sleeping bag and a crackling fire, others prefer ...

Plumas-Eureka State Park in Blairsden, California might be the 6,000-acre surprise she never knew she wanted – a Sierra ...

More than 15 million tourists from around the globe travel to California each year to visit its world-famous theme parks, ...

You can visit national parks across California for free on Saturday, April 19, according to the National Park Service. The fee-free day marks the start of National Park Week, which runs from Saturday, ...

Beyond April 19, additional fee-free days are scheduled for later in the year, including June 19 (Juneteenth), August 4 ...

The study took into account the amount of city area covered by parks, as well as the amount of money and volunteer work invested in them.

Dogs aren’t usually allowed out of parking lots in national parks. But this is a unique opportunity to bring your pups, and their leashes, along. Dogs are allowed on the Teton Park Road if they ...

The lowest official count recorded 35 fish in 2013. The national parks team is now monitoring the cave and its new arrivals regularly, and despite the critically low count, the backup plan seems ...