Nature has a way of captivating the soul—especially when it flows freely in the form of crystal-clear lakes and thundering ...

The West Coast and the Mountain West consistently top the list for best hikes, but you can still find some dreamy vistas on ...

The San Francisco Bay Area Rainbow Sierrans is an outings and conservation club for LGBTQ+ people as well as their friends ...

Located within McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park, about 60 miles northeast of Redding, this aquatic marvel sits in a region many Californians drive past rather than to. The journey takes you ...

Nestled within McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park, about 60 miles northeast of Redding, this natural wonder requires a bit of a journey to reach. The drive takes you through stretches of pine ...

Hard to believe that a national park is less than four hours from Los Angeles. From the beach to the desert to the mountains, nine national parks are a road trip away from LA. Travelers can choose ...

The park is also unique because of the many waterfalls along its rivers and creeks that mostly form in deep gorges, where rocks with differences in hardness meet or at the edges of thick rhyolite lava ...

In these seven postcard-worthy state parks, you can marvel over similarly stunning vistas and find hiking, biking, rafting ...

A woman has died after being found with severe injuries at Yosemite National Park last Thursday, the National Park Service said. NPS, in a statement to USA TODAY Thursday said it "is investigating ...

Spring is one of the best times to see Wisconsin's waterfalls. With snowmelt and spring rains, the state's falls are at their most robust. Here are a handful of waterfall tours and individual ...

The National Park Service is investigating after a woman was found in need of medical help inside a facility at Yosemite National Park. She died a day later. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times ...

Evie Carrick is a writer and editor who’s lived in five countries and visited well over 50. She now splits her time between Colorado and Paris, ensuring she doesn't have to live without skiing ...