Record-breaking visits: In 2025, California’s nine national parks saw nearly 12 million visitors, surpassing previous records and highlighting their growing popularity. Top crowd favorites: Yosemite ...

Just north of San Francisco, Muir Woods National Monument is home to towering old-growth redwoods, some over 1,200 years old. With easy trails, rich history, and a unique coastal climate, it’s a ...

A hiker on Santa Cruz Island has plenty of elbow room. Santa Cruz is the largest of the Channel Islands, reachable via a 20-mile boat ride from Ventura. Los Angeles Times California is home to some of ...

The National Park Service manages 28 sites across California. That includes Yosemite, Kings Canyon and Sequoia national parks. California’s nine national parks recorded nearly 12 million visitors in ...

“National parks are the best idea we ever had. Absolutely American, absolutely democratic, they reflect us at our best rather than our worst.” Related Articles 25 of the most underrated destinations ...

The 160-acre waterfront property that was once home to Golden Gate Fields horse racing track could soon become a new public park, linking more than eight miles of open space along the East Bay ...

The old Golden Gate Fields in the East Bay could soon be turned into a large public waterfront park. The grandstands and racetrack have been a familiar sight along the Eastshore Freeway between Albany ...

From hiking to scenic views, it is easy to see why millions of people flock to national parks all across the country. But some definitely remain more popular than others. Great Smoky Mountains ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — The Marine Mammal Center has confirmed to KRON4 that a dead gray whale was found floating in the San Francisco Bay near the Golden Gate Bridge around 9 a.m. Tuesday. The ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The body of Brian Doherty, 57, senior editor of the libertarian magazine Reason, was found Thursday “after a fall ...