Tucked behind Davenport’s agricultural fields along Highway 1, the federal government has been working with locals to design and carve out 17 miles of hiking trails as part of Santa Cruz County’s own ...

Redwood National and State Parks, and Yellowstone National Park all directed SFGATE to an email address for the park service’s national communications office. SFGATE emailed that office and ...

You may think of redwoods as growing only along California's coast, where numerous national and state parks are filled with the ancient trees. But dawn redwoods can be found much closer to home ...

By buying land and development rights from willing sellers, it has expanded 66 state, national and local parks around California, including Redwood National Park and Sequoia-Kings Canyon National ...

In one of the largest deals to protect open space in the Bay Area over the past decade, an environmental group is purchasing ...

By buying land and development rights from willing sellers, it has expanded 66 state, national and local parks around California, including Redwood National Park and Sequoia-Kings Canyon National ...

Double Arch, a formation in Arches, one of many spectacular sights to see in the US' national parks. Each one has an information centre where visitors can get maps and tips from rangers ...

Winning national championships isn't something new to Ohio State — it is in the top 10 of most titles won in Division I history and a major reason why it is one of the powerhouse programs in the ...

Graham Averill is Outside magazine’s national parks columnist, but some of his favorite adventures have happened inside state parks ... and swimming holes. An aerial view shows Hot Springs ...

The annual expectation at Ohio State is to compete for a national championship, if not winning it outright, and given the program’s past achievements, it’s understandable. Need a break?