While hundreds of parks are free to enter, others use timed entry and other reservation methods to control crowds — but that also means you may need to secure your spot well in advance.

Yosemite National Park will implement a new reservation system in 2025 to manage crowds and protect resources, according to a version of a National Park Service press release provided to SFGATE by a ...

The water in California’s mountain snowpack is just shy of average as spring begins, with more snow coming as a winter storm ...

We can all agree that the national parks in the United States are breathtakingly beautiful and chock-full of opportunities to ...

The potential loss of Forest Service rangers would reduce security at those natural areas and could lead to additional cuts ...

Who really likes national parks anyway? Who really likes visiting forests? Good thing you don’t, because thanks to Trump’s ...

New research examined each US national park’s average yearly deaths — and some of the numbers are shockingly high.

The species can only be found in parts of Northern and Central California. It was hit hard by the West Nile Virus in the ...

Antiquities Act gives the president the authority to establish national monuments on federal lands. During its nearly ...

One of California's national parks may not attract as many visitors as Yosemite, but it's a goldmine for wildlife viewing ...