Sixty years ago, these freshwater springs and forests were drowned by a 9,500-acre reservoir. Could the ecosystem finally be ...

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From lodge dining to hidden park bistros, discover Illinois state park restaurants that turn every hike into a delicious ...

About 100 people attended a recent Hilo community meeting to hear about a proposal by state Rep. Matthias Kusch to create a wilderness park on 283 acres on Akolea Road in Kaumana. Kusch, a Democrat ...

Silver Falls State Park is partly closed due to "massive" storm damage on its trails while a handful of other Oregon state parks have also been shut down. Parks that are fully closed include: Saddle ...

Another Oregon state park has closed as storms continue to batter the Pacific Northwest. Following a raft of closures Wednesday, including popular state parks like Silver Falls and Detroit Lake, the ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas’ newest state park is expected to open sometime in 2026, and the public is invited to get a sneak peek on New Year’s Day. While an official opening date for Palo Pinto Mountains ...

CANNON BEACH, Ore. (KPTV) - Ecola State Park remains closed Tuesday after landslides blocked multiple roads, forcing hikers to change their plans as another atmospheric river heads toward the Oregon ...

The famous California weather makes it easy for people to enjoy the outdoors year-round. Whether you want to hike in the redwoods, stroll through a meadow flush with wildflowers, or gaze out over the ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KAIT) - State and federal officials on Monday took the first step to make Blanchard Springs Caverns Arkansas’s newest state park. Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders and ...

On a bright, cold November morning, Julie Erb drove a shovel into the soft sand at one of the remaining dunes at Popham Beach State Park. Then Erb gently lifted a strand of beach grass into the hole ...