Top stops for families include New Orleans, Louisiana for jazz, beignets, and riverboats that kids will never forget. San Antonio, Texas offers The Alamo and the family-friendly River Walk where you ...

Leo Carrillo isn’t just another pretty viewpoint in California’s impressive collection of state parks. It’s the kind of place ...

Leo Carrillo State Park in Malibu is that escape hatch from urban madness. California has this uncanny knack for hiding paradise in plain sight, and this coastal wonderland sits just up PCH from Los ...

If you crave the solitude of an undeveloped stretch of coast to beachcomb, birdwatch, and sunbathe, check out America's best national seashores.

Truth is, we don’t know how the Tree of Life will fall, and we don’t know when. It could happen in five years, in 40 years, ...

Hurricane Flossie has strengthened to a Category 2 storm off Mexico's Pacific coast. The National Hurricane Center reports the storm has maximum sustained winds of 100 mph. It was located ...

Your ultimate guide to planning a Pacific Northwest road trip through some of the most gorges outdoor trails, parks, beaches and campgrounds.

On a trip to Maine’s Mount Desert Island, Dinaw Mengestu and his family had an ambitious, high-energy itinerary that included glamping, fresh lobsters, and scenic hiking.

In just the first four months of 2025, national parks coverage already accounts for 12% of all traffic this year to SFGATE.com.

These communities are typically within a 60-mile radius of the parks. All told, roughly $26.4 billion was generated by national park guests in 2023. Here’s where they spent the most: ...

The mother of all national park road trips To celebrate the centennial of the National Park Service (NPS) in 2016, famed road trip optimizer Randy Olson put together a 14,498-mile journey.

The most popular U.S. National Parks are packed with people. To avoid crowds, consider visiting one of these 10 less crowded, alternative national parks.