Father Fermín Lasuén built La Purísima Mission on December 8, 1787, making it the 11th of 21 Spanish missions in California.

GAVIOTA, Calif. – Following an exemption last week allowing pipeline repair work at Gaviota State Park, Sable Offshore and its wholly-owned subsidiary Pacific Pipeline Company are nearing the ...

Santa Barbara conservationists are revamping part of Gaviota State Park after settling a two-year-old lawsuit against the California State Parks department. Gaviota spans 2,000 acres and is known for ...

Amid growing outrage over Governor Gavin Newsom’s silence regarding Sable Offshore’s oil operations, community members and student activists will gather ...

STOCKBRIDGE, Ga. - Just 30 minutes from downtown Atlanta, Panola Mountain State Park offers visitors a variety of outdoor ...

Lost River State Park near the remote hamlet of Mathias, West Virginia, features 3,934 acres of forest, 23 miles of hiking ...

Towering over the Redwood Loop Trail at Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, tree No. 7 on the trail guide is aptly named “The ...

Tim Keiderling, 58, and Esther Keiderling, 28, were last seen at Baxter State Park on Sunday, June 1 shortly after 10 a.m. local time while hiking toward the summit of Katahdin, according to the park.

GAVIOTA STATE BEACH, Calif. – “We need to remember how fragile and vulnerable our ocean and our coasts are and in a moment, everything can change," said Linda Krop, Chief Counsel at ...

Cheyenne Mountain State Park is Colorado's sixth state park to be named a Gold Standard Site. The others are Golden Gate Canyon, Roxborough, Castlewood Canyon, Barr Lake and Highline state parks.

Michigan's camping season is here and, with it, comes the annual competition to get into the most popular state park and recreation area campgrounds in the state. In some cases, campers' options ...

FENTON, Mich. (WJRT) - The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is inviting public input on a new general management plan for Seven Lakes State Park. Community members and stakeholders can ...