Where Oregon's high-desert-like arid landscape meets the dark skies, there's a new, laid-back state park that rivals Arizona's Grand Canyon.

Nestled in the Verde Valley just 100 miles north of Phoenix, Cottonwood has transformed from a sleepy agricultural community into what might be Arizona’s most delightful small-town renaissance story.

The Verde River, Arizona’s only Wild and Scenic River, flows through the community as a green ribbon of life in the desert. Dead Horse Ranch State Park provides easy access to the river, with ...

A late-season winter storm created some unstable conditions in Little Cottonwood Canyon, prompting avalanche mitigation efforts. Musk’s Doge gains access to federal payroll system despite staff ...

DRAPER — Homeowners near the mouth of Little Cottonwood Canyon have filed a lawsuit to block the Utah Department of Transportation from using land in their neighborhood to build a road for a ...

His death is the seventh reported in Grand Canyon National Park since July 31. By Alexandra E. Petri A Colorado man was found dead in Grand Canyon National Park on Saturday, according to the ...

SANDY — Little Cottonwood Canyon's climbing routes have brought people into the canyon for decades, and now the area is officially a piece of U.S. history. The National Park Service, which ...

There are few natural wonders that can challenge the great jaw-dropping size and beauty of the Grand Canyon. It is a mile deep and 10 miles across, showcasing an eye-catching array of layered red ...

Today, southern Utah's Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument ... Diana Robinson Photography/Getty Images Cottonwood Canyon Road takes travellers past narrow slot canyons, natural stone ...

The 55-year-old Virginia man was unable to be resuscitated on the trail. A Grand Canyon hiker has died while attempting to hike rim-to-rim in a single day at the national park. Ranjith Varma -- a ...

the Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center reported receiving an emergency call of a hiker in distress on the North Kaibab Trail, about one mile south of Cottonwood Campground. Varma became ...

Arizona is full of massive things, including its namesake, the Grand Canyon. But looking past the canyon ... The largest tree in Arizona is a Fremont cottonwood ((Populus fremontii), and it stands an ...