A new poll with more than 2,000 respondents ranked Big Basin Redwoods State Park as the best for hiking within California's ...

California national parks are predicted to be the second most popular for visitors in 2026, according to a new report. Wander, a luxury vacation rental company, predicted California’s parks will fall ...

Record-breaking visits: In 2025, California’s nine national parks saw nearly 12 million visitors, surpassing previous records and highlighting their growing popularity. Top crowd favorites: Yosemite ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getting outside and being more active are common New Year’s resolutions for 2026. For people who live in California, those ...

The California State Parks Foundation has released the results of its second annual " Best of California’s State Parks " poll ...

The new public spaces in Yuba, Fresno, Madera and Kern counties are being touted as the largest expansion of the state parks ...

Despite morale-sapping staff layoffs, bizarre executive orders and a 43-day federal government shutdown last fall, the grandeur and serenity of national parks in California remain irresistible to ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the largest state park expansion in decades, adding three new parks in the Central Valley.