It was 3 in the morning when Lorenzo Mora, 41, was getting ready to go bird-watching. This wasn’t just any birding trip: he’d ...

Ironwood Forest is once again facing the threat of reduced protections, part of a destructive trend aimed at shrinking national monuments and opening them to expanded oil, gas, and mineral ...

Big cats are probably one of the most fascinating creatures roaming on Earth! These animals have both impressed and intrigued ...

Located in Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, the Boy Scout Tree Trail is a 2.8-mile (4.5 km) moderate hike through breathtaking old-growth redwoods. Starting at Howland Hill Road, the trail includes ...

Kelleys Island State Park floats in the blue expanse of Lake Erie, offering a genuine retreat from mainland life that even many lifelong Buckeyes haven’t discovered. This 677-acre paradise combines ...

If you can't get enough of the Santa Catalina Mountains just north of Tucson, you must visit Catalina State Park. This 5,000-acre park is an outdoor adventure seeker's dream with miles of hiking ...

It doesn’t involve flippers. Or masks. And forget diving. Land snorkeling, according to its ethos, could be watching an army ...

Located in the San Joaquin Valley, Avenal offers some of the most affordable housing in all of California. This small ...

Explore wallet-friendly lunch spots—one from every U.S. state—plus two hidden gems that serve flavor-packed meals without ...

Hiking columnist Peter Marteka suggests places to hike or walk along the Connecticut shoreline — which has plenty of private ...

Leaders of the Wyoming Legislature range from lukewarm to angry about the proposed sale of federal public lands in Wyoming ...

The brainchild of Attorney General James Uthmeier and dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," the prison, Uthmeier said, would be built ...