7 Best State Parks in California—Including a ‘Mini Yosemite’ and an Ancient Redwood Forest. The Golden State may be famous for its national parks, but its state park system is worthy of ...

For anyone looking to narrow the options of places to visit this spring, Yelp has compiled a list of state parks that everyone should visit in their lifetime and five are right here in California.

SAN DIEGO — With warmer weather finally here, it’s time to get outside and there’s no better place to do that than in California. The Golden State has the most parkland between national and ...

Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park is one of the least visited state parks in California, which is absolutely part of its charm. There are no public roads that lead to or through the park, and the ...

While California can’t pass laws that govern national parks, it can make budget decisions for its own parks, she said. The state parks foundation in its recent report advocates spending tens of ...

The Bee is taking a summer-long look at the state of California's state parks. Read the stories, view the galleries, and check out our new online park directory, including descriptions ...

In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, before California became a U.S. state, the Mexican and Spanish governments offered land grants called ranchos, or large sections of land used to ...