Visitors come ashore on Santa Cruz Island, one of the five Channel Islands.

Hike dunes, wander rainbow badlands, and discover salt flats in California’s most diverse natural landmark. The post From ...

Sea-level rise is threatening San Francisco’s shores. In February, the city began vegetating the sand dunes as part of its ...

For one thing, the onyx-tinted sand here owes its unique hue to the ongoing volcanic activity of Kilauea in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park ... that the beach's black sand can get very hot.

Someone cut off the head of a sea lion in Northern California and rode off with it in a bag. Authorities are now offering $20 ...

Denver has long been a launching off point for outdoor adventures, but did you know there are 15 national parks near Denver?

Baja California Sur attracts more foreign tourism ... according to CEMDA. Cabo Pulmo National Park. Photo courtesy of Conanp. Cabo Pulmo is traditionally a small-scale fishing village, numbering ...

Towering pink cliffs. Twenty white sand beaches. Flying manta rays. Swimming with curious California sea lion pups.

The thick mats of ice plant covering the dunes of MacKerricher State Park about 3 miles ... of the study at the California Academy of Sciences and Point Reyes National Seashore documented a ...

Someone cut off the head of a sea lion in Northern California ... animal was found at Doran Regional Park in Bodega Bay on Christmas, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries ...

Florida's largest national park is a watery wilderness of incredible birds, subtropical swamps, and, yes, alligators.

"Powerful wind gusts of 40 to 70 mph combined with heavy snow will create treacherous to potentially impossible travel below ...