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In Northern California, a stone's throw from the Google offices and the coastline, there's a hidden gem state park with great ...

Nestled between the Bay Area and the Central Valley is Northern California’s largest state park, a sprawling expanse of former ranch land that covers more than 87,000 acres of canyons, forests and ...

UPDATE: The fire is now fully contained at 120 acres. STANISLAUS COUNTY (KRON) — Cal Fire is responding to a grassfire just before 4 p.m. just east of Henry W. Coe State Park in Stanislaus County.

Few places can get inside your mind faster and change your perspective more than Hunting Hollow at Henry W. Coe State Park. On the drive in, within just a few turns, you leave the traffic behind. On ...

The largest state park in Northern California, a vast expanse of scenic trails, oak woodlands and breathtaking views of the Diablo Range, is often out of sight and out of mind for many Bay Area ...