In these seven postcard-worthy state parks, you can marvel over similarly stunning vistas and find hiking, biking, rafting and wildlife viewing to rival the most popular national parks.

Jim Richardson had a distinguished career making images for National Geographic Magazine stories on cultural, environmental ...

You will stand among giant redwoods in Montgomery Woods State Natural Reserve, an underrated forest in Northern California.

John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park Grab your scuba diving gear or board one of the glass-bottomed boats for an aquatic adventure at the nation’s first underwater park in the Florida Keys. Gaze at ...

The bird, Pey-noh-pey-o-wok, had been flying freely for only three months when he died in the backcountry of Redwood National Park after ingesting ... high 21 endangered California condors were ...

If you do hire a climbing guide, make sure that they are permitted to work in Joshua Tree National Park. Each guide is required to have rock guiding certifications through the Professional ...

Matador describes Sahale Glacier Camp in North Cascades National Park as a secluded backcountry site surrounded by "high-elevation peaks, dramatic ridgelines, and the immense expanse of the Sahale ...

and it supports 19 distinct ecosystems from seashore to redwood forests. Attendance jumped almost 15% from 2023’s visitor tally of 14.95 million. Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which ...

Visitors flocked to California ... came at Death Valley National Park, which logged 1.31 million visitors, the highest number in its history. Yosemite, Sequoia, and Redwood National Parks ...

Canyonlands National Park’s White Rim Road isn’t like others on this list. Instead of a paved highway, White Rim is a 100-mile four-wheel drive route through the backcountry of Canyonlands ...