This dazzling California state park has all the charm of Yosemite, from hikes past ancient redwoods to hidden swimming spots, ...

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park ranked second overall, but it is the top park in the nation to see amphibians, slugs ...

Yet, the property has some of the last remaining original, ancient old-growth redwood and Douglas fir trees in the Santa Cruz Mountains. It is a prime nesting habitat for marbled murrelets ...

In 1887, the land became a playground for the rich. James L. Flood, who built San Francisco's Flood Building at Market and Powell streets, was among those who owned the Los Gatos estate, which boasted ...

In one of the largest deals to protect open space in the Bay Area over the past decade, an environmental group is purchasing ...