From winter snowshoeing to peaceful river floats in the summer, La Pine State Park offers something in every season. The park is also home to “Big Tree,” one of the largest ponderosa pines in the ...

State park officials shut down Mayer State Park and the Rowena Crest Viewpoint due to the Rowena fire burning in the Columbia River Gorge, and evacuated Cottonwood Canyon State Park because of the ...

The Canyon Creek hiking trail leads to massive waterfalls and alpine lakes, all the while following along a crystal-clear ...

From Alabama to Oklahoma, these are the Most Treasured Views across the South. Explore this bucket list for your summer ...

Park roads like Generals Highway, Trail Ridge Road, Going-to-the-Sun Road, Skyline Drive, and the Blue Ridge Parkway take us ...

This isn’t some far-flung fantasy—it’s High Bridge Trail State Park in Rice, Virginia, and somehow it’s flying under the ...

Glen Canyon ... the park’s natural environment as the sandstone walls looming above the river. “It is disturbing that sand bars always come out second,” said Jack Schmidt, a Utah State ...

With popular destinations like Yellowstone and Zion hit hard by staffing cuts, nearby state parks offer beauty and majesty with far less uncertainty. By Ruffin Prevost If your summer vacation ...

I've traveled to all 50 states and love exploring the country's lesser-known state parks. Letchworth State Park in New York and Matthiessen State Park in Illinois have gorgeous waterfalls.

The teen fell about 20 to 30 feet to the bottom of LaSalle Canyon at Illinois' Starved Rock State Park, authorities said ... and carried to the Illinois River," which runs beside the canyon ...

A 14-year-old boy is recovering after falling 20 to 30 feet into a canyon at Starved Rock State Park on Thursday ... to carry him across the Illinois River to a waiting ambulance, before a ...