By Marlowe Starling The Van Eck Forest in northwestern California is home to iconic coast redwood trees, which store more ...

Discover unforgettable Northern California hikes offering redwoods, coastlines, waterfalls, and volcanic scenery all while ...

Nearly two years after a massive wildfire tore through Big Basin Redwoods State Park in the Santa Cruz Mountains, parts of the park are set to reopen this summer, allowing visitors the opportunity to ...

Thick gray clouds of smoke cover the California sky as massive redwood trees, some of the oldest trees on earth, burn at California’s oldest state park: Big Basin Redwoods State Park. For many people ...

Two major roads and five of the most popular trails in Redwood National and State Parks remain closed or partially closed ...

After a massive wildfire swept through California's Big Basin Redwood State Park in 2020, the state's iconic trees appeared to be dying. But then, something incredible happened: Tiny sprouts began to ...

Big Basin Redwoods State Park, which mostly burned in 2020, has done a lot of regreening in the four years since. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times) It's a life, death and disaster hike. Yet ...

PLUS HIKES, all with a guide at the lead, will pop up at over 60 California State Parks on Jan. 1, 2026. Those parks include ...

You seem to be shrinking. You’re hiking through dense Northern California greenery, passing from a dirt path to an elevated walkway. And the trees are getting taller. Somewhere nearby, a bird calls ...

It's a life, death and disaster hike. Yet it's also a stroll in the park. The route in question is the Redwood Loop Trail, part of Big Basin Redwoods State Park in the Santa Cruz Mountains. One lap ...