Two weeks ago, I wrote that 50 or 60 years ago a common perception was that the ocean was the new frontier, and in the future ...

The Golden State may be famous for its national parks, but its state park system is worthy of praise, too.

Explore unforgettable California road trips featuring dramatic coastlines, desert landscapes, redwood forests, mountain passes, and historic towns.

The ocean is still one of the biggest mysteries on Earth, and the deeper you go, the stranger it gets. Far below the surface, ...

Researchers at MBARI, the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, have been exploring this hidden world for years. Using ...

Welcome sign at the entrance to Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park along Highway 1. Nick Fox stock.adobe.com A teenager died Saturday at a popular swimming hole in Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park. The death of D ...

A Salinas teenager died after suffering an emergency in the Big Sur River near a popular swimming hole on Saturday. On Saturday afternoon, California State Parks rangers and lifeguards were called to ...

In Monterey Bay’s deep submarine canyon, scientists captured a video of a nearly transparent baby animal swimming alone in the sea’s “twilight zone.” Experts from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research ...

A floral symbol of Big Sur’s beauty was destroyed in late February when vandals cut, crushed, stomped and left in ruins hundreds of calla lily blooms and plants. But who damaged the so-called Calla ...

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KGO) -- Bloom season is off to a bad start at Garrapata State Park near Big Sur. Photos and videos of the calla lilies in bloom there frequently go viral online, drawing ...

A surfer paddles his hydrofoil board past a raft of sea lions basking and foraging near the Indicators surf break between Lighthouse Point and Cowell Beach in Santa Cruz. A group of sea lions is ...