Want to spend months living in Yosemite, Tahoe or along California’s wild backroads? If you’ve ever dreamed of spending your summer in California’s great outdoors, federal land agencies are offering a ...

I’m straddled over a large tree trunk suspended over the Van Duzen River, inching slowly and carefully toward the middle, where the water seems deep enough for a jump. It’s late in the summer, so the ...

The Golden State might have more campgrounds than any other in the U.S.—and more visitors, too. From desert to coast to mountains, here are the best uncrowded spots to get a site. On a late fall ...

The world-famous Yosemite National Park is slated to open all of its campgrounds for the first time in six years. Some of the northern California campgrounds, of which the landmark-filled park has 13, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Summer is here, and for many Americans, the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Summer is the season of exploring the great ...

National forests with campgrounds open year-round in California. As winter settles in, camping opportunities become more limited in most parts of the United States. However, for much of the South—as ...

Three popular California state campgrounds will start using a lottery system for some bookings. With some campgrounds selling out within minutes, the program aims to give more campers a chance at ...

Summer is the season of exploring the great outdoors, but if you want to book a spot at one of California’s most picturesque campgrounds for a weekend getaway, you might be out of luck. In fact, two ...