Trips

Learn about plans for Pismo State Beach and share your thoughts on off-road vehicles on the dunes.

Students gain outdoor learning opportunities on the walking trail.

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The cash will fund terrapin surveys, reef construction, pollution studies, and more on the South Shore.

The Outdoor Retailer + Snow Show trade show will bring 1,000 gear brands to town.

Schenectady County is the latest spot to report the devastating disease.

Trail Wood Sanctuary will shut its doors until March to remove a swath of hazardous, moth-killed trees.

An outdoor photography talk, whooping crane conservation, outdoor health awards, and more are on tap.

Santa and cookies add seasonal fun to the scenic train ride.

Here's the scoop on tree selection in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest.

Get ready to land largemouth bass, catfish, and crappie in Georgia lakes.

Check out the views along the city's first elevated park and learn how it went from freight line to open space.

Private landowners sold the Fires Creek land parcel this month, protecting a sensitive watershed and preserving a popular trail.

Flooding and a landslide have shuttered the Elwha Valley, Hoh Road, and Staircase Road.

Hike, bike, or ride 100 miles in Maricopa County before Feb. 8.

The 18-year-old man's car was found at Glacier Point last week.

Alpenglow Sports's Afterglow podcast series will feature interviews with outdoor all-stars.

Terence Garvin worked with Team Mission, which uses mountaineering as therapy.

The proposed changes would raise entrance fees to $70 at 17 super-popular national parks.

Toxic PCB pollution still plagues the waterway, argues one New York chamber CEO.

A sheriff's deputy shot video of a mother bear and two cubs at Lighthouse Shopping Center.

Nine-year-old Christian "Buddy Backpacker" Thomas completed the Continental Divide Trail this year to claim the title.

Volunteers for Outdoor Arizona and the Tonto National Forest are in the middle of an ambitious trail restoration project.

NPR listeners share their favorite trails for a post-Turkey Day jaunt.

Park visitors who share photos and stories on social media can snag a free Eagle Creek pack.

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The 15,000-square-foot range joins the park's zipline, paddleboarding area, and mountain biking trails.

Reintroduction and habitat restoration projects are helping the birds build up their populations throughout the state.

Parks will waive entrance fees and hold special events statewide.

Lost Dutchman State Park, First Water Trail, and the Tonto National Forest are all affected.

The resort's season is now slated to kick off sometime this weekend.

You have plenty of choices of places to walk off your dinner on guided hikes in Tennessee and Georgia.

Designer John Morton is on tap to develop a master trails plan for the White Mountain town.

Advocates and opponents of these new bike share programs are hashing it out in the Windy City.

The campus CHAOS group hopes to add to its 900-strong membership by introducing newbies to the wilderness.

The park district's vision for the South Side park includes playgrounds, fitness stations, and lake access.

The group of five hikers from Chelmsford got separated on the Franconia Ridge Trail.

Doctors at Englewood's Swedish Medical Center are leading major reconstructive surgery on a hunter who survived a Wyoming bear attack.

Now's the time to check out unique fungi and spawning coho salmon on local trails.

Women made up a huge part of The Mountaineers' Everett chapter from 1911 on.

Trek to the bottom of South America, where sawtoothed mountains and bright-blue glaciers collide with the Southern Ocean.

Granite domes, long-limbed cacti, prehistoric wildlife, and legendary night skies should land this park on every hiker’s bucket list, so beat the spring rush by going now. We bet mild temps, quiet trails, and late blooms will leave you thinking this is the sleeper season, after all.

The two Bellingham men disappeared from the Mt. Baker backcountry.

The park district has partnered with REI's #OptOutside campaign to get people out of the mall and into the parks.

Renovations will also include new fish displays and interpretive materials.

Cook County Forest Preserves has a few ideas for November fun.

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The $2 million renovation project to improve the notoriously steep Manitou Springs trail will wrap up soon.

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The San Gabriel chestnut snail lives only in the Los Angeles area.

The acquisition of the 6-acre plot, purchased for $2 million, will protect water quality in Long Island Sound.

More than 2.7 million people flocked to this wild reserve in 2016.

Leading states offer more accessible trails, funding, and recreation programs aimed at people with disabilities.

The Grand Junction-area ski mountain plans to open by December 15.

The Verlot pay phone has been used to call 911 25 times in the last two years.

How Cook County Forest Preserve's Web Map tech guides visitors to urban escapes.

The cat made a full recovery after hikers discovered it partially paralyzed on the sand.

The MetroWest Land Line Project aims to close seven trail gaps throughout the region.

Are gorgeous social media photos and hashtags behind record crowds in our natural areas? Some think so.

Officials hope the Wind Cave herd's pure genetic line will strengthen the Arizona population.

A 21-year-old Oregon man fell while descending Mt. Storm King.

Drought, a warming climate, and a bark beetle infestation are to blame for the park's 2.4 million dead trees.

Mt. Rose kicked off the winter this week after a light snowfall.

The 61-year-old is a ski historian, author, founder of Northwest Mountaineering Journal, and lifelong lover of the mountains.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's tracker pinpoints car collisions in Atlanta.

Suzanne Dixon will head the 42,000-member volunteer organization dedicated to the AT.

Proposal 3 will make it easier for towns to finish health and safety projects in the Adirondacks and Catskills.

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The poison "bombs" have been used to control coyote populations.

Entrance fees are waived nationwide for Veterans Day, November 11 and 12.

Entrance fees are waived at national parks November 11 and 12 for Veterans Day.

Entrance fees are waived nationwide for Veterans Day, November 11 and 12.