Trips by State

The Chicago Park District received a $900,000 grant to restore wetlands in 278-acre Big Marsh Park.

The Cook County Forest Preserves comprise 69,000-plus acres. WBEZ asks: Whose foresight was it?

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Officials say the blaze started on a cliff in Kinsman Ridge on Tuesday morning and spread overnight.

Clare Mendelsohn, deputy forest supervisor since July 2015, is the new head of the Whites.

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Maricopa County Parks is considering a fee increase, but you still have time to weigh in.

Eighty-two bald eagles were born in 2017, officials report—up from last year's record of 79.

A few days ago, U.S. Representative Martha McSally kicked off her 800-mile Arizona Trail hike.

Gov. Jerry Brown recently signed a bill that would speed up a sale of 6,500 acres, which includes 1,100 acres of redwoods.

Authorities determine that a family fell 200 feet down one of Zoar Valley's steepest cliffs.

Three of the most popular trailheads in the Adirondacks will be closed over Columbus Day and Canadian Thanksgiving.

The Tahoe Weekly gives the low-down on a local favorite.

The re-route of the gateway connector trail between Superior and the Arizona Trail Picket Post Trailhead will go through Arnett Canyon.

A housing development is planning to take down Leadville's big white wall—and the iconic sign on it.

SUV carrying seven people collided with a bear in the westbound lanes near Rifle.

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A roundup of places to stay for the "adventurous indoorsman."

The annual festival at the Hardigree Wildlife Sanctuary brings together outdoorspeople of all stripes.

Thanks to Tropical Storm Irma, all camping reservations for Cumberland are null and void until mid October.

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The population of mountain goats has gone from 20 to the thousands to 300 to 623 at last count. The NPS wants to airlift them out.

In 1990, the city tallied up some 75,000 palms. But as they die off, they're being replaced by native trees.

Want to get in on a popular guided hike of the Backbone Trail? You still have a few days to sign up for the lottery.

Of the island's 1 million annual visitors, only 20,000 venture into the backcountry. A new project wants to change that.

Almost 50 projects will get funding from the state to improve signage, drainage, equipment, and more.

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The Interior Department purchased a plot of private land that will be open to hikers and hunters.

Kartchner Caverns is the second Arizona park honored with the designation.

This series of essays and reflections, in Bay Nature magazine, chronicles the history and color of Mount Tamalpais.

A $2 million plan would move the Cholla Trailhead further from multimillion-dollar homes.

A new $2.6 million project seeks to uncover the genetic code of nature's tallest trees—to better learn how to protect them.

Breakneck Ridge, the parking lot, and the area around the train stop will be off-limits starting January 1.

New York State DOT and The Nature Conservancy are installing a walkway for wildlife to safely cross under the road.

Troy Cooper, a Naperville native, is growing his business to include river trips.

Rescuers recovered the body of a 32-year-old who fell near the middle falls.

The International Dark-Sky Association has a basic requirement: people should be able to see the natural sky.

Our southwest hiking expert dishes on his favorite dayhikes, overnights, and more.

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Justin Simoni recently finished a self-supported, human-powered epic, climbing 247,810 feet by foot and 136,374 by bike.

Chloe, a 14-year-old dog, was lost on Mt. Bross.

More than two dozen small earthquakes shook Rainier this past week, but there's no need to worry, say seismologists.

Debbi Preston tracked down 57 day trips for you and your pup.

A proposed 43-home subdivision may go up on the southeastern tip of the Tiburon Peninsula.

Talkeetna Mountains, Alaska

Boise National Forest, Idaho

Isle Royale National Park, Michigan

Adirondacks Park, New York

San Isabel National Forest, Colorado

Custer Gallatin National Forest, Montana

State Forest State Park, Colorado

Brownfield, Maine

White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire

Shenandoah National Park, Virginia

Yosemite National Park, California

Cherokee National Forest, Tennessee

A father and his two young children were backpacking through Sequoia National Forest when they were hit.

The hardwood forests, scalped cliffs, and sandstone caves of northern Alabama are good any time of year, but they’re hard to beat with fall’s mild temperatures and electric foliage. It’s time to reap the rewards of the South’s best season.

Head north in the shoulder season, and you won't have to share.

US Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke recommends big changes to ten national monuments, including one in MA and one in ME.

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With 1.5 million visitors a year, Horseshoe Bend is in need of updates. They're coming.

Grand Canyon National Park Lodges is switching from a telephone to an online system, but you'll still have to plan 15 months in advance.

The board of the Wetlands Water District voted 7-1 not to join California WaterFix, the state's biggest water project in decades.

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke recommended that six national monuments be reduced, but not the San Gabriels or Mojave Trails.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation said the round whitefish may be moved from endangered to threatened.

The invasive emerald ash borer has made it to Franklin and St. Lawrence Counties for the first time.

After being closed because of fires, the White River and Sunrise areas of Mount Rainier National Park are now open again.

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife captured a bear scratching his itch.

After leaving their campsite at Table Rock, hikers lost sight of trail and called 911 at 1:30 am.

With brilliant fall colors on deck, here are six ways to get your foliage fix near Atlanta.

A notoriously aggressive male attacked two women near Performance Park; both are expected to survive.

Alyson Kirk became the second woman on record to climb all Colorado peaks higher then 12K—that's 1,313 summits.

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A 20-year-old Pennsylvania woman became fatally ill while hiking Conundrum Creek Trail last month. Officials confirm HAPE and HACE.

Someone is hanging rope swings in Logan Square Park—the same place a trampoline showed up months ago.