California picnic places with ocean views offer sea-breeze calm, scenic beauty, and quiet corners made for lingering.

An offshore drilling platform operated by Sable Offshore Corp. is seen from Refugio State Beach near Goleta, Calif., Sunday, April 26, 2026. Activists opposing Sable Offshore Corp.'s offshore oil ...

SKAGIT COUNTY, Wash. — Park-goers and campers across Washington will see reduced access and fewer services at some Department of Natural Resources recreation sites this year because of state budget ...

SEATTLE — Four campgrounds will fully close for the season, and others will have shortened seasons for public access, the Department of Natural Resources confirmed. The agency said it has identified ...

Starting this year, the fee will increase from $52 to $65 and will remain in place for the next five-year period. Shortage of beds, staff force Michigan kids out of state for mental health treatment ...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is introducing a “same day pay then stay” model for camping in state forest campgrounds starting in May. The new model means campers will pay online or at ...

Refugio County commissioners received updates on multiple infrastructure and coastal resilience projects during a monthly report from Santos McBain Management & Planning representative Hailey ...

This coastal park has a beautiful campground for RVs and tents, tons of hiking trails, and five miles of pristine Oregon ...

Sable Offshore Corp.'s facility in a canyon just north of Highway 101 between El Capitan and Refugio state beaches in Goleta, Calif. (Al Seib/For The Times) In a rebuff of the Trump administration's ...

Once known as the "Clam Capital of the World," Pismo Beach is a classic California beach town with a laidback attitude and a delicious local seafood scene Book a surfing lesson to experience the world ...

A sleepy Central Coast escape just a few hours from Los Angeles has been crowned the best coastal small town in the US — and locals aren’t surprised. Pismo Beach has taken the top spot in USA Today’s ...

CYPRESS — Refugio controlled most of the night, but a pair of second-half onside kicks proved costly as the Bobcats fell 37-28 to Joaquin in a Class 2A Division I state semifinal game, Thursday, Dec.