Another popular outdoor California destination is implementing a reservation system to provide visitors a better experience and improve safety by decreasing gridlock. Keven Harder, supervising ranger ...

Fern Canyon Trail in Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park in Orick, Calif., greets visitors with 50-foot-tall walls covered in ferns. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times) Your feet will get wet, your car ...

Find the world's tallest trees, lush canyons, and incredible hikes at Redwood National and State Parks. The various landscapes ensure there is truly something for everyone — hiking trails wind around ...

Get the jump on summer with a spring fling to California’s Redwood Coast. The season there is now in full sprout, but the crowds haven’t yet arrived, so you can get campground reservations, and hiking ...

Rangers rescued a man who became stuck after attempting to climb up the Fern Canyon Slabs on Sunday morning. According to a news release from the Boulder County Sheriff’s office, the 21-year-old ...

Located in Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, Fern Canyon is a hidden gem on the North Coast that requires some effort to reach, but it's worth it. From Highway 101 in Orick, drive 10 miles on the ...

California State Parks and Redwood National and State Parks will launch a new pilot permit program this summer for Gold Bluffs Beach Day-use area, including Fern Canyon, within Prairie Creek Redwoods ...

Don't mess with mama elk. Or her little elky, either. A short distance from one of the most popular destinations in the Redwood Empire, the Fern Canyon Trail at Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, ...

Though acclaimed outdoor photographer Robert Mackinlay has lived in northern California for most of his life, his job has taken him to enough of the world’s remote places that he knows a unique spot ...