Whether you're looking to camp, hike, fish, or swim, there's a perfect state resort park with just about everything you could ...

Seven-year-old twin sisters Finley and Ollis Thimmesch-Gill posed in front of a historic building at Itasca State Park for a photo — holding their noses. “They thought it was stinky and also weird ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Parks and Wildlife Department staffers say they want to buy ranch land in the Hill Country and turn it into a state park. They're working to acquire the 54,000-acre Silver Lake ...

BARABOO, Wis. (WKOW) — A man died after a fall at Devil's Lake State Park while rock climbing over the weekend. Emergency services were dispatched to north side of West Bluff at 11:36 a.m. on Sunday ...

The man fell about 25 feet and died from his injuries before rescuers could treat him, officials said. By Jin Yu Young Update: The climber who died has been identified as Pete Cleveland, an avid ...

Randy Simons has a vision for the proposed High Falls State Park in Rochester and it's vivid. When the commissioner pro-tem of the state Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation looks ...

Monarch butterflies migrate south every year to spend the winter in Mexico, starting in October. A festival this weekend in Gorges State Park in Sapphire is set to celebrate the epic journey. The ...

COLCHESTER, Ill. — Argyle Lake State Park, a 1,700-acre recreation area known for its hiking trails, fishing opportunities and scenic natural setting, is inviting visitors to take part in a series of ...

Managers of Cherry Creek State Park announced they will be closing the park during overnight hours after a rise in what they say has been unlawful activity. The Colorado state park will now be closed ...

Officials with the Pennsylvania State Police said that they are investigating after a shooting at the Neshaminy State Park Marina left a man hurt on Friday afternoon. The shooting happened sometime ...

LETCHWORTH STATE PARK — The park’s the place to be this weekend as the fall foliage season gets into gear. Up to 40 percent change is reported at Letchworth State Park, with emerging pockets of red ...

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