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Jalama Beach, along California's Central Coast, offers oceanside camping in one of the most desolate locations available.
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Having grown up just a few miles away, the park has been part of my life since I was an infant. I thought I knew Griffith Park, yet there was much more left to discover.
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Channel Islands National Park offers hiking, camping and some of the most remote and rugged coastline in all of California.
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Last week the Departures production crew headed out on a little field trip eastward to Azusa at the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains.
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SoCal Wanderer asked a number of hikers for their recommendation on a good hike that's worth getting in before the colder temperatures hit.
Mount Wilson and the San Gabriel Mountains in 1961. Courtesy of the Dick Whittington Photography Collection, USC Libraries.
For thousands of years, Southern Californians have found many reasons to value the San Gabriel Mountains, from recreation to resource extraction.
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Sometimes heat-related illness may sneak up on you unaware.
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Bear attacks are rare in California, but as our cities and bear country continue to grow closer to each other, your chances of meeting a bear habituated to human presence increases.
Gull Lake in Mono County on October 14, 2011 | Photo by Alicia Vennos
If you think California doesn't have seasons, then you haven't seen enough of California.
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Many of Los Angeles' hillside neighborhoods are situated near open space, giving residents convenient opportunities to outdoor recreation.
Hiking the western end of the Backbone Trail between the Ray Miller Trailhead to Danielson Multi-use Area | Photo: NPS
This week 25 hikers are taking seven days to travel 65 miles across the Santa Monica Mountains.
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