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Providence Mountains SRA beneath the smoke plume from the Old Fire, October 2003 | Chris Clarke photo
Only one state park did not get a reprieve, and it's been closed for awhile now.
The late-season opening is due to a massive windstorm that struck the state last November.
A helicopter retrieves water in the Kern River to fight a fire south of Giant Sequoia National Monument in 2011 | Photo: Zach Behrens/KCET
The wildfire began June 1 and is suspected to be human caused.
Rock fall damage in Curry Village, October 2008 | Courtesy: National Park Service
Popular visitor lodging areas in Yosemite Valley will be closed permanently.
One room of the visitor center mimics canyons | Photo: Zach Behrens
The new visitor and recreation center is now open to hikers, cyclists, and other lovers of the great outdoors.
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Despite their reputation, only one or two shark attacks a year are recorded in California, with a death about once a decade.
Puma | Chris Clarke photo
Though it's incredibly unlikely that you'll be truly threatened by a wild mountain lion, we offer tips on how to manage the situation.
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The desert's getting hotter, and demand for campsites in Joshua Tree slackens when it gets hot.
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The California State Parks Foundation announced that several state parks are expected to be spared for one year from closing on July 1.
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This urban hike is one of the coolest experiences that you can have in this city, while meeting and exercising with your neighbors.
One of the 11 new shuttles to be used between Mammoth Mountain and Devils Postpile National Monument | Photo: Courtesy Eastern Sierra Transit
Things will be a little different when Reds Meadow Road opens for the summer season.
Image: Courtesy Yosemite Conservancy
North America's highest waterfall can now be viewed in live snapshots thanks to a new Yosemite National Park webcam.
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