What truly sets Beall Woods apart from other natural areas is its status as a National Natural Landmark and an Illinois Nature Preserve. These designations reflect the site’s ecological significance ...

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

For outdoor enthusiasts, this southeastern state park is a go-to destination filled with activities like fishing, swimming, ...

Oregon is packed with gorgeous places to pitch a tent under the stars, but there is something special about this riverfront ...

Catherine S. Comeaux and her family spent three summers exploring state, national and provincial parks — from Louisiana to Alaska then Nova Scotia and along the Mississippi River in between. This year ...

Proving that creature comforts matter even when you’re roughing it, a restroom inside Bear Head Lake State Park near Ely, Minn., is a national winner. An annual “best restroom” award from bathroom ...

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is moving to acquire 54,000 acres of rugged Hill Country terrain in Kinney and Edwards counties, with plans to convert the land into a new state park.

A six-month, $3 million restoration of the pond at Bushnell Park has wrapped up just in time for one of downtown Hartford’s biggest annual events. The Bushnell Park Conservancy announced this week ...

TOFTE, Minn. — Crews are battling a wildfire near a state park in northeastern Minnesota after firefighters detected smoke in a remote area near the Caribou River, according to fire officials. The ...

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 ...

A body was found in a lake at the Mansfield Hollow State Park in Mansfield, the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection said. DEEP said that they were notified of the incident at 3 p.m.