- Yosemite hotels and resorts perfect for those who hate camping
![The Ahwahnee is one of the inspirations for Disneyland's Grand Californian Hotel.]()
- Woman missing in Death Valley was reportedly staring at stars
![Badwater Basin is the perfect location to take photos at night — at 283 feet below sea level. But it’s also located in Death Valley National Park, an internationally recognized Dark Sky Park.]()
- 55-car train carrying no passengers derails in California
![Total of 55 cars derailed including two locomotives in San Bernardino County.]()
- Governor calls new national monument designation a ‘confiscation’
![Stars in the sky in the Spirit Mountain Wilderness in Laughlin, Nevada, November 15, 2020.]()
- Why an iconic trail will be so dangerous this year
![FILE: The Pacific Crest Trail snakes through Desolation Wilderness in Lake Tahoe, El Dorado County, Calif.]()
- How to score a Yosemite camping spot from someone who did
![A woman taking in the view of Half Dome, at the eastern end of Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park, at sunrise while camping.]()
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![A mudslide has damaged parts of Redwood Blvd near Olompali State Historic Park in Novato Calif., March 22, 2023]()
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![After recent storms, flooding at Andrew Molera State Park in Big Sur overran a popular area, sending it completely underwater at one point.]()
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![An effort is underway to preserve theS eacliff State Beach pier's lifeguard tower and memorial benches.]()
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![A crater-sized pothole opened up on a road in Sierra National Forest near Yosemite.]()
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![Lembert Dome in Yosemite National Park on March 12, 2023.]()
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![SFGATE Editor in Chief Grant Marek approaches Alamere Falls in Marin, CA, on Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021.]()
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![According to federal data, the most popular campground in California is Twin Lakes in the Inyo National Forest.]()
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![The Ponderosa Lodge on fire in March 2023. The Sequoia National Forest lodge and restaurant was a total loss.]()
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![In a rare occurrence, Emerald Bay in Lake Tahoe has completely frozen over. The last time this happened was in the 1990s, according to California State Parks.]()
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![A portion of the sidewalk near Sulphur Works in Lassen Volcanic National Park collapsed on Friday, March 4.]()
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![Screenshot from the video that allegedly shows "Dolphin Dave" harassing a humpback whale posted by the Hawaii Division of Land and Natural Resources.]()
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![Two teens were rescued on the Pacific Crest Trail near San Gorgonio Mountain in San Bernardino County during a historic blizzard that swept across California.]()
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![Curry Village tent cabins about half buried in snow with additional snow on the roofs. Mar. 1, 2023]()
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![Art installation titled "Transmission" by Daniel Popper at Mojave Moon Ranch in Joshua Tree CA]()
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![Snowfall surrounds businesses in Crestline, Calif., Friday, March 3, 2023, following a huge snowfall that buried homes and businesses. (Watchara Phomicinda/The Orange County Register via AP)]()
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![With its rugged terrain and unique landscapes, NASA and JPL Caltech scientists often test space-bound equipment in Death Valley, with the national park acting as Mars.]()
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![A view of Half Dome from Ahwahnee Meadow, on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, in Yosemite National Park.]()
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![Yosemite National Park is closed through the end of February due to weather conditions.]()
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![Pedro Point Headlands features 246 acres of coastal wildlands between Pacifica and Devil's Slide.]()
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![Workers collect oil-soaked straw from the beach at Santa Barbara, Calif. on Feb. 7, 1969 following a leak from an off-shore well that covered area beaches. The oil spill more than a generation ago helped give rise to the modern environmental movement itself.]()
