Portions of the heavily populated Hollywood neighborhood were ordered to evacuate Wednesday evening as a new fire broke out ...

Creation of the Chuckwalla National Monument preserves more than 600,000 acres. Bad weather cancels president’s speech.

The secretary of the interior toured a geological wonder near Palm Springs last year that directly led to the creation of California's new national monument.

On New Year’s Day, columnist David Allen and two friends go up to 1,600-foot peak of Griffith Park’s Mount Hollywood, enjoying scenery and surprise encounters.

So why spend a fortune to take the family out for the day? Here’s some cool things you can do without even opening your ...

This is as close as you can get to a Joshua Tree thru-hike on a maintained path, as the California Riding and Hiking Trail forms a 37.5-mile horseshoe from Black Rock Canyon Campground ...

This is as close as you can get to a Joshua Tree thru-hike on a maintained path, as the California Riding and Hiking Trail forms a 37.5-mile horseshoe from Black Rock Canyon Campground ...

Sorry Quartzite Mountain, Lupe and I have a new favorite High Desert hiking trail. Horseshoe Lake Loop in Mojave Narrows Regional Park is more like a cool stroll than a vigorous hike, but the ...

On one side are so-called trail Karens, who monitor online web cameras and question why the forest service isn’t ticketing “ignorant and selfish” rule breakers who are hiking the mountain ...

This trail will remain in the works for the next few years, while a new bridge is constructed. For more on California’s scenic backcountry, check out our ranking of the state’s best National Parks.

Perhaps California Gov. Gavin Newsom thought the $20 minimum wage hike he signed into law last year for most fast-food workers would magically skirt the principles of free-market economics.