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Wildlife enthusiasts find Mount Tam to be a natural treasure hunt, with opportunities to spot black-tailed deer grazing in meadows, coyotes trotting along hillsides, and if luck is on your side, the ...

While tourists flock to Muir Woods and locals pack Mount Tamalpais ... visit the China Camp State Park website or their Facebook page. Use this map to find your way to this hidden gem in San Rafael ...

California is full of natural spots that feel like they’ve been untouched by time. If you’re looking to escape crowded ...

Yosemite National Park remains open despite the ongoing government shutdown. I spent two days exploring and found the ...

In fewer than 15 minutes, two separate carloads of people pulled up to the John Muir National Historic Site in Martinez last Saturday. But then they turned away because the 325-acre park, with its ...

Thousands of travelers arrive at Muir Woods to find locked gates and few answers as the shutdown ripples through America's national parks. Imagine - you're two days into a vacation in a different ...

Imagine - you're two days into a vacation in a different state. You cram the family into the car and head to a national park to touch some grass and read some history markers, only to find out the ...

Tim Fang is a digital producer at CBS Bay Area. A Bay Area native, Tim has been a part of the CBS Bay Area newsroom for more than two decades and joined the digital staff in 2006. National Park ...

As visitors arrived at the entrance to Muir Woods National Monument on Wednesday morning, they were greeted by a sign: “Closed due to a lapse in appropriations.” In other words, the federal government ...

After the Bishop Amat football program won just six games over the previous two seasons, first-year coach Kory Minor is encouraged by the Lancers’ 3-2 start as it heads into Friday’s Mission League ...