When you think of California, you may think of places like Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Venice Beach, Silicon Valley, Napa Valley or San Francisco. But there’s another side to the Golden State you’ll ...

Editor’s note: The Wild is all about featuring a variety of exciting voices from SoCal’s outdoors scene. For the next several weeks, we’re featuring guest writers (whom we’ve dubbed “wilders” ) from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People who visit California’s Channel Islands National Park are rewarded with dramatic sea views, such as this one from Anacapa ...

Just an hour-long ferry ride from the coast of southern California is the only place in the world you can see what might also ...

Catalina Island and Channel Islands National Park may share California’s coastline views, but their experiences are worlds apart. Catalina offers varied hiking with ocean vistas and proximity to town ...

California is home to nine national parks, the most of any state in the country, and the closest one to Los Angeles might be the most unique. Channel Islands National Park is made up of eight islands ...

We take for granted how much of a scientific wonderland exists on the Channel Islands, that eight-isle archipelago that stretches from San Nicolas Island off of the coast of San Diego all the way up ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: Inspiration Point on the island of Anacapa has the best views. Reach it on a relatively easy 1.5-mile hike that passes sweeping vistas of the ocean and inlets, and depending on ...

Santa Rosa Island, part of Channel Islands National Park, is temporarily closed to visitors while park and law enforcement officials search for drug smugglers. It’s the second island to be put ...

An Institute for Wildlife Studies bald eagle expert carefully placed the Santa Cruz Island chick back in the aerie.