7+ hour, 5+ min ago  (213+ words) If you visit Donner Lake near Truckee this summer, expect some changes along the shoreline. The Town of Truckee is rolling out a series of transportation improvements along Donner Pass Road aimed at reducing parking chaos, protecting the lake from…...

2+ hour, 47+ min ago  (309+ words) Somewhere in San Francisco, buried one foot underground, sits a 150-pound treasure chest packed with 10, 000 one-dollar coins. And the city has completely lost it trying to find the thing. The hunt kicked off Wednesday morning when an anonymous post appeared…...

7+ hour, 9+ min ago  (250+ words) The fight over national park funding is getting louder, and the stakes for California parks are enormous. Outside Magazine published a detailed look at what the proposed $736 million cut to the National Park Service budget would actually mean on the…...

6+ hour, 58+ min ago  (253+ words) Folsom has a new identity, and it involves a paddle. The city just launched a destination brand calling itself the "Paddling Capital of California," leaning into the water recreation that has quietly made Folsom one of the best spots in…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (251+ words) Active Nor Cal A whale washed ashore at Virgin Creek Beach in Fort Bragg in Mendocino County, and researchers are conducting a necropsy to determine what killed it. The stranding adds to an already concerning pattern along the California coast....

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (255+ words) Active Nor Cal Gray wolves in California are becoming harder to ignore. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife confirmed that 21 livestock attacks were verified in just the first three months of 2026, out of 47 total investigations conducted between January and…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago  (246+ words) Yosemite has a way of looking pristine from a distance, but anyone who has walked a popular trail in peak season knows the reality on the ground tells a slightly different story. A group of climbers and volunteers just spent…...

3+ day, 33+ min ago  (266+ words) Active Nor Cal California's flag has a grizzly on it, but actually putting one back into the woods is turning out to be a much harder sell than the bear's mascot status suggests. The latest effort to reintroduce grizzly bears…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago  (262+ words) Under Canvas Yosemite, the luxury glamping resort that opened near the park's western entrance, just landed on a short list that most hotels would dream about. The New York Times named it one of five hotels in the country worth…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago  (261+ words) If you thought the John Muir Trail was the ultimate Sierra Nevada challenge, National Geographic just raised the bar. The magazine named the Sierra High Route one of its top 100 hikes of a lifetime, putting this 195-mile off-trail route through…...