Crews are battling a vegetation fire at Joshua Tree National Park and have evacuated at least one campground as of Sunday afternoon, officials say. Cameras from ALERTCalifornia turned to where smoke ...

Kevin Schoonhoven was determined to go camping in Joshua Tree National Park over the weekend. The 34-year-old birder from Orange County had reservations at the park’s Black Rock Campground for ...

NEWTON COUNTY, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — The Newton County Sheriff says a bear believed to be responsible for fatally attacking a Missouri man at a campground last week has been killed. Sheriff Glenn Wheeler ...

And then look up. Your getaway is in the treetops. The Treehouses at Starved Rock is a 26-acre retreat carved into Starved Rock’s border. There are two treehouses available for short stays and two ...

Remains discovered last week in the Icicle Creek drainage were confirmed through DNA testing as those of Travis Decker, the man accused of killing his three young daughters, Chelan County Sheriff Mike ...

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Starved Rock State Park attracts more than 2 million visitors a year, but only a small percentage tackle the park’s most adventurous trek: The Mega Hike. “I did that once myself,” said Kyle Petersen, ...

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An online survey of more than 3,000 people got to the bottom of America’s bucket list–and no surprise, Illinois’s beautiful landscapes made the list three times. Of the 145 most coveted travel bucket ...