Thousands of people crowded into Nockamixon State Park over the 4th of July weekend. At least one of them left a pot-bellied pig. And now, people are looking for the owner who left him behind to fend ...

On South Carolina’s barrier islands, the only constant is often rapid change. St. Phillips Island, a state park and barrier island in northern Beaufort County, is eroding quickly. A recent analysis ...

There’s something almost surreal about driving up to Goose Island State Park for the first time – that moment when the landscape transforms from typical Texas coastal scenery into something that ...

Texas hides its finest treasures in plain sight, and Goose Island State Park in Rockport might just be the crown jewel that most folks drive right past on their way to somewhere with a bigger ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Part of the Skyway Fishing Pier is shutting down on Monday after the Florida Department of Transportation recently completed structural inspections. “Vehicle and pedestrian access ...

Shortly after the king tide event earlier in October, a new channel formed near the bridge over the lagoon on the southern end of Hunting Island State Park. Lydia Larsen The shoreline at Hunting ...

The entrance to the south Skyway fishing pier runs alongside Interstate 275 in Manatee County in this September 2024 Bradenton Herald file photo. Tiffany Tompkins ttompkins@bradenton.com A stretch of ...

The entrance to the south Skyway fishing pier runs alongside Interstate 275 in Manatee County in this September 2024 Bradenton Herald file photo. Tiffany Tompkins ttompkins@bradenton.com Nearly half ...

Nearly half of the south Skyway Fishing Pier State Park — located on the Manatee County side of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge — is set to close indefinitely. The Florida State Parks website, run by the ...

A new splash zone is being built at Trap Pond State Park, bringing water recreation back after a 25-year swimming ban. The 5,000 square-foot Cypress Splash Zone is expected to open by mid-summer 2026.

Catherine S. Comeaux and her family spent three summers exploring state, national and provincial parks — from Louisiana to Alaska then Nova Scotia and along the Mississippi River in between. This year ...

Hunting Island State Park is a 5,000-acre secluded barrier island in Beaufort, South Carolina. The entire island has been designated as a state park. As the most visited state park in South Carolina, ...