News — California

begin closing down facilities and roads as early as September, there are still numerous national parks you can visit in October, and beyond. Some of the most iconic parks remain open, and burst into color in the fall. The best national parks to visit in October are either in the Southwest or in the East. Prerequisites are pristine forests and, preferably, hilly or mountainous terrain. Canyons and deep glacial valleys work, too, as we’ll see below. This is because parks with a variety of vegetation and large elevation differences will have the longest period of fall foliage. The first signs...

One of the best ways to keep the hate side in check is to get away whenever possible. For concrete jungle dwellers, this means trees, wildlife, and maybe even a river that doesn’t look like a flooded freeway. People might not know that in under three hours, you can be camping in California along a rushing river slicing through mountains and some of the most famous forests in the country. Camping on the Kern River is a popular Los Angeles escape because of the convenience, low cost, and the quick contrast between the bustle of Tinseltown and the beauty of...