California is packed with wild, beautiful places to swim— if you know where to look. Here’s where to find them. No resort pass or beach sticker required.

There's no doubt that California has some of the most enviable camping destinations in the entire country. It’s also true, ...

Millions head to Lake Tahoe each season, and rightly so. But how about exploring an alternative town with lakeside serenity and a scenic byway?

On a two-day expedition down one of California’s most spectacular—and thrilling—waterways, David Amsden and his family try ...

If the 10 million acres of peaks, rivers, and lakes spanning northern Montana and southwestern Canada is the Crown of the ...

this stunning 744-acre park is home to the deepest section of Lake Tahoe and some of the area's most breathtaking sites, including several pristine beaches, hiking trails and the Balancing Rock ...

Pressing my bare foot against the gas pedal to give my car enough oomph to climb up and out of Yosemite Valley, the last embers of color from a stunning sunset faded to black as I began a nine-hour ...

The Hollywood of America’s golfing scene, California, has a star-studded appeal. One of the most scenic courses is Pebble ...

Notre Dame basketball has gone far and wide, coast coast, to play games since 2000. So what 25 buildings have stood out in ...

A landscape painter and a ceramic artist from Missoula set up north of Warm Springs last summer for a residency. The art's on ...

On a trip to Maine’s Mount Desert Island, Dinaw Mengestu and his family had an ambitious, high-energy itinerary that included ...