Searching for dwarf foxes and cloud forests on California's Santa Rosa Island. This is an Inside Science story. (Inside Science) -- For weeks, I had been promising my kids they would see baby foxes.

The Golden States is home to nine national parks and hundreds of thousands of miles of trail systems, making it one of the ...

If the crowds are getting a bit much, then it’s high time you took a trip to the Channel Islands National Park, an undeveloped hidden gem off the coast of Southern California. Known as the Galapagos ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: Inspiration Point on the island of Anacapa has the best views. Reach it on a relatively easy 1.5-mile hike that passes sweeping vistas of the ocean and inlets, and depending on ...

The challenge of understanding California and all it has to offer travelers is that it is a behemoth in size—at nearly ...

San Nicolas Island is possibly the most well-known of the eight Channel Islands off the coast of Southern California — even though it’s completely off-limits to visitors and doesn’t appear in any ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Dec. 16, 2025 — Cal State Channel Islands (CSUCI) announced today the Channel Islands Tuition Promise, a landmark ...

For the lucky people who had a chance to visit Channel Islands National Park on March 9, it seemed like a perfect day. The cornflower blue sky was clear, and the sapphire-colored sea was remarkably ...

When the sun's out, Southern California's beaches are almost always busy. Huntington Beach, also known as "Surf City, USA," sees more than 12 million visitors each year, while Santa Monica and Newport ...