Montaña de Oro is one of California’s biggest state parks, but it receives a fraction of Yosemite National Park’s visitation.

Some believe the desert is silent. They picture a vast mute nothing, hot enough to grill a steak on your vehicle’s hood and ...

Life’s a beach,” said that famous ’80s t-shirt slogan — if only it were true. However, in a literal sense, life can be a ...

Much more than the gateway to Great Sand Dunes National Park, this Colorado city is home to museums, a theater, a UFO tower, ...

In rural Colorado, Medicaid coverage is integral to both people's health and the local economy. Proposed changes such as work requirements, could ripple through communities.

John Daley with Colorado Public Radio went to the southern part of the state near Great Sand Dunes National ... BYLINE: The San Luis Valley in south-central Colorado, clouds billow above the ...

The other area still being considered for dunes is at the broad, sandy mouth of the San Luis Rey River. That site needs the fewest modifications, probably just sand-retaining, wooden-slat fencing ...

Normally when you think of sand dunes ... The Pismo dunes, officially the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area, are outside the town of Oceano, a few minutes from San Luis Obispo (itself ...

You’ll find equestrian adventures and culinary delights at Zapata Ranch, tucked into a remote corner of the San Luis Valley, with a bird’s eye view of the Sangre de Cristo Mountain Range and Great ...

Lots of rain earlier this year led to a showy display of prairie sunflowers at Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve ... The parks rests on the fringe of the San Luis Valley, one of the largest ...

Soaring peaks, sprawling sand dunes, and small ranch towns define the region of south-central Colorado and the San Luis Valley—one of the world’s largest alpine valleys—making it a natural ...