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Park groups receive grants to help keep Castle Crags, Ide Adobe open; foundation awards total of $328,586

admin — Sat, 19 May 2012 21:34:36 +0000

Two north state groups hoping to keep a pair of state parks open got a little closer to that goal this week after the California State Parks Foundation awarded each a sizable grant.

Tram tours get extra shot of Yosemite lore

admin — Sat, 19 May 2012 21:34:30 +0000

Immersion Excursion Specialty Tram Tours, introduced at Yosemite National Park last year to delve deeper into popular park features, crank up again on Memorial Day. Monday's Secret Seekers tour ferrets out a lost grave…

Closure of some California parks presents dilemma for state

admin — Sat, 19 May 2012 01:28:57 +0000

As the California budget crises continues, the question of how the state will shut down to close the public spaces of some state parks remains open to speculation. Twin Lakes State Beach in Santa Cruz may be the most unusual California State Park slated to close July 1st. Most parks can shut its gates to the public. "How do you close a beach like this? There aren't any walls or any kind of …

Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad Begins "Moonlight Specials" May 26

admin — Sat, 19 May 2012 01:28:56 +0000

The popular historic steam trains just outside of Yosemite National Park resume their night time rides complete with dinner and campfire songs according to the Yosemite Sierra Visitors Bureau.Fish Camp, CA (PRWEB) May 18, 2012 The historic Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad will be resuming their popular “Moonlight Specials” starting May 26, celebrating 40 years of the night time rides. …

Montecito Resident and Actor Rob Lowe Surfs to the Cover of State Tourism Guide

admin — Sat, 19 May 2012 01:28:50 +0000

Santa Barbara- Montecito resident and actor Rob Lowe is appearing on the cover of California's biggest tourism publication, the 2012 Official State Visitor's Guide and Travel Planner. Lowe is featured in a wet suit, halfway open, in the local waters holding a surfboard at sunset.

Effort to keep China Camp State Park open gets another $30,000

admin — Fri, 18 May 2012 05:27:21 +0000

The effort to keep China Camp State Park open just got ,000 stronger.The nonprofit California State Parks Foundation announced Thursday it will award 13 grants totaling 8,586 to organizations that are fighting to keep state parks off a closure list.

New webcams show Yosemite National Park's top sights on the Internet around the clock

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 09:26:42 +0000

FRESNO, Calif. – Just in time for spring snowmelt: a webcam pointed at one of Yosemite National Park's main attractions, the soaring 2,425-foot Yosemite Falls.

CalTravel annual event scheduled in Sacramento

admin — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:24:04 +0000

The Burbank-based California Travel Association – or CalTravel – will have its

CalTravel annual event scheduled in Sacramento

admin — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:24:03 +0000

The Burbank-based California Travel Association – or CalTravel – will have its

CalTravel annual event scheduled in Sacramento

admin — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:24:00 +0000

The Burbank-based California Travel Association – or CalTravel – will have its