The West Coast is renowned for its beauty and natural wonders, including gorgeous lakes that call for amazing vacations.

Crater Lake, Oregon’s sapphire gem, stuns with its depth, clarity and volcanic origins — an unforgettable natural wonder.

Several years ago, our family stood at the rim of Crater Lake, amazed at the astonishing blue body of water, beautifully ...

A 25-year-old snowboarder from Corona, California, died Saturday at Kirkwood Mountain Resort near Lake Tahoe, authorities ...

Calaveras Big Trees State Park is just a short drive away, offering the chance to walk among ancient sequoias that will make ...

Department of Water Resources scientist Brianne Sakata, center, works with California State Parks staff to collect invasive ...

Billions of state and federal dollars are spent on Lake Tahoe. But is all this attention actually protecting this unique ...

When the desire is to be surrounded with nothing but nature, consider making a visit to any of the most beautiful lakes in ...

As parties grapple over how or whether to regulate wake-enhanced boating in Wisconsin, the spotlight will focus March 29 on Lake Beulah in Walworth County. The 812-acre lake is very popular with ...

Tulare Lake, formerly the largest freshwater body west of the Mississippi River, has returned to California's San Joaquin Valley after unprecedented snowfall and storms flooded the region last spring.

William Smith has long fished the California coast for salmon, taking avid anglers out on his boat in hopes they'll get to wrestle with and reel in the prized catch. But not anymore. Smith ...

Kelly was accused of crashing his 20-foot Wellcraft into another boat on Labor Day in 2016 at Greenwood Lake. The crash left Edwin Lane dead from a head injury a month later and three others injured.