Big Bear Lake in the San Bernardino Mountains got top honors in a national poll and ushered in the summer season with a new ...

Denver7 followed along with Lakewood Ranger Grace King as she patrolled Bear Creek Lake Park Friday afternoon.

Just a couple hour drive from San Diego, Big Bear has more to offer than just winter fun. Here's what summertime offers on ...

Once popular swimming holes, Salmon Falls, in addition to Elkhorn Valley and Canyon Creek recreation sites, remain closed. In ...

Perfectly positioned between the campground and the beach, the Ottawa Beach General Store offers more than 40 ice cream ...

According to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, early summer usually brings a bumper crop of news stories about bears appearing in places they’re not typically seen, from ...

From the rolling hills of Santa Barbara wine country to the winding mountain roads in Big Bear, these road trips offer a ...

Big Bear Lake's new floating waterpark offers slides and jumps into the lake, as well as obstacles for all ages.

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Florida's black bears are becoming more active, leading to increased sightings in suburban and urban areas, including Orlando ...

Most people have never seen the Little Dipper, because most of its stars are too dim to be seen through light-polluted skies.

Lake Tahoe is home to hundreds of black bears, but the majority of them sport a cinnamon-color coat like the bear in the ...