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

Famed bald eagle couple Jackie and Shadow briefly flew the coop July 4 during Big Bear Lake fireworks celebration. By late ...

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

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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.