The reopening of the Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park campground in the Santa Cruz Mountains has been postponed to April 1, ...

Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park is just a quick drive from downtown Santa Cruz. But you’d never know it walking through its 40-acre grove of old-growth trees. Here, a layer of ferns and ...

It’s not often that a huge chunk of redwoods ecosystem gets redesigned for public recreation. So it’s a cause for celebration that 7.3 miles of new trails are opening near Santa Cruz on Dec. 3 ...

Long-distance EV travel has come a long way — and this trip proves it. In an episode of the VWIDTalk Podcast , Jan breaks ...

Big Basin Redwoods State Park, near Santa Cruz, is recovering after fire scorched almost the entire park in 2020. • Of 115 miles of trails and fire roads in the park, 31.5 are open. More are to ...

Despite the objections of some neighbors and a “tree whisperer,” the Santa Cruz City Council has allowed the removal of a 120-foot twin-trunked coast redwood. They sued a California city over ...

The 6,000 acre Cotoni Coast Dairies, a swath of mountainous terrain with scenic woodlands, Pacific Ocean vistas and miles of newly cut trails will open to the public for the first time ever in August.

With the weekend nearly here, check out Wallace Baine’s Best 9 recommendations for things to do around Santa Cruz County via ...