State Sen. Gayle Harrell, R-Stuart, filed the "State Park Preservation Act" in December. The bill, championed in the House of Representatives by state Rep. John Snyder, R-Stuart, cleared the full ...

Wildlife photographed on land across the river from Colorado Bend State Park that was recently purchased by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.(Chase Fountain ...

AUSTIN, Texas — A new state park is in the works for Texas, and it just got one step closer to a reality. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) announced Monday that it had finalized ...

AUSTIN, Texas (KWTX) - The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) says they recently finalized the purchase of 1,100 acres in Lampasas and Burnet Counties, bringing a new state park in Texas ...

MADISON COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) - A Kentucky state park announced that its campgrounds will be closed for several months due to Kentucky River flooding events. Fort Boonesborough State Park says the ...

EAST LYME, CT (WFSB) - Rocky Neck State Park in East Lyme reopened on Monday after it had been closed for a brush fire. Crews responded to the large brush fire on Sunday afternoon. Mutual aid from ...

When Gov. JB Pritzker in late March signed legislation that will give Shabbona Lake State Park to the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, this wasn’t just acknowledging Native people once lived on ...

A 7-year-old boy and his mother fell 25 to 30 feet into a canyon at Starved Rock State Park southwest of Chicago late Tuesday. The Utica, Illinois Fire Department said at 5:57 p.m., its first ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Guests are encouraged to see the Japanese Yoshino cherry blossom trees blooming in White River State Park. In 2012, Japan gifted Indianapolis 52 Yoshino cherry trees to celebrate the ...

ASHEVILLE - N.C. Department of Transportation officials have selected locations for two bridges in Chimney Rock which will restore access to Chimney Rock State Park and represents a "huge ...

Rallies to protect state parks are planned at Jonathan Dickinson State Park and Fort Pierce Inlet State Park. President Donald Trump's visit to Florida this weekend coincides with protests against ...

Firefighters continue to battle the Table Rock and Persimmon Ridge fires in North Carolina and South Carolina. Residents can track the fires using an interactive map and view live footage from ...