A Bay Area couple hoped to spend a few days camping near hot springs and redwoods. Then they heard a peculiar sound on the trail and their whole trip was turned upside down.

Kristy Alpert This almost 5,000-acre park is the largest state park on the Big Sur coast and offers multiple activities and attractions, not to mention several hiking trails. Named after the man ...

Not to be confused with Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park or Pfeiffer Beach, Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park is adjacent to the Los Padres National Forest and is on the western slope of the Santa Lucia ...

Big Sur is a coastal paradise that captivates with its rugged ... Peninsula State Park, with its lush forests and stunning ...

We planned to hike the Pine Ridge Trail up to the Sykes Hot Springs near Big Sur. It is approximately 20 miles round trip. Gary and I had been dating a few months. We worked together at an ...