The New Jersey State Park Service oversees nine swimming areas, in addition to High Point. Swimming is only permitted in designated areas when lifeguards are on duty, officials said.

DEC's First-Time Camper program gives New Yorkers with no camping experience a free weekend at at a select, fully stocked campsite for a designated weekend this summer.

While Bertie County residents have taken to Bertie Beach to fend of the stifling heat, the county’s commissioners are considering further improvements to the Tall Glass of Water (TGOW) project.

Smith Mountain Lake State Park has a 500-foot sandy beach on the shores of Virginia’s second-largest freshwater lake.

A couple of weeks after the majority of Rhode Island's state beaches opened for the season, the last of the beaches to open can now be enjoyed by beachgoers.ALS ...

California State Parks officials reopened Montara State Beach Monday after a surfer’s board was bitten by a shark on May 31 around 2 p.m.

New York State Parks (NYSP) and Recreation and Historic Preservation announced on Monday the completion of $3.1 million in upgrades at Woodlawn Beach State Park.

The new campground site comes at a time when state campgrounds are seeing a spike in reservations because of federal campground closures.

Texas is speeding up the timeline for getting new state parks open to the public, thanks to a policy change unanimously approved on Thursday by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission.

Oregon’s largest state park is opening a new outdoor store in the park while reopening its campground, restaurant and cabins for rent.

Roger Wheeler State Beach is a go-to for families. Why it won't be as friendly this summer The work includes doubling the size of the boardwalk and installing stairs, sidewalks, shade structures ...

The city of San Diego and Council President Joe LaCava held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new ramp access at Torrey Pines State Beach. (Kathryn DeGeller) ...