Here are favorite trails, some in Berkeley and some a short drive away, to experience breathtaking displays of flowers now.

Working to bring the dilapidated, malodorous toilet facilities at some of the Bay Area’s most popular beaches up to a more pleasant standard for the thousands of visitors, state parks officials are ...

5. Mount Diablo State Park Just east of San Francisco, Mount Diablo is another fantastic wildflower destination. The park’s rolling hills become dotted with poppies, buttercups and blue lupines ...

Working to bring the dilapidated, malodorous toilet facilities at some of the Bay Area’s most popular beaches up to a more ...

Six months after the collapse of a $1.5 billion plan to expand Los Vaqueros Reservoir in Contra Costa County, state officials ...

The mountain got its devilish name back in 1805 when Spanish soldiers were chasing Native Americans. When the Native ...

If successful, the lawsuit will make Diablo the public shortcut for all to Mt. Diablo State Park and a way to circumvent traffic congestion at the Diablo Road/Mt. Diablo Scenic Intersection. This is a ...

(Photo by Michael Reeves) The East Bay Regional Park District has entered into an agreement to consider purchasing a 768-acre Finley Road Ranch property, the largest portion of unprotected open space ...

The dozens of new bicycle turnouts in Mount Diablo State Park came following calls from local cyclists and groups to improve bicycle safety in the park and reduce fatalities. (Image courtesy of Mount ...