Islands on MSN

Between San Jose And Bakersfield Is A California Mountain Recreation Area Perfect For Camping And Hiking

This California mountain recreation area, between San Jose and Bakersfield and near an underrated national park, is perfect ...
Islands on MSN

The Oregon Coast's forested state park has camping, miles of trails, and a beach with whale watching

This coastal park has a beautiful campground for RVs and tents, tons of hiking trails, and five miles of pristine Oregon ...
Mercury News

9 ways to experience Big Sur now that Highway 1 is fully open

After a three-year closure due to the St. Regis landslide, Highway 1 is now fully open through Big Sur. Related Articles Help! My Hilton timeshare downgrade has left me in limbo Photos: Mario Lopez, ...
KSBW The Central Coast

Locals guide to the 2026 Big Sur International Marathon

Some races test you. This one defines you. The Big Sur International Marathon, the largest race on the Central Coast, the most iconic in the world. This is where runners test their limits, and there's ...
KSBW The Central Coast

Simon Ricci wins third straight Big Sur title as Big Sur’s Elle Meyer wins women’s race

The first runner has crossed the finish line of the 2026 Big Sur International Marathon.Simon Ricci of San Francisco won the men’s race, earning his third straight Big Sur International Marathon title ...
SFGate

A hike into the wildest part of Big Sur that few people see

We were in the wild interior of Big Sur, backpacking up a mountain on the newly reopened Marble Peak Trail, when something surprising appeared on the path ahead: an older woman by herself, doing ...
Fox News

California hiker's body found naked in Big Sur backcountry

Hikers in Big Sur discovered a woman's naked body deep in the woods on a popular hiking trail. Authorities responded to an April 9 call after hikers found the body in the Los Padres National Forest.
The Salinas Californian

UPDATE: Carlsbad woman ID'd after body found in Big Sur

The body of a woman found in Big Sur on April 9 has been identified as 37-year-old Joanna Ruth Shields of Carlsbad, California. The identification followed a forensic medical examination on Monday, ...
ABC7

Hikers discover SoCal woman's body along popular Big Sur trail

BIG SUR, Calif. (KABC) -- A group of friends are opening up about a recent hike that took a disturbing turn - when they ran across a woman's body along a popular trail in Big Sur. The woman has been ...
SFGate

SoCal woman, 37, identified in 'suspicious death' near Big Sur hot springs

A dead body found by a remote hot spring in the Los Padres National Forest has been identified as a 37-year-old Southern California woman, police said in a news release. Monterey County ...
NBC 7 San Diego

Carlsbad woman found dead in wilderness near Big Sur

A Carlsbad resident has been identified as the woman whose body was found last week under suspicious circumstances in the Ventana Wilderness area in Monterey County, close to Big Sur. The body was ...