The Lake County Visitors Bureau — also known as Tour Lake County, OH — this week announced the launch of the 2026 Lake County Taco Trail, now in its fourth year. After more than 2,000 people traversed ...

The State/Lake ‘L’ station in the Loop will close starting Jan. 5, the Chicago Department of Transportation said Thursday. The 120-year-old CTA station, one of the system’s most heavily used, will be ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah will consider adding a new state park in 2026, adding to a popular system that generated close to 13 million visits last year. Gov. Spencer Cox unveiled his proposed 2027 fiscal ...

One Michigan state park campground dominated when it came to the most competitive to reserve campsites and also made the list for campsites with the most nights camped in fiscal year 2025. The fiscal ...

Nature’s own sculpture garden! The red rock formations of Palo Duro Canyon create a landscape that rivals the Grand Canyon. Photo credit: Eric Roberts Did you know that Texas has a canyon that rivals ...

Lighthouse Rock stands tall in Palo Duro Canyon, a sentinel of red stone against the endless Texas sky. Photo credit: Günter B Did you know that Texas has a canyon that rivals the Grand Canyon? Palo ...

Fat Bear Week, meet your match. Everything’s bigger in Texas — and apparently, so is the appetite for acorns. Texas now has its own chonky showdown. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department just ...

The 16-contender bracket came down to each squirrel's heftiness and overall charm Getty Chunkosaurus Rex of Dinosaur Valley State Park won the first-ever Fat Squirrel Week The Texas Parks and Wildlife ...

DALLAS — All 85 of Texas's state Parks will be free for visitors on Nov. 2, the agency announced. On Nov. 2 the state will forgo the $8 entry fee charged at the state's parks in honor of Texas State ...

Oct. 27 (UPI) --Rotund rodents from across the state of Texas competed in Texas Parks and Wildlife's inaugural Fat Squirrel Week, with a squirrel named Chunkosaurus Rex taking the top spot. Fat ...

Chunkosaurus Rex of Dinosaur Valley State Park has been named the champion of the inaugural Fat Squirrel Week, defeating finalist Chunk Norris from Fort Richardson State Park in a hard-fought, ...