Jun. 21—The Appleton Area Recreation Park has a total of 315 acres to accommodate off-highway vehicle riders — all-terrain vehicles, motorcycles and four-wheel drive trucks — from all over the state.

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Santa Barbara, Calif. – The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office is seeking grant funding to provide increased patrolling and ...

The amount of money hidden by California state parks officials in one of two special funds has suddenly become unclear, preventing the Legislature from spending the money to repair and reopen parks. A ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. SOLVANG, Calif.— Los Padres National Forest officials today announced that recreation managers are seeking public comments on ...

Vehicles cross Arroyo Grande Creek at the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area on Sunday, March 14, 2021. The Coastal Commission’s historic decision bans vehicles from crossing the creek when ...

When our first national parks were established more than 110 years ago, automobiles were not allowed inside park boundaries. As thousands of cars began rolling off the assembly lines in the early 20th ...

The California State Parks department and San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District (APCD) are working on a proposed settlement to an issue that began last year with a complaint filed by ...

The California Coastal Commission and California State Parks are now facing a third lawsuit regarding its decision to ban off-road riding at Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area in southern ...

They’re at it again. Every few years a loose coalition of anti off-road recreation folks, various types of under-informed eco-weenies and wealthy land owners, forms up in attempt to cripple California ...