You can get a head start on the Metro Parks, Serving Summit County, Fall Hiking Spree this weekend. The 45th annual event officially begins Sept. 1, but the park district will hold a kickoff on Sunday.

There’s no question that America’s great outdoors is a paradise for pets. From flower-carpeted mountain sides to spectacular waterfalls and panoramic vistas — there are so many wonderful pet-friendly hiking trails to discover.

SAVANNAH - Monday at Skidaway Island State Park, Gov. Sonny Perdue announced the launch of Get Outdoors Georgia, an initiative of the Department of Natural Resources that encourages Georgians to get outdoors, get fit and enjoy their state parks.

FAIRBANKS — Visitation is down 13 percent so far this year at Denali National Park, prompting some businesses to offer major bargains in hopes of sparking in-state travel.

George B. Hartzog Jr., a former director of the National Park Service who led an unprecedented expansion of the nation's system of parks, wildlife refuges and historic sites, died of complications from diabetes and kidney disease June 27 at Virginia Hosp