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Miles of pathways throughout the Santa Monica Mountains will reopen after full control of a wildfire that ripped through 24,000 acres earlier this month.
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With snow melting, access to one of the coolest places in California has opened.
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A wildfire that has quickly spread within the western Santa Monica Mountains forced the closure of trails and park areas today.
National Parks:
Rattlesnake Canyon was closed to the public in early April after rangers discovered a rash of spray-painted graffiti on the canyon's rock walls and boulders.
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The bittersweet lemonade from this year's early high temperatures and lack of significant snowfall is access into Inyo National Forest will begin earlier than usual this year.
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When completed the trail will allow hikers to travel between Cahuenga Boulevard and the L.A. River by way of Griffith Park and LADWP land.
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The full 3.2-mile, relatively flat loop will finally be open again to walkers, joggers, and cyclists.
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A new rash of graffiti has prompted the closing of yet another popular day use area, this time at Rattlesnake Canyon near the Indian Cove campground.
National Parks:
It's not often that Bear Gulch Caves are completely open.
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Barker Dam, built in 1900 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, has seen an explosion of graffiti since around October.
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A Christmas day incident has led to the closure of Jackson Lake for the first three months of 2013.
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With five and a half feet in Tuolumne Meadows, they're closed until spring.
National Parks:
Visitor access to the popular Keys View Road was restored this morning when the road reopened.
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After hurricane-force winds knocked tens of thousands of trees to the ground last November, Devils Postpile is back in business this summer season.
State Park:
Only one state park did not get a reprieve, and it's been closed for awhile now.
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The late-season opening is due to a massive windstorm that struck the state last November.
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The wildfire, which was lit within an estimated 40 feet of the 1992-named George Bush tree, a giant sequoia in the Freeman Creek Grove, began June 1 and is suspected to be human caused.
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Popular visitor lodging areas in Yosemite Valley will be closed permanently due to risk of rock falls after a study was conducted.
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The desert's getting hotter, and demand for campsites in Joshua Tree slackens when it gets hot.
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Tioga Pass Road will open on May 7, Yosemite National Park officials announced today. That's quite a difference compared to last year when it opened mid-June due to a heavy snow season.
California Foraging: San Gabrielino
Make a salad -- and some croquettes -- using wild SoCal ingredients.
