Active NorCal

On November 1st, an early-season snowstorm blanketed the Northern California mountains with 4 feet of snow. Exactly a month later,…

Brought to you by Discover Siskiyou McCloud, California The holiday season has arrived, meaning people are donning their homes with…

Photo by Cee The Placer County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to rescind its approval of a development proposed for Tahoe’s…

Fodor’s is one of the world’s best resources for travelers. So when they tell you not to visit a place,…

The winter of 2019 in Northern California was historic on many fronts. Many ski resorts, including Squaw Valley and Mammoth…

While Sacramento resident Casandra Cabrera was deployed in Djibouti, Africa serving with the Army for the last 11 months, she…

When Bobby Brown pulled of this epic top-to-bottom run on Mammoth Mountain, it took the internet by storm, being picked…

The Whaleback Pack, living in Northern California’s Siskiyou County, delivered a historic litter of pups in 2022. The California Department…

Photo by Will Goldenberg On Saturday, November 12, the Northern California Condor Restoration Program performed x-rays on two elk that…

We all know that dogs are man’s best friend. Well, now dogs can be a skier’s best friend, and they…

There have been sightings of an A-list Hollywood actor around Humboldt recently, which makes us wonder if he’s on the…

Just a year after the Caldor Fire swept through Sierra-at-Tahoe, the ski resort has announced its opening day for the…

Copco Dam on the Klamath River. Photo: California Trout The last major milestone has been cleared in the journey to…

Volcanoes are the kind of geological formations that tend to inspire awe. Towering above everything else, they seem like a…

The winter season is upon us, meaning outdoor destinations are altering their operations to deal with snow accumulation in the…

On November 15, the Subway Cave in Lassen National Forest closed for the winter season. It’s expected to reopen for…

Photo by Jeremy Lwanga Yosemite National Park officials made a major announcement that they will no longer require reservations for vehicle…

Mammoth Mountain made headlines in recent winters for producing some epic snowfall. In February, 2019 they broke a 30-year-old snowfall record and…

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has announced that recreational fishing for adult, fall-run Chinook salmon on the…

With an increase of bear activity in the Tahoe Basin, we’ve been seeing a lot of videos of bears acting…

A brand-new hit action drama on CBS is making waves as it dramatizes the lives of firefighters on the front…

As a Northern California resident, skating on a beautiful outdoor ice rink might seem foreign. When you add the stunning…

The film that dives deep into the deadly 1982 Alpine Meadows avalanche is currently sitting atop the streaming charts as…

Photo by Ethan Walsweer It’s time to knock the dust off your winter gear – ski season has arrived in Northern…

“Wild” Bill Hill lives in Roseville, California, and just like any outdoor lovers in Northern California, he likes to spend…

You may not be a fan of skiing or snowboarding, but there are plenty of reasons to head up to…

Photo: Discover Siskiyou Every year, Veteran’s Day sits as a reminder to all Americans about the sacrifice made by the…

Bunny Flat. Photo by Mt. Shasta Avalanche Center The 2022-23 winter is off to one heck of a start! This…

Photo by Mick Haupt The National Park Service allows free entrance into all National Parks for five days every year. This…

Photo: Save the Redwoods League The Bennett Juniper in the Stanislaus National Forest in Tuolumne County is thought to be the…

The snow started falling hard on Monday night in Northern California and hasn’t let up! Following a November 1st storm…

The outdoor destinations of Siskiyou County are some of the most spectacular in all of California, and now you can…

The seasons are changing in Northern California, with autumn colors seeing snowfall in the most beautiful way imagninable. The best…

On March 31, 1982, a large avalanche hit Alpine Meadows, burying the main lodge and parking lot in 20 feet of…

Many people saw a massive fireball flying across the sky in Northern California during the Taurids meteor shower Friday night.…

Photo by Robert Ritchie The Shasta-Trinity National Forest plans to initiate prescribed fire operations this fall and over the winter, as…

Many people were shocked to see a massive light moving quickly across the Northern California sky Friday night. No, it…

View of the Mt. Shasta Ski Park from the brand-new Gray Butte lift. Photo by Mt. Shasta Ski Park. The…

Photo by Zoltan Tasi  This week will see a spectacular lunar event with the “Beaver Blood Moon” lighting up the night…

Snowy Emigrant Gap. Photo by Wil Stewart. It was a stunning sight to see snow begin to fall in Northern California…

After a hefty early-season storm that blanketed the mountains of Northern California with snow, we have our first ski resort…

Hat Creek in Shasta County is forever linked with CDFW’s Heritage and Wild Trout Program as one of the first…

Fall is underway in the Tahoe Basin and Lake Tahoe bears are hungry! Autumn is the time of year when…

Photo by Patrick T’Kindt It was an achievement celebrated the world over last week when 8-year-old Sam Baker became the youngest…

The recreational take of Dungeness crab using crab traps will be temporarily restricted in California when the season opens on…

The first significant storm of the season has officially arrived in Tahoe and it’s currently DUMPING. Some reports show 6…

Remember, remember the first of November. Those will hopefully be our words in a few months when we see a…

California’s first wolf pack to return to the state in over a century, the Lassen Pack, continues to grow in…

The film “Hotel Dunsmuir” is out, and just in time for a spooky NorCal Halloween. How do you make Dunsmuir,…

Despite another year of drought in Northern California, the fall months have already brought plenty of precipitation. September saw 1000%…

The newly-release Hotel Dunsmuir has been a hit for audiences this Halloween season, receiving positive reviews and earning Michael Zaiko…

8-year-old Sam Baker climbing El Capitan. Photo via @samueladventure/IG A brand-new rock climbing record has been set in Yosemite National…

Photo by Marco Bicca  It’s well documented that the areas surrounding Mount Shasta are full of legends and mysteries. From paranormal…

Photo by Jason Strull When Alan Chow solo-hiked into the Yosemite National Park wilderness in the spring of 2018, he had…

Over 100 years ago, writer Mark Twain observed the case of some “incredibly weird” flies in Mono Lake, near Mammoth…

Beginning in Northern California and running all the way up to Alaska in the Pacific Ocean sits multiple fault lines…

The recent volcanic history of Mount Shasta eludes us. For a long time, the last eruption was believed to be…

Save the Redwoods League today announced that it has secured an opportunity to purchase a conservation easement on the 3,862-acre…

A large earthquake rocked the Bay Area at 11:42 on Tuesday, registering at 5.1 magnitude on the Richter Scale. The…

When you’re a fishing guide in Northern California, there are plenty of odd things you might see on the water.…

Despite all of the local hype behind the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ private concert at Hoopa High School on October…

The Great Redwood Trail scored a monumental victory last week when a federal regulator rejected the Skunk Train’s offer to…

A 4.2 magnitude earthquake hit near Fortuna, just 16 miles south of Eureka, at 11:16 am Sunday, sending a jolt…

While some Northern California dams are primed for removal, Shasta Dam provides crucial water storage and flood mitigation for the…

Written by Meghan Snow Seeing a forest recently burned in a wildfire can be jarring. Green is replaced by shades…

Photo courtesy of WinterWonderGrass WinterWonderGrass returns to Palisades Tahoe for its seventh annual festival this winter season from March 31…

Wildlife encounters can be frequent for any visitor to Yosemite National Park, especially during a pandemic that has forced officials…

Bob Burnquist is known to use his imagination to push the sport of skateboarding to new levels. The experienced pro…

Written By Cal Robinson When you close your eyes and think of a healthy forest, you may picture one that’s…

Northern California has always attracted creative superstars, and the list of famous writers who either come from NorCal or spent…

Fort Ross Landing Historical and Archaeological District The California State Historical Resources Commission will hold a virtual meeting next Friday,…

June Lake. Photo by Levan Badzgaradze. The Clean Up The Lake (CUTL) dive team that completed the 72 mile SCUBA cleanup of Lake…

The seasons are changing in Yosemite National Park. Temperatures are dropping and fall foliage is beginning to explode as park…

Photo: California Department of Fish and Wildlife The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is offering free swan tours…

There’s nothing quite like the bond between and father and his son. Simultaneously teaching and encouraging your son can be…

When we visit the wilderness, we’re visiting the home of the vast wildlife that lives there. From birds to deer…

The waters off the coast of Northern California are known as the Red Triangle, which is home to 40 percent…

The Wintu Tribe of Northern California When I am outdoors visiting our beautiful NorCal landmarks, curiosity always slips into my head…

Photo: U.S. Forest Service There have been plenty of historic structures revealed on Shasta Lake during severe drought. With multiple…

Taylor Creek remains mostly dry after another year of drought One of the most delightful fall activities in the Tahoe…

It’s not every day you get to enjoy a movie filmed in one of your favorite towns in the world.…

The body of missing hiker Robert Bondurant was found on October 6, tragically ending the search in the rugged terrain…

The brave firefighters battling the dangerous and fast-moving fires in Northern California put their lives on the line to protect…

Stand By Me is a cult classic movie from 1986 about four curious boys wandering into the wilderness in search…

Photo by Brandon DesJarlais We know Castle Crags as the beautiful Northern California wilderness area settled just between Shasta Lake and…

For many people around the world, the Golden Gate Bridge serves as the unofficial trademark of Northern California. Crossing the…

Jared Trainor was excited for another fun day surfing on the Northern California coast on Sunday. The Fortuna man was…

The history of Lake Tahoe sits at the bottom of its crystal-clear water and it’s now home to an underwater…

Photo by Oliver Plattner If you Google the most dangerous trails in America, you’ll be hard-pressed to find a list that…

For frequenters of northbound Interstate 5 in Northern California, imposing Black Butte is nearly as iconic as its next-door-neighbor Mt.…

Photo: Bike Tahoe There are a lot of opportunities for a great bike ride in Northern California, but the best…

In the Lava Beds National Monument sits a wall of stone with petroglyphs that are dated as far back as…

State and federal biologists and engineers, in partnership with the Winnemem Wintu Tribe, have begun testing an experimental system in…

Yosemite National Park is full of nature’s marvels. From world-famous rock formations to scary wildlife standoffs, the park is one…

It’s fire season in NorCal, which means we must keep in mind the brave men and women who put their…

Northern California is no stranger to disasters. Over time we’ve lived through earthquakes, volcanos, firenados, floods, mudslides and avalanches. Would…

Mountain biker David Sousa was having a great time riding down the Mills Peak trail in Plumas County when he…