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. There is ...

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 ...

PHELAN • U.S. Rep. Paul Cook, R-Apple Valley, reached out this week to forest officials in an effort to bridge the divide in a controversial off-highway vehicle project located south of Phelan. In a ...

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 ...

Suzuki DR-Z400S Credit: Suzuki What you need to know: Several state vehicular recreation areas will offer FREE off-road safety riding courses!

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 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 ...

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 ...

It's now officially permissible to use state grants from user-funded off-highway vehicle programs for law enforcement and landscape restoration, following recent action by the Colorado State Parks ...

The Paradise Recreation and Parks District (PRPD) has received a $219,264 grant from the State of California's Resources ...