Jaclyn Cosgrove covers the (great!) outdoors at the Los Angeles Times. They started at The Times in 2017 and have written about wildfires, culture, protests, crime and county government. In 2022, they managed For Your Mind, a yearlong mental health project. Cosgrove is originally from rural Oklahoma and is a proud Oklahoma State University graduate. They fell in love with the Southern California landscape when they moved here in 2017. They are always looking for the next adventure and welcome your ideas. If their phone goes straight to voicemail when you call, it probably means they’re in the mountains with their beloved dog, Maggie May.
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Dance Quest’s silent disco hike takes guests on an hourlong adventure through Griffith Park, complete with a curated playlist of bangers and ballads.
There are several first-come, first-served campgrounds near L.A. where folks might get lucky and snag a spot on the Fourth of July weekend.
The boat was stolen from a unit of the Sea Scouts, a program of Scouting America, in Marina del Rey.
Orange County officials say the clean-up process of two GKN Aerospace storage tanks in Garden Grove will start sometime Monday through Thursday.
California Highway Patrol remained on scene hours after the accident near the 110 Freeway offramp exit that left one person dead.
This past week, I had multiple encounters with bears in Angeles National Forest, including one slapping my tent during a backpacking trip.
California is giving away a $50 park pass for free, but only through July 6.
This Sunday marks the summer solstice, when L.A. experiences the longest day of the year. Hikers have the opportunity to capture more than 14 hours of sunlight out in the wilderness.
Californians can download a Historian Passport for free on ReserveCalifornia.com and use it for unlimited visits to participating parks.
Mt. Lukens, the highest point in L.A., was once known as Sister Elsie Peak. I went down a massive internet rabbit hole to find out why.