One of the most popular hiking trails in Big Sur has reopened after a huge redwood tree smashed through a 70-foot bridge over a big ravine during a winter storm two years ago, blocking public access.

California State Parks said Monday that the three-quarter mile Pfeiffer Falls Trail in Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park near Big Sur has reopened. In January 2023, the trail bridge, which carries hikers ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Even in picturesque California, few landscapes are as stunning — or as fragile — as Big Sur. The constant storms and seismic ...

An ultra-popular hiking trail in Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park has finally reopened after one of its wooden bridges was destroyed by a winter storm in 2023, California State Parks announced. Pfeiffer ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Views of the Ventana Wilderness in the Big Sur backcountry from Marble Peak. (Leor Pantilat) One of Big Sur's most spectacular ...

A waterfall spills onto an empty beach cove at a state park in Big Sur. - Flavio Shots/Shutterstock If images of a waterfall plunging onto a pristine beach kissed by frothy waves come to mind, you're ...

Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park is one of the best and most affordable outdoorsy getaways in the U.S., according to a new list. Brian Baer Courtesy of California State Parks, 2025 Dreaming of an outdoorsy ...

This is one of the most beautiful places in the Golden State.