Rural stays booked on the Hipcamp platform allow budget visitors to save money while reveling in the outdoors.

In busy, screen-filled lives, camping is a much-needed escape. Being outdoors is great for physical and mental health. Whether you’re hiking a new trail, gathering firewood, throwing a Frisbee, or ...

An avid beachcomber in Texas had an encounter earlier this week with a common octopus — a sight that she says isn't quite so ...

Many of us feel like we have to hop on a plane and jet-set to a foreign country to assuage our travel bug. However, that's just not necessary in the United States. Nor is it always preferable, given ...

For the 38th edition of our Readers' Choice Awards, respondents from across the globe weighed in on all things travel—from ...

An Austin man wants to drive nonstop from Port Aransas to the Rio Grande and doesn’t see why a skinny little body of water should stop him. A: Way back when, Padre Island was one contiguous, very long ...

Decker, who allegedly killed his kids, has been missing for nearly three months. After a two-day search of the area where Travis Decker allegedly murdered his three young daughters, the FBI said they ...

The fire began Friday afternoon, Aug. 22, after a lightning strike ignited dry grasslands about three miles south of the Malaquite Visitor Center, according to the National Park Service (NPS). As of ...

A top tourist destination in Texas has just garnered another accolade — being named one of the best islands in the continental United States. South Padre Island, in the Rio Grande Valley, snagged a ...

Kemp's ridley sea turtle hatchling releases are scheduled for June 14 and 18 at Padre Island National Seashore. Releases are canceled if turtles haven't hatched on the expected date or due to bad ...

There is no in-park lodging at Padre Island National Seashore in Texas, but its proximity to nearby towns means there are a wealth of overnight options available, in addition to two developed ...

A Texas woman who says her leg is "pretty much gone" after being bitten by a shark on South Padre Island on the Fourth of July is now opening up about the terrifying encounter. Tabatha Sullivent of ...