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All Yosemite National Park Campgrounds Now Open for the 2010 Summer Season

All Yosemite National Park Campgrounds Now Open for the 2010 Summer SeasonAll campgrounds in Yosemite National Park are now open for the 2010 summer season, the National Park Service saidm but many only are open on a first-come, first-served basis.

Several campgrounds along the Tioga Road and the Bridalveil Creek Campground on the Glacier Point Road have been closed since the winter of 2009 due to seasonal road closures, a heavy snowpack, and water saturation.
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California’s Historic Railtown 1897 Steam Train Operating Season Opens April 3-4

California’s Historic Railtown 1897 Steam Train Operating Season Opens April 3-4 The shout will be "All Aboard" on April 3-4 as Railtown 1897 State Historic Park in Jamestown, California begins the first weekend of steam train operations for 2010.

To kick off the first day of operations on Saturday, April 3, the public is invited ...
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California’s Mendocino Coast Readies March Whale Watching Festivals

California’s Mendocino Coast Readies March Whale Watching Festivals March is whale-watching month along California's northern Mendocino Coast, and this year promises lots of fun for visitors who want to combine watching with a lot of celebrating.

Whale watching in March is all about the migration of the Eastern Pacifi...
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Yosemite’s Half Dome Hiking Cables Too Popular; National Park Service Mandates Limits

Yosemite’s Half Dome Hiking Cables Too Popular; National Park Service Mandates Limits Saying it's both a matter of public safety and ensuring a positive experience, the National Park Service will set limits for how many Yosemite National Park visitors can use the popular steel cables to hike to the top of Half Dome.
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Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial Becomes 392nd National Park System Unit

Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial Becomes 392nd National Park System Unit It's the newest park in the National Park System, but you'll have a tough time visiting it if you want to stand where the greatest home front disaster of World War II actually took place.

In late October 2009, President Obama signed the Defense Author...
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