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Guadalupe Mountains National Parks may be one of the most remote in the U.S., but it's also one of the most unique.
As more people came, early national park tourism grew. The beautiful landscapes and hot springs captured everyone’s attention ...
Much of Mackinac Island was designated as a national park in 1875, but it proved to be too expensive for the government to ...
National Park Week (April) June-August: ... Visiting very early (before 7 a.m.) in the morning or in the late afternoon is one strategy to avoid the crowds and the blazing sun.
Archaeologists recently made a startling discovery: They found that two 18th-century shipwrecks off the coast of Central America were actually two Danish slave ships. The ships, named Fridericus ...
National parks as we know and love them are changing — dismantled before our very eyes under the new Trump administration in just six weeks. Fired staff, canceled ... In rallies across the country in ...
Yosemite National Park ended the reservation season early, announcing that visitors do not need a reservation to drive through the park for the rest of 2024. As for 2025, it's still up in the air ...
National Park Service employees were told to submit their resumes ahead of more staffing cuts. ... a group of more than 1,000 off-duty park service rangers. In early April, ...
Expect a longer drive into and out of Joshua Tree National Park early in April with the busy west entrance closed to all traffic beginning 6 a.m. on April 7 until 6 p.m. April 10. The closure ...
Helen Dhue was one of 1,000 National Park Service employees affected by the Trump administration’s federal job cuts. “Parks build community,” she said. “I’m sad to see that that’s ...
Zion National Park is host to the first electric shuttle bus fleet in a U.S. national park. ... More importantly, these buses give zero emissions and are very, very quiet," Sams said.
Chile is set to gain its 47th national park early this year — largely due to the efforts of U.S. conservationist Kristine Tompkins and her organization.