One Of Canada's Least Visited Parks Will Stay Closed This Year
Tuktut Nogait National Park will remain closed for all of 2021 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
- By Jennifer Bain - March 9th, 2021 2:30am
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Icefields Parkway Viewpoint Closed Until August In Alberta
One of the most popular viewpoints along the Icefields Parkway in Banff National Park will remain closed until August for a second summer of construction.
- By Jennifer Bain - March 6th, 2021 6:15am
Boaters Heading To Grand Teton National Park Can Get Permits Online
If you're planning to boat in Grand Teton National Park this summer you can order your boating permit online, but you'll still need to stop to have your craft inspected for aquatic invaders.
- By NPT Staff - March 6th, 2021 2:00am
Rush To The Outdoors Has Challenged Recreation.Gov
Through the wizardry of the Internet and computer software, your ability to reserve one of more than 100,000 campsites, cabins, or even fire lookouts that are no longer used as fire lookouts is just a click away. Or so you think.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 17th, 2021 10:32am
Winter Season Nearing A Close In Yellowstone National Park
Roads in Yellowstone National Park will begin to close to over-snow travel this coming Sunday, March 7, and as the roads close snowplowing will start in preparation for spring in the national park.
- By NPT Staff - March 2nd, 2021 1:45am
Protecting Rare Birds On One Of Banff National Park’s Busiest Trails
Black eyes stare from the shadows of a tiny cave, a feathered, white crescent drawing my gaze. I halt mid-step, my eyes probing the inky dimness of the cliffside cavern. I’m looking at one of Banff National Park’s rarest birds — the black swift — from one of its busiest hiking trails, Johnston Canyon.
- By Jennifer Bain - March 3rd, 2021 10:25am
Areas At North Cascades National Park Complex Closed For Peregrine Nesting
Two climbing management areas in North Cascades National Park Complex will be closed to all public use from March 1 to July 15 to protect peregrine falcon nesting aeries.
- By NPT Staff - February 23rd, 2021 1:30am
Searching For Glaciers In The National Parks
It’s no secret glaciers are retreating due to global warming trends. Different federal agencies have set up glacial monitoring programs to track these changes in the national parks. But don’t fret about a total disappearance of glaciers just yet. There are national parks in both the U.S. and Canada where you can still see, and even stand on, a glacier.
- By Rebecca Latson - February 26th, 2021 8:19am
New National Park Service App A Work In Progress
The National Park Service has a new app that's intended to cover all the units of the National Park System, but that's a tall order for parks that lack staff to provide robust content.
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 10th, 2021 1:51pm
Unique Comfort Camping Options A Hit With The Parks Canada Crowd
Little did I know when my family slept in an oTENTik in Georgian Bay Islands National Park in 2016, and when I did a solo night in a MicrOcube in Riding Mountain National Park in 2017, that we were part of a quiet camping revolution.
- By Jennifer Bain - February 9th, 2021 2:00am
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