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Feral horses at Theodore Roosevelt National Monument by Alexandria Shankweile

We’re closing out the year with a look back at some of the top stories around the National Park System, and involving the National Park Service. We opened this look a week ago with Kristen Brengel from the National Parks Conservation Association and Mike Murray from the Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks, discussing issues involving the National Park Service and outside impacts affecting the National Park System. 

Today, in the second half of this discussion, we’re focusing on natural resource issues in the parks. 

0:02 National Parks Traveler introduction
0:12 Episode Intro with Kurt Repanshek
0:40 Schoodic - Nature’s Symphony - The Sounds of Acadia
0:53 Potrero Group
1:20 Interior Federal Credit Union
1:47 Xplorer Maps
2:11 Episode 255 - 2023 Park System Year in Review Part 2
22:15 Black Woods - Nature’s Symphony - The Sounds of Acadia
22:38 NPT Promo
22:50 Grand Teton National Park Foundation
23:19 Friends of Acadia
23:45 Washington’s National Park Fund
24:19 Episode 255 - 2023 Park System Year in Review Part 2 Continues
43:15 Torch - Bill Mize - The Sounds of the Everglades
43:38 Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
44:00 Yosemite Conservancy
44:22 Great Smoky Mountains Association
44:43 The Everglades Foundation
44:58 Episode 255 - 2023 Park System Year in Review Part 2 Continues
1:04:39 Kenai Fjords - Various Artists - The Spirit of Alaska
1:05:26 Episode Closing
1:05:43 Orange Tree Productions
1:06:16 Splitbeard Productions
1:06:27 National Parks Traveler footer

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The Essential RVing Guide

The Essential RVing Guide to the National Parks

The National Parks RVing Guide, aka the Essential RVing Guide To The National Parks, is the definitive guide for RVers seeking information on campgrounds in the National Park System where they can park their rigs. It's available for free for both iPhones and Android models.

This app is packed with RVing specific details on more than 250 campgrounds in more than 70 parks.

You'll also find stories about RVing in the parks, some tips if you've just recently turned into an RVer, and some planning suggestions. A bonus that wasn't in the previous eBook or PDF versions of this guide are feeds of Traveler content: you'll find our latest stories as well as our most recent podcasts just a click away.

So whether you have an iPhone or an Android, download this app and start exploring the campgrounds in the National Park System where you can park your rig.