Thirteen years ago, National Park Trust launched Kids to Parks Day. Held annually on the third Saturday in May, this year’s national day of outdoor park play and recreation will be held on Saturday. For 2023, National Park Trust is teaming up with the American Academy of Pediatrics and Mental Health Awareness Month to promote the many physical and mental health benefits of getting outdoors and enjoying nature and parks.

A 39-year-old resident of El Salvador visiting Buffalo National River is believed to have drowned after disappearing under the water, according to a park release.

Two studies – one spotlighting segregation at national parks in Virginia from 1916-1965 and the other showcasing where African Americans recreated from the late 19th through the early 21st century—are setting the stage for new national historic landmark designations, listings on the National Register of Historic Places, and opportunities for national parks to be more candid about their past.

Approval has been received to build a not-quite 2-mile long multi-use pathway at Cape Hatteras National Seashore that will lead to the Cape Hatteras Light as well as the beach from North Carolina 12, the main highway that runs down the Outer Banks.