Parks in the News

Best Practices For Angels Landing Pilot Permit Program

If you’re planning to hike the vertigo-inducing Angels Landing Trail, you’ll need a permit to do so for 2023. Zion National Park wants to share some fast facts and advice on how you can improve your permit application.

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By Compiled From N... - April 7th, 2023 1:45pm

Grand Canyon North Rim Reopens June 2023

The North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park will open on Friday, June 2 at 6 a.m. to mark the official start of the 2023 season. Following a record-setting snow season, this delayed opening is necessary to ensure the safe plowing of State Route 67 and allow staff to reopen visitor facilities on the North Rim.

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By Compiled From N... - April 7th, 2023 6:09pm

2023 Spring Bicycling Begins In Yellowstone National Park

Ready to get out and about at Yellowstone National Park on your bicycle? Beginning Friday, April 7, 2023 the roads between the West Entrance and Mammoth Hot Springs will open to bicycling.

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By Compiled From N... - April 7th, 2023 3:00am

Spring Marks Partial Reopening Of Teton Park Road

Get ready for some spring hiking, biking, and skating in Grand Teton National Park with the partial reopening of Teton Park Road between Taggart Lake Trailhead and Signal Mountain Lodge beginning Friday, April 7 at 9 a.m.

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By Compiled From N... - April 7th, 2023 3:00am

Public Invited To Watch Sage Grouse Mating Dance Near Mormon Row

Grand Teton National Park rangers are inviting the public to come this April and watch sage grouse perform their annual mating dance near Mormon Row.

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By Compiled From N... - April 6th, 2023 3:00am

Temporary Fix Restores Limited Service To Cape Lookout Lighthouse Dock

The National Park Service has completed repairs to allow limited use of the ferry dock at Cape Lookout Lighthouse at Cape Lookout National Seashore. The dock was substantially damaged during the December 24, 2022 winter storm.

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By Compiled From N... - April 6th, 2023 3:00am

Fort Raleigh National Historic Site Seeking Public’s Help Solving Recent Crimes

Due to an increase in vandalism, theft and attempted theft of government property at Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, the National Park Service and park staff are seeking assistance from anyone who may have information leading to the identification of suspect(s) or to the safe return of items stolen during the most recent illegal activity.

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By Compiled From N... - April 6th, 2023 2:45am

Defending National Parks Globally

"Ecocide" in Venezuela's national parks, elephant and rhino poaching in African parks, wildlife trafficking in Vietnam's parks, and illegal gold mining in Belize's parks are just some of the blights on the global collection of national parks and protected areas

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By Lori Sonken - August 1st, 2024 1:24am

Nearly 1,000 Acres Added To New River Gorge National Park And Preserve

New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in West Virginia has grown by nearly 1,000 acres with the addition of a tract near Sandstone, West Virginia, that enlarges the preserve portion of the park.

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By NPT Staff - April 4th, 2023 2:45am

National Park Service Opposes Legislation To Allow Fixed Climbing Anchors In Wilderness

A dozen years after the National Park Service found itself defending its position on the placement of climbing anchors in official wilderness, the issue has returned, this time with a congressman from Utah pushing legislation that would take the agency out of the conversation.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 4th, 2023 2:45am

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