Parks in the News

Rock Creek Park's Upper Beach Drive To Remain Closed Year-Round

A decision to keep the upper section of Beach Drive through Rock Creek Park closed to vehicles seasonally has been changed to keep traffic off the scenic drive year-round, the National Park Service has announced.

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By Compiled From N... - November 3rd, 2022 2:30am

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Bryce Canyon Backpacking Permits Moving To Recreation.Gov

Bryce Canyon National Park staff, in a move to help standardize the park's backcountry reservation process, is moving reservations to recreation.gov beginning in December.

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By Compiled From N... - November 2nd, 2022 2:30am

Forest Restoration, Resilience, And Protection At Lassen Volcanic National Park

Almost 70 percent of Lassen Volcanic National Park was engulfed by the 2021 Dixie Fire; you can’t miss the in-your-face views of the aftermath. Now, park management continues working to remove hazard trees and restore and maintain forest health by reintroducing natural fire regimes.

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By Rebecca Latson - November 2nd, 2022 2:30am

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Redwood National And State Parks Superintendent Honored For Natural Resource Stewardship

Redwood National and State Parks Superintendent Steve Mietz was honored and recognized with the National Park Service Director’s Award as Superintendent of the Year for Natural Resource Stewardship for his work in implementing landscape scale watershed conservation efforts with park partners and local tribes.

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By Compiled From N... - November 2nd, 2022 2:30am

Missing Hiker Found Alive At Buffalo National River

A Louisiana man missing in Buffalo National River in Arkansas since last week was found alive and well Tuesday.

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By Compiled From N... - November 1st, 2022 2:40pm

Four Sites Added To Reconstruction Era National Historic Network

Sites in Virginia and South Carolina have been added to the Reconstruction Era National Historic Network, which connects sites across the country that provide education, interpretation and research related to the period of Reconstruction.

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By Compiled From N... - November 1st, 2022 2:30am

National Park Service Proposing To More Than Double Visitation To Cumberland Island

After holding daily visitation at Cumberland Island National Seashore to roughly 300 for nearly four decades, the National Park Service is proposing to more than double that under a visitor use management plan open for public comment.

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By Kurt Repanshek - November 1st, 2022 2:30am

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Yellowstone's Old Gardiner Road Open For Visitors

Access to Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park from Gardiner, Montana, opened for visitors Sunday, four-and-a-half months after historic flooding tore out sections of the main north road leading into the park.

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By Compiled From N... - October 31st, 2022 12:34pm

Buffalo National River Completes Second Day Of Search For Missing Hiker

At approximately 9:00 p.m., October 28th, 2022, Newton County Sherriff’s Office received a report of an overdue hiker. Clinton Preston Smith, age 67 from Baton Rouge, LA, was reported missing after failing to return from an October 27th planned hike on the Hemmed-in-Hollow Trail in Buffalo National River, Newton County, AR.

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By Compiled From N... - October 30th, 2022 7:28am

Elk Reduction Program Begins In Early November At Grand Teton National Park

An elk reduction program begins Saturday, November 5, in Grand Teton National Park. The park’s enabling legislation of 1950 authorizes Grand Teton National Park to jointly administer an elk reduction program with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department when necessary for the proper management and conservation of the Jackson Elk Herd.

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By Compiled From N... - October 29th, 2022 3:00am

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