The West, South and East entrances and nearly all roads in Yellowstone National Park will be closed to regular vehicle traffic Nov. 1. The park annually closes roads at this time of year to prepare them for the winter season and snowmobile and snowcoach travel, which will begin Dec. 15. The last day for visitors to drive most roads will be Monday, Oct. 31.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials temporarily closed the Gatlinburg Trail between Gatlinburg and Sugarlands Visitor Center, and also the Twin Creeks Trail between Gatlinburg and the Twin Creeks Science and Education Center. Both trails are closed due to a large concentration of black bears feeding on acorns.
Preservation and conservation organizations, led by the nonprofit American Battlefield Trust, are calling on Congress to take measures to reopen huge portions of Vicksburg National Military Park that have been closed for nearly three years following catastrophic damage caused by torrential rainfalls in early 2020.
An Art Deco gem of Gateway National Recreation Area, the historic bathhouse in Jacob Riis Park in New York, will be restored and reopened under a $50 million agreement reached with the National Park Service.
Air tour management plans for Arches National Park, Canyonlands National Park, and Natural Bridges National Monument in southeastern Utah have been completed by the National Park Service and Federal Aviation Administration.
Staff at Isle Royale National Park in Michigan are crafting a Wilderness Stewardship Plan to outline strategies for preserving wilderness character, including the treatment of cultural resources in wilderness.