Hiker Found Dead In Zion National Park
A 37-year-old hiker was found dead Sunday on a trail at Zion National Park in Utah.
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 2nd, 2025 4:34pm
Parks in the News
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Rangers Searching For Overdue Hiker
A 73-year-old woman overdue from a hike was the subject of a search at Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Sunday.
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 2nd, 2025 2:05pm
Wyoming Seeking Federal Land Grab, Utah Wants To Co-Manage National Parks
Legislators in two Western states have their eyes on federal lands, with the Wyoming Legislature being asked to approve a resolution that all federal lands inside the Cowboy State, except Yellowstone National Park, be turned over, while Utah legislators are being asked to get behind a measure calling for them to "co-manage" the national parks in their state.
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 2nd, 2025 8:35am
Wind Cave Tours To Resume With Upgraded Elevator
If you like to explore the underbelly of the National Park System, you can now do that at Wind Cave National Park in South Dakota, where work to upgrade the elevator system that drops you down into the cave has been completed.
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 1st, 2025 2:30am
Safety Concerns Raised Over Loss of NPS Employees To Deferred Resignation
Public safety in the National Park System could be jeopardized if a significant number of key National Park Service personnel decide to take the deferred resignation offer being dangled by the Trump administration as a way to reduce the federal workforce.
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 31st, 2025 5:34am
Cuyahoga Valley National Park Will Host Open House For Volunteers
Cuyahoga Valley National Park, and the NPS, are looking for volunteers.
- By justin.housman - January 31st, 2025 2:15am
NPS Is Investigating Vandalism At Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument
The National Park Service is investigating a troubling act of vandalism and theft at Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument in Kentucky.
- By justin.housman - January 30th, 2025 2:45am
Will National Park Service Lose Workers To Trump Buyout Offer?
An offer by the Trump administration to pay federal employees to quit is being viewed suspiciously by some in the National Park Service, with some initial thoughts labeling it a scam.
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 29th, 2025 11:48am
What The EXPLORE Act Has In Store For Adventure Cyclists
The newly passed EXPLORE Act contained the BOLT Act, which offers the chance for more long-distance bike trails on public lands.
- By justin.housman - January 29th, 2025 2:50am
Operator Sought For Lodging, Food And Retail Business At Badlands National Park
The National Park Service recently issued a prospectus seeking bids for management of Cedar Pass Lodge, the only lodging facility at Badlands National Park in South Dakota.
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 29th, 2025 2:30am
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