The Sequoia Parks Conservancy, in partnership with the National Park Service, will host the Dark Sky Festival at Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks this coming weekend. This year’s festival, themed “Discover the Dark,” is packed with stargazing, science, and community events that promise to deepen your connection with the night sky and highlight the importance of preserving natural darkness.

Campground fees at Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota are going up on October 1. The changes apply to the Cottonwood Campground, Cottonwood Group site, Juniper Campground, Juniper Group site, and Roundup Group Horse Camp campground.

The National Park Service has added the historic First Baptist Church to Nicodemus National Historic Site in Nicodemus, Kansas.

Annual meadow closures will take effect go into effect Sunday in Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado to prevent the disturbance and harassment of elk during their fall mating season.