Parks in the News

How Yellowstone Thermal Features Get Their Names

How did many of Yellowstone National Park's hot springs, mud pots, geysers, and perpetual spouters come to bear their colorful and descriptive names? How do newly found or described thermal features receive a name today?

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By NPT Staff - December 12th, 2023 2:30am

New Boardwalk Will Take You To Cape Lookout Lighthouse

The stretch of boardwalk that leads you to the lighthouse and keeper's quarters at Cape Lookout National Seashore is currently being replaced, a process that is limiting access to the area, especially for those with mobility issues, a release from the seashore says.

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By Compiled From N... - December 9th, 2023 2:30am

Three National Scenic Trails Are Country’s Newest National Parks

The National Park System has grown by three units, as the Ice Age, New England, and North Country national scenic trails have been officially designated parts of the system.

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By NPT Staff - December 8th, 2023 2:30am

"Global Mass Coral Bleaching And Mortality Event" Expected To Hit Caribbean Parks Hard

The pace of warming oceans is pointing to "a global mass coral bleaching and mortality event over the next 12 to 24 months," with much of the damage being done to coral reefs within national parks in the Caribbean.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 1st, 2024 1:24am

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Tribes Want Government To Review 1868 Fort Laramie Treaty, Return Lands

A treaty negotiated more than 150 years ago between the Standing Rock and Oglala Sioux tribes at Fort Laramie, Wyoming, needs to be reviewed and enforced, particularly the section that called for a "Great Sioux Reservation" for the two tribes for their "absolute and undisturbed use and occupation," say the tribes.

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By Kurt Repanshek - December 7th, 2023 2:30am

Glacier National Park Adds Early Access Lotteries For 2024 Wilderness Permits

Glacier National Park next spring will, for a price, offer early access lotteries for wilderness camping advance reservations in collaboration with Recreation.gov.

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By Compiled From N... - December 6th, 2023 2:30am

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Entrance Fees Rising At Everglades National Park

It's going to cost a little more to enter Everglades National Park in 2024, when the entrance fee for private vehicles and vessels goes from $30 for seven days to $35.

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By Compiled From N... - December 5th, 2023 2:30am

Expect Holiday Crowds At Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park

Visitors who plan to explore Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park during the holidays could be in for a surprise if they don’t plan ahead.

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By Compiled From N... - December 5th, 2023 2:30am

Congressional Differences Lead To AI-Generated Crowding Of National Parks

Congressional battles over how to house undocumented immigrants have prompted the National Republican Congressional Committee to pull national parks into the fray by using artificial intelligence smoke-and-mirrors to crowd some national parks with immigrant tent villages.

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By Kurt Repanshek - December 4th, 2023 5:24pm

Six Entrance-Fee-Free Days Scheduled For National Park System in 2024

There will be six entrance fee free days in the National Park System in 2024.

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By Compiled From N... - December 4th, 2023 2:45am

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