Flooding Knocks Mammoth Cave Ferry Out Of Service
Record flooding that swept down the Green River in Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky knocked the park's ferry out of service.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 16th, 2025 11:44am
Parks in the News
Trump Administration Proposing To Do Away With "Harm" Definition For Endangered Species
A rule proposed by the Trump administration would weaken the Endangered Species Act by allowing for the modification of critical habitat threatened and endangered species rely on to survive.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 16th, 2025 11:36am
Devils Hole Pupfish Population Takes A Dive
A year after surging to a 25-year population high, the number of endangered Devils Hole pupfish at Death Valley National Park has crashed as a result of two recent earthquakes, according to the National Park Service. However, biologists say the population is on the road to recovery.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 16th, 2025 10:43am
Celebrating National Park Week 2025: What’s Your Plan?
It’s the start of National Park Week 2025. If you haven’t already worked up some plans to visit a national park, then this week should be the impetus you need to start formulating an idea for a trip to one of the 433 units within the National Park System.
- By Rebecca Latson - April 16th, 2025 6:06am
Isle Royale National Park Implements New Food Storage Regulations
Isle Royale National Park has implemented new food storage regulations to protect wildlife and human visitors.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 16th, 2025 2:30am
National Park Units Dot America's Most Endangered Rivers List
Creeks, streams, and rivers provide a sense of place, a grounding at times, an identity for surrounding communities. They provide a recreational outlet, and can provide food, but often it's that sense of place that roots deepest. Hurricane Helene disrupted all that when it swept out of Gulf of Mexico and reached deep into southern Appalachia.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 16th, 2025 2:30am
Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park Goes Cashless
Your cash is no good at Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, which is only accepting mobile or electronic payments for entrance, camping, and permit fees. In explaining the move, the park says transition to electronic payment is safer, reduces transaction times, allows for reservations and prepayment, and improves accountability.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 15th, 2025 2:30am
Rocky Mountain National Park Selling Gate Transponders For Visitors
Frequent visitors to Rocky Mountain National Park, or park travelers with an annual pass who might be heading to Rocky, can purchase a gate transponder for getting through the entrance stations quickly.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 14th, 2025 11:00am
Campground Reopens At Craters Of The Moon National Monument And Preserve
The National Park Service has reopened a portion of the Loop Road and the Lava Flow Campground at Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve in southern Idaho to motor vehicle travel after removing enough snow and ice from those areas to make it possible and safe.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 13th, 2025 6:50am
Trump Militarizes Federal Lands Along Southern Border
President Trump has expanded the military's role on federal lands, including national parks, along the country's southern border, saying the border "is under attack from a variety of threats. The complexity of the current situation requires that our military take a more direct role in securing our southern border than in the recent past."
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 16th, 2025 9:27am
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