Blue Ridge Parkway Bridge Project To Extend Detour
Rehabilitation of the Roanoke River Bridge along the Blue Ridge Parkway will require a year-long extension of a route detour in Virginia.
- By NPT Staff - March 30th, 2021 1:45am
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Random Draw For Lake O’Hara Shuttle In Yoho Launches April 1
Yoho National Park is poised to finally test-drive a random draw reservation system for the shuttle that whisks people to popular Lake O’Hara for the day.
- By Jennifer Bain - August 2nd, 2024 5:57am
Portions Of Denali Park Road To Be Open To Private Vehicles This Summer
Portions of the Denali Park Road in Denali National Park and Preserve will be open to private vehicles this summer, though you'll need to make a reservation if you want to cruise down that road.
- By NPT Staff - March 26th, 2021 1:45am
Prince Edward Island National Park Announces Expansion
Prince Edward Island National Park is getting new dunes as part of a 405-acre expansion.
- By NPT Staff - March 25th, 2021 2:30am
Hiking Though A Canadian National Park That Protects Farmland
The drive to the start of the Harvest Trail meanders down a rural road past market gardens selling brown eggs and honey, alongside fields waiting to be planted with wheat, soy and corn crops, and past glorious old barns and yellow warning signs ordering motorists to share the road with tractors.
- By Jennifer Bain - August 2nd, 2024 5:57am
Access To Be Limited For Peak Bloom Of Cherry Blossoms On National Mall
In a bid to reduce the chance of Covid-19 transmission the National Park Service will be limiting all vehicular and pedestrian access to the Tidal Basin, East Potomac Park and West Potomac Park during the peak bloom period of the cherry blossoms as a public health precaution.
- By NPT Staff - March 24th, 2021 1:45am
Kejimkujik Gets Green Energy And Infrastructure Investments
Nova Scotia’s Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site is getting almost $600,000 to support greenhouse gas emissions reduction efforts and investment in clean technology.
- By NPT Staff - March 22nd, 2021 2:30am
Wilderness Waterway At Everglades National Park Is 40!
It is one of the most magical, and demanding, backcountry treks you can make in the National Park System east of the Mississippi. For a week or more you can leave civilization behind as you explore Everglades National Park by canoe or sea kayak along the Wilderness Waterway, which turns 40 this year.
- By NPT Staff - March 22nd, 2021 1:45am
Joshua Trees: An Uncertain Future For A Mojave Desert Icon
A sea of scorched Joshua trees, reduced to black skeletons of their former selves, darkens eastern California’s Mojave National Preserve. The pungent smell of their charred remains lingers even after January snowfall.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 1st, 2024 1:24am
Banff Boosts Cycling Opportunities With Road Closures
Cyclists and pedestrians will have two stretches of scenic roadways in Banff National Park almost to themselves this season.
- By Jennifer Bain - August 2nd, 2024 5:57am
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