On a shoulder season road trip through the Kootenay Rockies region of British Columbia, I whirled through Glacier National Park and Yoho National Park in that awkward down time between fall and winter. But while there was just enough snow to make hiking treacherous, and not enough snow to do winter sports or take comfort in the knowledge that the grizzlies were hibernating, I was still able to explore with my camera in hand.

The Big Spring Campground at Ozark National Scenic Riverways in Missouri will be closed through much, or all, of January to complete utility upgrades.

Year-end holiday visitors to Zion National Park in Utah can take advantage of shuttles buses that will be operating through December 31.

The cost to go underground and to reserve picnic shelters at Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky will increase on March 1.