An increase in camping fees is being proposed at Assateague Island National Seashore in Maryland.

There are trails within each of the three units comprising John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, none of them very long. In truth, you can do every single trail within a unit (not each unit, but a unit) in an entire day. Contributing writer and photographer Rebecca Latson describes the trails she hiked at the Painted Hills Unit of this national monument in Oregon.

The harsh winter at Grand Canyon National Park destroyed more than 300 feet of water pipeline servicing the Grand Canyon Lodge, which won't offer overnight accommodations until late July at the earliest.

Snowmelt pouring out of the high country of Yosemite National Park has led to a flood warning for the Yosemite Valley as the Merced River is expected to reach flood stage. As a result, the Lower, North Pines, and Housekeeping Camp campgrounds are closed.