Odds are pretty good that most of us won't set foot in Bering Land Bridge National Preserve in western Alaska, but the following informational alert from the park nevertheless raises an eyebrow.

After Miette Hot Springs shuts down Oct. 10 in Jasper National Park, the Miette Road will close its main gates to visitor traffic creating a quieter road for cycling or walking.

Wood Buffalo National Park is Canada's largest national park at 44,807 square kilometres, straddling the border of the Northwest Territories and Alberta. It’s smaller than the U.S.’s largest park, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, but bigger than Switzerland. The park is the world’s largest Dark Sky Preserve and it has a beaver dam so large it’s visible from space.

Roadwork will necessitate the closing of the Windows section at Arches National Park in Utah this Tuesday through Thursday.