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Sequoia, Kings Canyon Requiring Camping Reservations This Year

With the 2021 camping season ramping up, you should know that Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks are requiring advance reservations for their campgrounds. This change is intended to ensure proper COVID-19 mitigations and allow campers to plan with more accurate information about campsite availability, the park announced.

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By NPT Staff - March 31st, 2021 1:45am

Grand Teton Lodge Company Announces Operating Plans For 2021

Summer operations for the Grand Teton Lodge Company are expected to be close to normal, though capacity restrictions are expected to be in place in some facilities, and changes could be implemented as needed.

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By NPT Staff - March 31st, 2021 1:45am

Roadwork Coming To Zion National Park's East Entrance

Nightly road closures are coming to the east entrance of Zion National Park in Utah so crews can do maintenance and historic preservation work on the bridges and tunnels of the Zion-Mount Carmel Highway.

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By NPT Staff - March 31st, 2021 1:45am

Isle Royale National Park's Campgrounds, Anchorages To Open

Life is getting a bit back to normal at Isle Royale National Park, where most campgrounds, trails, docks, and anchorages will reopen on April 16. Additionally, the Houghton Visitor Center will reopen April 19.

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By NPT Staff - March 30th, 2021 1:45am

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.

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By NPT Staff - March 30th, 2021 1:45am

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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By Jennifer Bain - August 2nd, 2024 5:57am

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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.

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By NPT Staff - March 24th, 2021 1:45am

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