Visiting the Parks

Trail Ridge Road Across Rocky Mountain National Park Closed for Winter

If you've got traveling Trail Ridge Road end-to-end through Rocky Mountain National Park on your bucket list, well, it'll have to wait until next year. Winter has forced park officials to close the road to wheeled traffic until next spring.

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By Kurt Repanshek - November 1st, 2010 2:15am

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Time To Consider That Backcountry Ski Trek in Sequoia National Park

With the High Sierra already having been blessed with some heavy snows, it's not too early to think about heading to the Pear Lake Hut in Sequoia National Park for a wintry adventure.

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By Kurt Repanshek - October 31st, 2010 1:15am

Winter Hours Begin Monday at Outer Banks Group In North Carolina

Things move a bit slower along the North Carolina coast in winter, which is why the National Park Service's Outer Banks Group is scaling back the hours of its visitor centers just a bit, beginning Monday

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By Kurt Repanshek - October 30th, 2010 3:15am

Yellowstone National Park's Interior Roads to Close to Wheeled-Traffic on November 8

While snow squalls could lead to temporary road closures in Yellowstone National Park any day at this time of year, most interior roads in the park will close to wheeled-traffic for the winter on November 8, according to park officials.

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By Kurt Repanshek - October 30th, 2010 2:15am

Plan Now to Attend "Roots in the Cave" at Mammoth Cave National Park

Mark your calendars to attend the annual Roots in the Cave seminar at Mammoth Cave National Park, where this year's program looks at turn-of-the-20th-century cave explorer Edmund Turner.

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By Kurt Repanshek - October 29th, 2010 3:15am

Roads Closing in Grand Teton National Park for Winter Season

With snow already on the ground, Grand Teton National Park officials are getting ready to set out the "road closed" signs on the park's interior roads.

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By Kurt Repanshek - October 28th, 2010 3:15am

Overnight Closures of Zion-Mount Carmel Highway At Zion National Park to End

With the end in sight, nightly closures of the Zion-Mount Carmel Highway through Zion National Park will come to an end Friday, according to park officials.

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By Kurt Repanshek - October 27th, 2010 10:55am

The Case of the Cigarette Smoking Woman At Petrified Forest National Park

Looking for a few good ghosts in the national parks this Halloween? Consider Petrified Forest National Park with its Case of the Cigarette Smoking Woman.

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By haunted hiker - October 24th, 2012 11:47am

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Oprah Visits Yosemite National Park

Oprah Winfrey airs a two part program on visiting Yosemite National Park and questions why more African Americans don't visit National Parks.

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By [email protected] - October 27th, 2010 3:15am

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Mennonite Women Backpacking and Bears Falling in Shenandoah National Park

Fall is a spectacular season to hike in Shenandoah National Park. Reds, golds, greens and browns are dappling the hillsides, deer are on the move, and, if your timing is excellent, bears are falling from the trees and Mennonite women are backpacking along the Appalachian Trail.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 26th, 2011 9:34am

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