Work to redesign the North Entrance to Yellowstone National Park has gotten a $1 million boost from Yellowstone Forever, funds that qualified for an equal amount of federal matching funds.

A project to rebuild the Green River Ferry ramp at Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky is taking longer to accomplish than anticipated, which means the service won't return until spring.

After all is said and done, there's no single approach that can be taken at Cape Cod National Seashore to 100 percent prevent a shark attack if you go in the water, according to consultants retained to study 27 suggested alternatives.

It's often noted that getting out into nature is good for the soul, both from physical and mental health standpoints. A team of researchers in Australia has put a dollar figure on the mental health benefits, saying that protected areas such as national parks around the world provide $6 trillion in benefits.

A broadband company that claims people don't visit national parks for longer periods because of a lack of high-speed Internet service wants to blanket parts of Yellowstone National Park with such service.

An advisory committee on recreation on public lands established by former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke was quietly disbanded earlier this month by National Park Service Deputy Director David Vela.

There's a slow movement on to further commercialize the National Park System, one so slow that, like the frog in the pot atop the stove, it might soon be too late to stave off the incursions.

A small number of entrance fee envelopes were stolen from an "iron ranger" fee station at Saguaro National Park in Arizona, prompting park staff to suggest that anyone who paid with a credit card contact their card company.

National park settings from Death Valley National Park to Cape Hatteras National Seashore are among 10 cultural landscapes seen by the Cultural Landscape Foundation as being at risk from climate change.

A concessionaire with operations in Acadia National Park, Mammoth Cave National Park, Death Valley National Park, and several other units of the National Park System has sold a majority interest to a private equity firm.

Grand Canyon National Park is initiating water conservation measures for the South Rim, including Desert View, from Monday through November 18 for scheduled construction at the Indian Garden South pump house.

The horrors of war are all too familiar: lives lost, homes destroyed, entire communities forced to flee. Yet as time passes, places that once were sites of death and destruction can become peaceful natural refuges.

On a mild summer evening 41 years ago, someone broke into the home of John Muir that is the centerpiece of the John Muir National Historic Site. In the quiet of the night, surrounding by artifacts and memorabilia from Muir's incredible life, the interloper took one item: Muir's gold pocket watch.

National Parks Traveler has been recognized by the Western National Parks Association with its 2019 Stewart L. Udall Award.

Two Missouri residents who ignored the adage that you never return to the scene of a crime have been convicted of stealing archaeological objects from Ozark National Scenic Riverways, with one being sent to prison and the other placed on supervised probation. The damage they did to the site they poached, however, "has irreparably hindered our ability to learn at this location forever," park staff said.

Dramatic views of the Golden Gate, San Francisco Bay, the Presidio, and the San Francisco skyline will be added to Golden Gate National Recreation Area with the addition of 14 acres of new parkland atop highway tunnels.

There will be five days in 2020 during which you won't be charged for entering a national park site that normally charges entrance fees.

A key bridge along the Grand Loop Road in Yellowstone National Park, one that was built back in the 1960s, is in need of replacement, according to the National Park Service, which is seeking public comment on a variety of alternatives.

BNSF Railway Company is the target of a forthcoming lawsuit accusing the railroad of negligently killing grizzly bears, which are protected under the Endangered Species Act, near Glacier National Park in Montana.

Gazing at celestial objects will be the plan on November 15 at the Appalachian Highlands Science Learning Center in Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina. Located on Purchase Knob at 5,000 feet in elevation, the learning center provides one of the clearest views of the sky from the Haywood County region of the park.