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The summer months of 2021 were certainly smoky ones in the West. From California to Kansas, view-obscuring and occasionally choking smoke from wildfires filled the air...and campgrounds and the outdoors in general. Has the prospect of smoky summers becoming the new normal swayed you from booking a campground reservation?

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By Kurt Repanshek - December 15th, 2021 1:45am

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Rare Civil War ID Tag Donated To Monocacy National Battlefield

Dying in battle and being laid to rest in an unmarked grave was a common fear of Civil War soldiers. A recent addition to the collection at Monocacy National Battlefield in Maryland demonstrates one of the ways soldiers sought to ensure their loved ones would know their fate.

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By Compiled From N... - December 14th, 2021 1:45am

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Camping Fees Going Up, Entrance Fees On The Way

Come the first of the year it will be a little more expensive to camp at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in Michigan, and the park will begin a phased-in approach to entrance fees in March.

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By Compiled From N... - December 14th, 2021 1:45am

Plan For Needing A Reservation To Enter Glacier National Park in 2022

If Glacier National Park in Montana is on your 2022 vacation plans, you can expect to need a reservation to reach the heart of the park along the Going-to-the-Sun Road during the high summer season.

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By Compiled From N... - December 14th, 2021 1:45am

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National Parks Quiz And Trivia #42 – November Notables

Over the years, five national parks were established during the month of November. See how much you know about Badlands, Congaree, Theodore Roosevelt, Arches, and Zion national parks with this latest National Parks Quiz And Trivia piece.

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By Rebecca Latson - December 13th, 2021 2:00am

At National Parks Traveler, We Don't Build Trails Or Remove Invasive Species

The National Parks Traveler does not build hiking trails or repair washed out footbridges. We don't rehabilitate campgrounds, nor do we conduct science in the National Park System.

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By Kurt Repanshek - December 13th, 2021 2:00am

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Capitol Reef National Park Is Turning 50

Capitol Reef National Park, an oft-overlooked wonder in Utah, will celebrate its 50th year as a national park on December 18, with the celebration continuing throughout 2022.

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By NPT Staff - December 13th, 2021 1:45am

Trust and Science: What Parks Can Learn from Fire Island National Seashore

At Fire Island National Seashore in New York, Hurricane Sandy tore a gaping hole through the seashore’s eastern side, a breach that in hindsight carried much-needed ecological benefits and some important lessons on how park units can recover from major damage.

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By Michael Sparks - December 12th, 2021 2:00am

Winter's Snows Have Limited Access To Cedar Breaks National Monument

Winter's snows have limited access to Cedar Breaks National Monument in Utah.

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By Compiled From N... - December 12th, 2021 1:45am

$3.3 million Will Preserve 536 Acres Of American Revolutionary And Civil War Battlefields

Lands involved in the American Revolution and the Civil War are being protected thanks to more than $3.3 million in Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants given to the City of Chattanooga, Tennessee and the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation.