Rockfall Affects Access To Zion National Park
A rockfall early Friday along the Zion-Mount Carmel Highway closed access to Zion National Park from the eastern side of the park.
- By Compiled From N... - November 12th, 2021 2:11pm
Review | Life Lived Wild: Adventures At The Edge Of The Map
Rick Ridgeway started his life of adventure at 18, when he joined a group of friends to sail a small boat to Tahiti. Over the next half-century, he enjoyed (and survived) more adventures across the world than most of us can even conceive of.
- By John Miles - November 12th, 2021 2:00am
Another Batch Of Fishers Released At Olympic National Park
Five more fishers have been released into the forests of Olympic National Park, just the latest released in a nearly two decades-long project to restore the native species to Washington State.
- By Compiled From N... - November 11th, 2021 1:45am
Wounded Veterans Benefit From Diving While Helping Dry Tortugas National Park
Dry Tortugas National Park hosted volunteer divers from the Wounded American Veterans Experience Scuba (WAVES) Project who spent a week helping the coral reef ecosystem at the park and in return received therapy, healing and relief from their service-connected disabilities.
- By Compiled From N... - November 11th, 2021 1:45am
Sequoia National Park Set To Partially Open
A small section of Sequoia National Park, which has been closed since mid-September by wildfires, is set to reopen Thursday.
- By Compiled From N... - November 10th, 2021 11:28am
Traveler Profile: Kim O'Connell
National Parks Traveler has operated with only one full-time staffer since its inception, but has a core team of freelance writers, photographers, broadcasters, and sound recording engineers that are relied upon heavily to provide content. They're being introduced to you in a series of short profiles.
- By NPT Staff - November 10th, 2021 2:15am
Outdoor Industry Took A Hit From Covid, But Outlook Is Strong
Though the coronavirus pandemic sent crowds into the National Park System and elsewhere in the great outdoors, the pandemic took a roughly $100 billion toll on the outdoor industry due to supply chain problems, loss of international travelers, and decisions by many travelers to postpone their adventures.
- By Kurt Repanshek - November 10th, 2021 1:45am
Camping Reservations At Voyageurs National Park Open Next Week
Camping and houseboating reservations for next summer at Voyageurs National Park open next week, but they'll cost you a bit more as the fees have increased.
- By Compiled From N... - November 10th, 2021 1:45am
Death Valley's Sand Dunes Claim A Hiker
A 27-year-old woman who headed out into Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes at Death Valley National Park for a hike of a couple hours was found dead roughly a mile-and-a-half from her vehicle.
- By Compiled From N... - November 9th, 2021 6:33pm
National Park Service Proposes Preservation Plan For Spanish-American Battery
A concrete gun battery built by the United States government in 1898 during the Spanish-American War should be preserved and open to the public at Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve in Florida, according to the National Park Service.
- By Compiled From N... - November 9th, 2021 1:45am
