National Parks Traveler

Visitors to many National Parks in the USA notice and enjoy the iconic buildings made with local materials. These structures are so unique that the style of architecture has its own nickname—“Parkitecture”. Where did this style come from, and how has it persevered over the last century in Yellowstone?

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By NPT Staff - June 10th, 2022 2:30am

Peregrine Falcon Chicks Fledged At Harpers Ferry National Historical Park

For the second consecutive year, peregrine falcon chicks have successfully fledged and are learning to fly at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park in West Virginia. Out of four hatchlings, three chicks survived the vulnerable nestling phase and have entered the fledging phase after they developed feathers enabling them to fly. 

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By Kurt Repanshek - June 10th, 2022 2:30am

Review | Your Guide To The National Parks, 3rd Edition

For park travelers you prefer having a tactile national park guide in their hands, the 3rd edition of Your Guide To The National Parks has arrived with a number of updates, not the least of which is the inclusion of four "new" national parks.

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By Kurt Repanshek - June 9th, 2022 2:30am

13-Year-Old Winner Of 2022 Brooks Camp Bear Pin Design Competition

Katmai National Park and Preserve is "bear-y" excited to reveal the winning design for the 2022 Brooks Camp Bear Pins. This year's design competition winner is Analise Kosbruk, a 13-year-old from Perryville, Alaska.

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By Compiled From N... - June 9th, 2022 2:30am

White House Announces Phase Out Of Single-Use Plastics In U.S. National Parks By 2032

The White House announced on Wednesday that the Department of the Interior will reduce and eventually phase out the sale of single-use plastic products in U.S. national parks, wildlife refuges, and other public lands.

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By NPT Staff - June 8th, 2022 6:00pm

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Backcountry Campers At Fundy Asked To Record Bat Sounds

Fundy National Park is asking backcountry campers to help collect data on bats.

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By NPT Staff - June 8th, 2022 2:45am

Cash Payments Won't Be Accepted For Tours At Wind Cave National Park

If you want to camp at Wind Cave National Park or go underground on a cave tour, you'll have to pay with a credit card as the park won't accept cash payments as of June 15.

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By Compiled From N... - June 8th, 2022 2:30am

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Can Cattle And Tule Elk Co-Exist At Point Reyes National Seashore?

While the San Andreas Fault holds a destructive history up and down California, seismic activity is not what’s erupting these days around the riparian habitats, undulating grasslands, and bluffs that rise over the Pacific beaches of Point Reyes National Seashore.

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By Kurt Repanshek - June 8th, 2022 2:30am

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Manitoba Fort Launches Guided, Hands-On Experiences

Lower Fort Garry National Historic Site has reopened for the 2022 season and has guides ready to escort visitors back in time to experience the booming 1850s fur trade era with hands-on history they can taste, touch and feel.

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By NPT Staff - June 7th, 2022 2:45am

Blue Ridge Parkway Detour Around Laurel Fork Bridge Project

Work has begun on a $29 million project to replace the Laurel Fork Bridge on the Blue Ridge Parkway at milepost 248.8 in Ashe County, North Carolina. A full park closure to all uses in the immediate vicinity of the bridge is expected to be in place this week. Work is expected to take over two years to complete, with a target completion date of November 2024.