National Parks Traveler

Campground fee increases will take effect for Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks in California on January 1. This is the first of two increases, with the second set to take effect in 2024, according to a park release. This phased increase brings the two parks' campground fees in line with prices of similar campgrounds in the area and follows a public comment period that was announced in August 2022.

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By Compiled From N... - December 22nd, 2022 2:30am

Why National Parks Traveler Is Free

There is no paywall on the National Parks Traveler, and there are no plans to install one, because we believe those who own the National Park System, the American public, deserve to know both about its wonders and how it's being managed.

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By Kurt Repanshek - December 21st, 2022 7:53am

New Management Plan For Fort Rodd Hill And Fisgard Lighthouse

Fort Rodd Hill and Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Sites has a new management plan.

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By NPT Staff - December 21st, 2022 7:53am

Urban Wastes Suffocating Biscayne National Park's Waters

Biscayne National Park's mesmerizing bay is slowly suffocating from urban wastes that are depleting the bay's oxygen.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 1st, 2024 1:24am

Traveler's Comment Section Going On A Hiatus

As the National Parks Traveler's readership has grown, so too has the number of comments posted on the site. Frankly, it's gotten too unwieldy, with too many veering off topic, to the point where a staff as small as the Traveler's cannot manage it. As a result, the comments section is shutting down for the foreseeable future.

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By Kurt Repanshek - December 22nd, 2022 12:37pm

Proposed Omnibus Bill Would Boost National Park Service Funding

An omnibus budget bill for the current fiscal year would boost the National Park Service's funding by $210 million to $2.93 billion, and provide $1.5 billion to pay for recovery efforts in parks hit by flooding, wildfire, and drought.

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By Kurt Repanshek - December 21st, 2022 9:38am

Photography In The National Parks: A Matter Of Perspective

Perspective is a particular way of viewing things, and how you view your photographic subject is a matter of perspective. Perspectives change, depending upon whether you are at ground level, above, or below your subject. Capturing different perspectives of the same subject fleshes out your subject’s story and your park trip.

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By Rebecca Latson - December 21st, 2022 7:54am

Canadians To Weigh In On National Roundtable On Parks Canada

The 2023 Minister’s Round Table on Parks Canada is slated to run in January and February so that all Canadians can weigh in on how the federal agency is doing and discuss the future of national heritage places.

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By NPT Staff - December 21st, 2022 7:54am

Camping Fees Increasing At Hovenweep, National Bridges National Monuments

Camping fees are inching up at Hovenweep and Natural Bridges national monuments in Utah in a move to tackle deferred maintenance and bring pricing in line with campground fees at Arches and Canyonlands national parks.

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By Compiled From N... - December 20th, 2022 5:15pm

Legislation Calls For Range Of Light National Monument

Two congressmen from California are pushing to see 1.4 million acres that lie between Yosemite and Kings Canyon national parks moved from the U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Bureau of Land Management to the National Park Service and recognized as the Range of Light National Monument.