You know those foam "noodles" and plastic inflatable inner tubes you see in backyard pools: leave them home when you head for Lake Mead National Recreation Area, where officials are concerned about the number of drownings associated with those items.

Summer 2021 has been a smoky one in the West, and visitors to many national parks have had to endure obscured views and wildfire smoke that can choke your throat and leave your clothes smelling like a campfire.

Heading to Joshua Tree National Park but forgot to make an advance campground reservation? No worries, as you now can make a same-day reservation, but you need to do it via recreation.gov.

While the Dixie Fire continues to actively burn within Lassen Volcanic National Park, it's not destroying everything in its path. While some structures are confirmed to be damaged or destroyed, firefighters have successfully leveraged the park’s previous and current fire and fuels management projects to preserve park resources and structures.