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Look Rock Observation Tower In Great Smoky Mountains National Park To Be Closed For Construction

Communications upgrades to the Look Rock observation tower in Great Smoky Mountains National Park will require that the area be closed to the public from February 27 through March 23.

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By NPT Staff - February 25th, 2012 2:03am

By the Numbers: Death Valley National Park

Death Valley National Park, the largest national park in the 48-state U.S. , is a prodigious generator of interesting statistics. Here is a generous sample.

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By Bob Janiskee - February 24th, 2012 3:59am

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National Park Mystery Spot 36 Revealed: Pride of the Pinelands

Humpty Dumpty is not the only great egg.

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By Bob Janiskee - February 24th, 2012 5:23am

TRACK Trail Juggernaut Rolls On

The tenth TRACK Trail interpretive path just opened on Saturday February 18th at the US Army Corps of Engineers’ W. Kerr Scott Dam and Reservoir in Wilkesboro, North Carolina.

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By Randy Johnson - February 24th, 2012 2:34am

Construction on Bear Lake Road In Rocky Mountain National Park To Start March 5

Much-needed repairs along the Bear Lake Road in Rocky Mountain National Park will lead to traffic delays for the next two years.

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By NPT Staff - February 24th, 2012 2:32am

New License Plate Lets North Carolina Motorists Support Great Smoky Mountains National Park

A newly designed license plate allows North Carolina motorists to show their support for Great Smoky Mountains National Park while contributing dollars to projects funded by Friends of the Smokies.

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By NPT Staff - February 24th, 2012 2:31am

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National Park Mystery Spot 36: Seven Words

These seven words should be enough.

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By Bob Janiskee - February 23rd, 2012 4:00am

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Snowcoach Now Providing Access to Exit Glacier at Kenai Fjords National Park and Preserve

Visiting Exit Glacier in Kenai Fjords National Park during the winter is getting a little bit easier now that the National Park Service has authorized snowcoach travel to the popular destination.

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By NPT Staff - February 23rd, 2012 2:43am

Visitors To Hot Springs National Park Spent Nearly $90 Million In The Area In 2010

How much is a national park worth? That's difficult to truly answer once you move beyond dollars and cents. But if you're sticking on the economic worth, you could say Hot Springs National Park is worth about $90 million to its surrounding communities.

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By NPT Staff - February 23rd, 2012 2:40am

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High Spike In Great Smoky Mountains National Park Visitation Attributed To Good Weather

Great weather, when compared to January 2011, is thought to be behind a nearly 24 percent increase in visitation to Great Smoky Mountains National Park this past January.

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By NPT Staff - February 23rd, 2012 2:15am