A man who ventured off trail in a hydrothermal area of Yellowstone National Park is banned from the park for life and will serve jail time.

Peaks of Otter Lodge on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia will transition to a new concessionaire in January.

Work to extend the Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore has been put on hold following talks between the National Park Service and the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians.

Wupatki National Monument, in Arizona, is being considered for wilderness designation. The NPS wants your input on the plan for this fascinating, archaeologically rich area.