Reader Participation Day: Which National Park Destination Would You Prefer This Fall?
Tell us, Travelers, where would you prefer to spend your fall vacation in the National Park System?
- By NPT Staff - August 22nd, 2012 2:21am
Staff At Crater Lake National Park Beats The Odds And Saves A Life
The odds of surviving a sudden cardiac arrest are dismally low, especially if the crisis occurs in a remote location. A visitor to Crater Lake National Park last month beat those odds, thanks to a combination of good staff training and modern medical care. It was a situation where every link in the "chain of response and treatment" worked to perfection.
- By Jim Burnett - August 22nd, 2012 2:11am
Human Remains Found In Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Human remains found in Great Smoky Mountains National Park are thought to be those of a man who went missing in the park this past March.
- By NPT Staff - August 21st, 2012 2:51pm
Taking America’s National Parks Back To School
Have you started your back-to-school shopping yet? You might consider sending your kids to class with the national parks, or at least images of the parks.
- By NPT Staff - August 21st, 2012 2:53am
King Salmon Spotted Migrating Back Into Olympic National Park
The kings are back. Less than five months after the Elwha Dam was taken down, king salmon have been spotted migrating back up the Elwha River and into Olympic National Park.
- By NPT Staff - August 21st, 2012 2:37am
Grand Teton National Park Foundation Lands $25,000 Grant From Coca-Cola For Youth Conservation Program
Teens will be put to work improving trails in Grand Teton National Park thanks, in part, to a $25,000 grant the Coca-Cola Company has presented to the Grand Teton National Park Foundation.
Changes Coming To Recreation.Gov, Said To Make Reservation Process Easier
In a move the Obama administration believes will make the reservation of activities on public lands easier, a makeover has been made to the reservations portal, recreation.gov.
- By NPT Staff - August 21st, 2012 2:13am
72 Aboard Sightseeing Ship At Glacier Bay National Park Rescued After It Hits Rock
With help from the Coast Guard, the National Park Service, and a commercial cruise ship, nearly 80 people were safely rescued from a sightseeing ship at Glacier Bay National Park that began taking on water after apparently hitting a rock.
- By NPT Staff - August 20th, 2012 8:38am
The Blue Ridge Parkway's Linn Cove Viaduct: 25 Years As An Iconic National Park Experience
The Blue Ridge Parkway's iconic Linn Cove Viaduct will have been wowing motorists for 25 years on September 11th, 2012. After decades of controversy over the long-waited, much delayed completion of the road on Grandfather Mountain, the Parkway was done. But the classic postcard views—and even TV commercials—were still in the future for the most spectacular section of “America’s Most Scenic Road.”
Lassen Volcanic National Park Still Open Despite Forest Fire
Though a forest fire covering nearly 30,000 acres is burning in parts of Lassen Volcanic National Park in California, many areas of the park remain open to the public.
- By NPT Staff - August 20th, 2012 2:35am
