Grand Canyon National Park’s North Rim To Close For The Season
Grand Canyon National Park's North Rim facilities will begin day-use operations on October 16.
- By justin.housman - October 4th, 2024 2:15am
Very High Fire Danger Returns To Grand Teton National Park
Very high fire danger has returned to Grand Teton National Park and the Bridger-Teton National Forest in Wyoming.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 3rd, 2024 4:30pm
UPDATE | Parks Slowly Recovering From Damage Inflicted By Helene
Damage assessments and recovery work is slow going in national park units from North Carolina to Georgia that were hard hit by Tropical Storm Helene.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 3rd, 2024 3:41pm
Capital Reef National Park Campground Reservations Available Year-Round
You'll soon be able to reserve a campsite in Capital Reef National Park in Utah year-round.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 3rd, 2024 2:30am
Public Comment Period Extended Regarding Land Exchanges In Cumberland Island National Seashore
Cumberland Island National Seashore seeks public comment on four proposed land exchanges within the park boundary.
- By justin.housman - October 3rd, 2024 2:30am
Planting Trees And Mending Ground At Thousand Islands National Park
Overhead, turkey vultures and hawks circle looking for prey. Underfoot, snakes, salamanders and turtle hatchlings do their best to stay hidden. All around, young trees — thousands of them — dot the landscape of what was once a rock quarry and is now part of a project to plant two billion trees across Canada.
- By Jennifer Bain - October 3rd, 2024 2:30am
Bringing You The Expected, And Unexpected, In National Park News Coverage
For going on 20 years now, the National Parks Traveler has covered both the expected, and the unexpected, stories involving national parks and protected places.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 3rd, 2024 2:30am
Search For Missing Hiker In Yellowstone Moves From Rescue To Recovery
After 11 days, a search-and-rescue effort to find missing hiker Austin King in Yellowstone National Park has been scaled back to a recovery mission.
- By justin.housman - October 2nd, 2024 2:36pm
The Fastest-Ever Climb Of The Grand Teton, A Record Lost And A Trails Debate
When a trail runner claimed to have set a new FKT on the Grand Teton, the trail running world was in awe. They they found out he'd cut a switchback.
- By justin.housman - October 2nd, 2024 2:05am
Newfound Gap Road To Open In Great Smoky Mountains On Wednesday
While cleanup from Tropical Storm Helene continues in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the Newfound Gap Road that crosses the park from Tennessee to North Carolina is scheduled to reopen Wednesday morning.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 1st, 2024 1:59pm
