National Parks Traveler's Podcasts See 500,000 Downloads
A milestone was reached this past week, when National Parks Traveler's weekly podcast reached more than 500,000 downloads.
- By Kurt Repanshek - November 26th, 2022 2:30am
Around The Parks: NPS Seeking Public Comment
The National Park Service (NPS) is seeking public input on several different issues for different national parks. Public comment is a way for you to inform the NPS on whether or not you like their plans and if you have any suggestions for the agency.
- By Compiled From N... - November 25th, 2022 3:00am
"Narrows" Trip Leaves One Dead At Zion National Park
A pre-Thanksgiving trip through the Narrows at Zion National Park ended in tragedy when a 31-year-old woman died less than two miles from the end.
- By Compiled From N... - November 24th, 2022 5:39pm
Thanksgiving Weekend In Sequoia And Kings Canyon National Parks
Planning on a little trip over the Thanksgiving holiday to Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks? Thanksgiving weekend is a busy time, at a time of year when some services and attractions are closed for the winter. Planning will help to ensure a safe and enjoyable trip.
- By Compiled From N... - November 24th, 2022 3:00am
Effigy Mounds National Monument Becomes A Tribal Sister Park To Ioway Tribal National Park
The National Park Service (NPS) Effigy Mounds National Monument and leaders of the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska (ITKN), signed a first-of-its-kind agreement establishing the first Tribal Sister Park relationship between a U.S. national park and a Tribal Nation’s National Park.
- By Compiled From N... - November 24th, 2022 3:00am
Lost And Found
At Fort Raleigh, archaeology holds the answers to many enduring questions about the disappearance of the Roanoke Island colonists, a source of ongoing speculation and fascination.
- By Kim O'Connell - November 23rd, 2022 3:00am
The Recreational Evolution Of Cumberland Island National Seashore
Growing popularity of Cumberland Island National Seashore, which shimmers in the Atlantic on Georgia's largest barrier island, has driven the National Park Service there to craft a plan to, it hopes, better manage that visitation. The agency there has extended the public comment period on their Visitor Use Management Plan through December 30, providing interested parties additional time to review a document that, if approved, significantly evolves the seashore's nearly four-decades old general management plan.
- By Kurt Repanshek - November 23rd, 2022 2:45am
NPS Explains Approach To Crafting Air Management Tours At Bryce Canyon National Park
National Park Service officials, while explaining their approach to crafting an air tour management plan for Bryce Canyon National Park, acknowledged that they never considered a ban on the commercial overflights.
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- By Kurt Repanshek - November 23rd, 2022 2:30am
Conservation Groups Move To Intervene In Bears Ears Legal Battle
A coalition of conservation groups has moved to intervene in the legal battle over Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in Utah, joining tribal nations that also are challenging two lawsuits that seek to reverse the monuments' boundaries.
- By NPT Staff - November 22nd, 2022 2:21pm
Photography In The National Parks: Getting Great Smartphone Shots – Part 2
The smartphone camera is an amazing piece of technology and people are coming home from their national park trips with some really cool shots. In this Part 2 continuation, contributing photographer Rebecca Latson provides more tips and techniques on how to make the most of your own smartphone camera for great park images that don’t look like a run-of-the-mill snapshot.
- By Rebecca Latson - November 22nd, 2022 3:00am
