A round up of international park news.

With more than 740 miles of trails that lead to some of the most spectacular scenery on the planet, Glacier National Park is a hiker's paradise. Here's an introductory overview of some of those wonderful hiking options.

As federal dollars flowing out of Washington, D.C., continue to be hard to come by, more and more national park managers are looking towards user fees to make ends meet. At Great Smoky Mountains National Park such a fee for backcountry has brought both commendation and condemnation.

A wide diversity of photographs, from landscapes of Noatak National Preserve to sites at Shiloh National Military Park, were among the winners selected by Eastern National for its 2012 Passport to Your National Parks® Photo Contest.