Bluffs Restaurant Set to Open May 27 On Blue Ridge Parkway
The Bluffs Restaurant at Doughton Park on the Blue Ridge Parkway is scheduled to reopen for the season on Thursday, May 27.
- By NPT Staff - May 4th, 2021 1:45am
Chiricahua National Monument Earns Dark Sky Status
Chiricahua National Monument in Arizona, in partnership with the Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association, will be hosting a special dark sky event Saturday to celebrate the park's certification as the 104th International Dark Sky Park.
- By NPT Staff - May 4th, 2021 1:45am
Drakes Beach At Point Reyes National Seashore Closed For Restoration Work
The Drakes Beach area of Point Reyes National Seashore in California is closed through August 31 so restoration work can be performed. The Drakes Beach Road will be closed at its junction with Sir Frances Drake Boulevard.
- By NPT Staff - May 3rd, 2021 2:00am
Should There Be A National Trail Honoring Zebulon Pike?
Zebulon Pike traveled quite a bit of the United States back in 1806-07, and today there's a mountain named after him. The National Park Service wants to know whether there should be a national historic trail tracing his travels.
- By NPT Staff - May 3rd, 2021 1:45am
Fort Laramie, An Overlooked Trove Of American History
When the U.S. Army in 1849 bought a fur trading post near the confluence of the Laramie and North Platte rivers on the windswept plains of the Wyoming Territory, it wasn't exactly a turnkey operation.
- By Kurt Repanshek - May 2nd, 2021 2:00am
Cape Hatteras National Seashore Debating How To Deal With Storm-Battered Ocracoke Light
With Ocracoke Light at Cape Hatteras National Seashore in need of repairs due to storm damage, the National Park Service staff is debating how much effort and expense to put into that work, and is seeking public input on the matter.
North Cascades Institute Lands New Executive Director
North Cascades Institute is getting a new executive director, with Bec Detrich chosen to succeed Saul Weisberg, who is retiring from the position.
- By NPT Staff - May 1st, 2021 1:45am
40-Acre Pot Farm Discovered In Death Valley National Park
A pot farm roughly 40 acres in size, tended to by growers who have threatened hikers, has been discovered in a remote corner of Death Valley National Park by rangers.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 30th, 2021 7:20pm
Grand Canyon National Park Seeks Skilled Volunteers For North Rim Bison Reduction
The National Park Service, in cooperation with the Arizona Game and Fish Department, is seeking skilled volunteers to assist with the removal of bison on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park in the fall of 2021.
- By Rebecca Latson - April 30th, 2021 4:00am
Trails I've Hiked: Chimney Rock Canyon
Don't think that because historic Fruita seems to be mentioned in the same breadth with "Capitol Reef National Park" that this park isn't for hikers and backpackers. It is one of the more rugged and demanding parks in the system, one that tests not only how much water you can carry, but at times your route-finding skills.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 30th, 2021 1:45am
