What To Do For National Park Week? Here Are Some Suggestions!
Looking for some ideas on how to celebrate National Park Week? Here you go!
- By NPT Staff - April 18th, 2012 2:32am
Officials At Harpers Ferry National Historical Park Preparing For The Next Big Flood
The waters that flow past Harpers Ferry National Historical Park in the Shenandoah and Potomac rivers will rise again, to record levels, and with that in mind park officials are preparing their response plan for the next big flood.
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- By NPT Staff - April 17th, 2012 2:50am
North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park To Open To Public On May 15
Snow is melting, the air is warming, and that means you'll soon be able to drive to the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park.
- By NPT Staff - April 17th, 2012 2:21am
Original Homestead Act Document To Be Displayed At Homestead National Monument Of America
A rare piece of history will be on display at Homestead National Monument of America this spring as part of the 150th anniversary of the Homestead Act of 1862.
- By NPT Staff - April 17th, 2012 2:18am
National Parks Week Offers You An Opportunity To Save On A Float Trip Through Canyonlands National Park or Dinosaur National Monument
National Parks Week, which kicks off Saturday, brings you an opportunity to save on a float trip through either Dinosaur National Monument or Canyonlands National Park with one of the oldest raft companies in the West.
"Multiple-Use" Trail Going In At Big Bend National Park, But For Now Only Hikers, No Bikers
A funny thing happened on the way to National Park Service officials approving a multiple-use trail at Big Bend National Park: They inadvertently failed to notify the public.
Here's Your Chance To Win A National Geographic Trails Illustrated Map To A National Park
National Geographic's Trails Illustrated Maps long have been used to guide folks through the backcountry of national parks. Now, in conjunction with National Park Week, we're going to give you a chance -- nine, actually -- to win a Trails Illustrated Map of your choice.
Traveler's Checklist: Petrified Forest National Park
Petrified Forest National Park is an overlooked gem in the National Park System, in part perhaps owing to its location in northeastern Arizona, or possibly because there are no in-park accommodations, or maybe because the park shuts down at sundown. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't explore this fascinating landscape.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 16th, 2012 2:29am
Reshaping Our National Parks And Their Guardians, The Legacy Of George B. Hartzog Jr.
Rising from a South Carolina cotton patch to become the seventh director of the National Park Service, George Hartzog Jr. is considered by many to be one of the finest directors of the agency.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 16th, 2012 2:14am
Parks Beyond Borders: Global National Park News
Global National Park News
- By Randy Johnson - April 15th, 2012 9:00am
