How many of you have seen images of a fiery ribbon of water cascading over the sheer granite cliff face of El Capitan in February? It’s quite the sight, right? Because of the crowds that gather for this annual event, Yosemite National Park in California will require day-use entrance reservations for the last three weekends of February 2025 to manage the Horsetail Fall event.

Another house has toppled into the Atlantic Ocean at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, where staff is monitoring other houses at risk of collapsing into the surf.

Crowded trails and parking lots, staff shortages, and natural resource damage have staff at Glacier National Park in Montana working on a long-term plan for managing visitation.

Work to extend the Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore has been put on hold following talks between the National Park Service and the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians.