Boating Accident Leaves One Dead At Cape Lookout National Seashore
A boating accident at Cape Lookout National Seashore on the Outer Banks of North Carolina left one man dead.
- By Compiled From N... - May 29th, 2023 2:08pm
National Parks Traveler Checklist: Death Valley National Park
No matter what time of the year you plan to visit Death Valley National Park in California, you need to be prepared for this land of extremes: extreme heat, extreme rainstorms, extreme dryness, extreme beauty. This 2023 checklist should help you with your plans.
- By Rebecca Latson - May 29th, 2023 3:00am
Gros Morne National Park Announces Two-Month Road Closure
A road in Gros Morne National Park will be closed until July 15 to allow for the replacement of the town of Rocky Harbour water line.
- By NPT Staff - May 29th, 2023 2:45am
Did George Washington Shoot This Very Bullet At A Foe? Here’s What We Know
It was a short skirmish, perhaps just 15 minutes, but it left 10 French soldiers dead, precipitated the French and Indian War, and perhaps was instigated by a young, brash George Washington.
- By Kurt Repanshek - May 29th, 2023 2:30am
National Park Service Struggles With Feral Horses
In a coastal landscape of Spanish moss-draped live oaks, salt marshes, and white sand beaches, a land that offers nesting habitat for loggerhead sea turtles, is crawling with armadillos, and feeds Red knots, a threatened bird species, and wood storks, horses are incongruous.
- By Kurt Repanshek - May 28th, 2023 7:00am
Harry A. Butowsky, Long-Tenured National Park Historian, Gone At 78
Following an extended illness, Dr. Harry Butowsky, formerly with the National Park Service History Division, passed away May 6 at his home in Reston, Virginia. He was 78.
- By Alfred Runte - May 28th, 2023 3:00am
Shenandoah National Park's Backcountry Campsite Reservations Moving To Recreation.Gov
Shenandoah National Park is planning to move its backcountry campsite reservation system to recreation.gov, a move park officials say will enable them to better understand backcountry use and allow users to better plan their trips in advance.
Trails I’ve Hiked: Kīlauea Iki Trail
Imagine a lake of bright yellow-orange lava with a molten fountain gushing 1,900 feet (580m) in the air. Now imagine walking across a smoothed solid rock surface where that lava lake once churned, guided by ahu (rock cairns) past a tall cinder cone as you aim toward the other side. That’s the experience of the Kīlauea Iki Trail in Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park.
- By Rebecca Latson - May 27th, 2023 3:00am
Litter Of Female Mountain Lion Kittens Discovered At Santa Monica Mountains
A litter of three mountain lion kittens, all females, has added to the number of the cats that roam the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area and surroundings in California.
- By Compiled From N... - May 27th, 2023 2:30am
Trail Ridge Road In Rocky Mountain National Park Open
Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park opened for traffic Friday, though weather could create tricky travel conditions or lead to a temporary closure.
- By Compiled From N... - May 26th, 2023 4:48pm
