Increasing costs and a lack of federal appropriations are leading to proposed increases in camping fees at Hovenweep and Natural Bridges national monuments.

National Park Service officials on Monday directed that all visitors, employees, and contractors entering NPS buildings and in crowded areas of parks must wear a face mask, regardless of their vaccination status.

Labor Day Weekend is in sight, which means there soon should be a big drop off in visitation to Rocky Mountain National Park and other parks in the National Park System, which means folks not tied to the school calendar should be getting ready to head out into the parks.

Great Basin National Park’s 12th annual Astronomy Festival has been scheduled for September 9–11.