Another County Voices Opposition To Backcountry Fees At Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Opposition continues to mount in the counties surrounding Great Smoky Mountains National Park to backcountry fees the park instituted earlier this year.
Stop By Mesa Verde Visitor And Research Center On Your Next Trip To Mesa Verde National Park
A wonderful new visitor center is ready to greet you at Mesa Verde National Park in southwestern Colorado, one that can orient you to the park and which features some of the more than 3 million artifacts in the park's collections.
Glacier National Park Budget Cuts Mean Fewer Rangers, Less Trail Maintenance, Reduced Services
While Glacier National Park officials fully expect the Going-to-the-Sun Road to be open on schedule this summer, budget cuts forced on the agency will mean reductions in other areas of park operations that will impact visitors.
Bodie Island Light At Cape Hatteras National Seashore To Reopen After Lengthy Renovations
After a lengthy, and surprisingly costly, restoration, the Bodie Island Lighthouse at Cape Hatteras National Seashore will reopen to visitors next month.
- By NPT Staff - March 28th, 2013 2:50am
Communities Chip In To Help Yellowstone Open On Time
An outpouring of community support from gateway towns is helping Yellowstone National Park open for the spring on schedule, as opposed to several weeks later as officials thought they'd have to do under budget cuts.
- By NPT Staff - March 28th, 2013 2:37am
"Muir's Ride" Intended To Boost Support For Draining, Restoring Yosemite National Park's Hetch Hetchy Valley
A two-wheeled initiative is being added to the annual "Muir's March" that aims to generate support for draining and restoring the Hetch Hetchy Valley in Yosemite National Park.
Snow Delays Spring Opening Of Clingmans Dome Road At Great Smoky Mountains National Park
The calendar may show it's spring, but you wouldn't know it by conditions across much of the country this week. Among the areas where winter just won't let go is Great Smoky Mountains National Park, where a recent snowstorm will delay the planned spring opening of the road to Clingmans Dome.
- By Jim Burnett - March 27th, 2013 2:40pm
Parkway Superintendent Phil Francis Retires After A Career of Parkway Firsts
Phil Francis, the National Park Service’s superintendent for the Blue Ridge Parkway since 2005, is retiring on April 1st.
- By Randy Johnson - March 27th, 2013 4:57am
Passport App From Eastern National Wins Honors At Association Of Partners For Public Lands Conference
The Passport To Your National Parks® iPhone application was selected as the winner of the Electronic Media category at the 10th annual Association of Partners for Public Lands Media and Partnership Awards.
Grand Canyon National Park Has Plans To Celebrate Earth Day
A film on the work of conservationist Aldo Leopold is just one of the highlights of the Earth Day celebration planned at Grand Canyon National Park next month.
- By NPT Staff - March 27th, 2013 2:51am
