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Traffic Changes Coming To Zion-Mount Carmel Highway At Zion National Park

Beginning in 2026, restrictions being placed on the size of vehicles traveling the Zion-Mount Carmel Highway at Zion National Park in Utah will lead to some vehicles being rerouted to other entrances and exits of the national park.

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By Compiled From N... - June 11th, 2024 7:17am

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Dry Tortugas National Park Buoy Floats To France

Call it the buoy that could.

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By NPT Staff - June 11th, 2024 2:30am

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Short Stretch Of Blue Ridge Parkway To Close For Emergency Repairs

National Park Service personnel will conduct emergency repairs along an approximately seven-mile section of the Blue Ridge Parkway between milepost 298.5 and 305 this week.

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By Compiled From N... - June 11th, 2024 2:30am

Going, Going, Argon! Determining Volcanic Eruption Ages With Argon Geochronology

Knowing the eruptive history of volcanoes is critical to anticipating where and what kinds of eruptions are likely to occur in the future.

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By NPT Staff - June 11th, 2024 2:30am

Chicago's First National Park Connects People To The Pullman Railroad Story

At Metra Electric’s 111th St. Pullman station in Chicago, three privately owned railcars from a bygone era are parked on one side of the platform while plain jane commuter trains whiz by on the other side.

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By Jennifer Bain - August 2nd, 2024 5:54am

8th Circuit Court Won't Stay Parks' Air Tour Bans For Helicopter Industry

With a one-sentence ruling the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has refused to consider the helicopter industry's challenge to commercial overflight bans at Badlands National Park and Mount Rushmore National Memorial.

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By Kurt Repanshek - June 10th, 2024 12:00pm

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Roadwork in Virginia Portion Of Blue Ridge Parkway Will Cause Delays

Roadwork beginning this week along the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia will cause delays for motorists.

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By Compiled From N... - June 10th, 2024 2:30am

Marina Fire Damages More Than A Dozen Boats At Lake Mead NRA

A marina fire early Sunday morning at Lake Mead National Recreation Area in Nevada destroyed or damaged about 15 boats according to the National Park Service.

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By Compiled From N... - June 9th, 2024 3:34pm

Yellowstone National Park Bison Management Proposal Raises Questions

A proposed plan for managing bison at Yellowstone National Park has generally received plaudits, though it has its critics and leaves some questions unanswered about the future for the country's national mammal.

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By Kurt Repanshek - June 9th, 2024 2:30am

Cedar Grove In Kings Canyon National Park To Open Monday

One of the most beautiful settings in Kings Canyon National Park in California that you can reach by car reopens Monday.

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By Compiled From N... - June 9th, 2024 2:30am