Summer is here. Americas are hitting the road for the national parks by the tens of thousands. People from all over the country are tired of coronavirus lockdown and they are breaking free to public lands like national parks. Totally understandable, but should YOU join the rush to the national parks? For many reasons, the answer is a firm no!

Visitors to Exit Glacier in Kenai Fjords National Park in Alaska have been warned to watch for a cow moose shot by a visitor and which could be overly aggressive both because of her wound and her calf.

Concessionaire Delaware North started to reopen lodging in the National Park System on Thursday, and is also rolling out a program designed to minimize the spread of coronavirus.

A new parking area will open up on June 11, 2020, at Old Rag Mountain in Shenandoah National Park. Built to provide improvced National Park Service access to the Old Rag area hiking trails, this parking lot is closer to Old Rag trails, allowing visitors to remain in the park without hiking on Route 600.