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The National Park Service at Great Smoky Mountains National Park is able to keep the Newfound Gap Road open 24 hours a day thanks to assistance from the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Government and Sevier County (The Cities of Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge and Sevierville and the Sevier County Government).

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By Kurt Repanshek - October 9th, 2024 12:35pm

Grand Canyon's North Rim And North Kaibab To Begin Fall Prescribed Fire Operations

Fire managers to begin prescribed fire operations on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park and North Kaibab.

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By justin.housman - October 9th, 2024 2:05am

Landslides, Thousands Of Downed Trees, Undercut Roads Along Blue Ridge Parkway

Tens of thousands of downed trees littering roadways and forests. Landslides. Mud slides. Undercut roads. Those are the situations National Park Service crews have found as they worked there way along the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina and Virginia.

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By Kurt Repanshek - October 8th, 2024 7:40pm

UPDATE | More National Parks In Florida, Georgia Close As Hurricane Milton Grows

Biscayne and Dry Tortugas national parks were among the latest units of the National Park System that closed to brace for Hurricane Milton, a historically large storm that forecasters say could become "one of the most damaging" hurricanes ever to hit Florida.

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By Kurt Repanshek - October 8th, 2024 7:17pm

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Rocky Mountain National Park's Old Fall Road Closed For the Winter

A popular gravel road through Rocky Mountain National Park is closed to vehicles for the winter.

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By justin.housman - October 8th, 2024 4:33am

Big Thicket And Big Cypress National Preserves Celebrate 50 Years

America's first two national preserves, Big Thicket and Big Cypress, turn 50 years old this week.

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By justin.housman - October 8th, 2024 2:30am

Hurricane Milton On The Path To Pound National Park Units

Hurricane Milton's rapid growth into a Class 5 hurricane has National Park System units in Florida and bracing for a direct hit from the storm packing 175 mph winds and heavy rains.

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By Kurt Repanshek - October 7th, 2024 1:34pm

Time Capsule From 1941 Discovered At Indiana Dunes National Park

A construction grew discovered a time capsule from 1941 in the foundation of an old summer camp lodge in Indiana Dunes National Park.

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By justin.housman - October 7th, 2024 11:56am

Black Canyon Of The Gunnison Marking 25 Years As A National Park

Though its been part of the National Park System since 1933, when President Herbert Hoover designated it as a national monument, later this month Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park in Colorado will mark 25 years as a national park.