The gate at the entrance to the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park is scheduled to open for te 2021 season on May 15 at 6:30 a.m.

There are times when you're heading to the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park when you have more than a little time to notice the little things at the entrance station...such as the elevation sign.

In what’s being called “a step toward healing,” McDonald Campground in Gulf Islands National Park Reserve has been renamed SMONEĆTEN (pronounced smaw nitch tun) and the Douglas fir forest that it's in will be a place to appreciate Indigenous culture as well as nature.

Invasive species in the National Park System, the health of the Colorado River through Grand Canyon National Park, drought impacts to Southwest parks, and historic restoration work along the Blue Ridge Parkway are just some of the stories National Parks Traveler's editors and writers are working on.