Once upon a time, there was a pass that could get you into every unit of the National Park System for free whenever the parks were opened. Sadly, those days are slipping away as growing park crowds have led to timed entry systems and even parking fees.

Better housing for concession workers is coming to Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in Alaska, where nearly $17 million in Great American Outdoors Funds are being used to replace the current, worn-out housing at Bartlett Cove.

Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky was closed for the third straight day Monday as crews worked to return power to the park in the wake of storms last week.

The Colonial Parkway that runs through Colonial National Historical Park in Virginia will be rehabilitated thanks to a $122.8 million infusion from the Great American Outdoors Act.