Essential Friends + Gateways: Take A Long, Slow, Ride Along The Natchez Trace
From Nashville to Natchez, you’ll enjoy an incredible experience thanks to the Natchez Trace Compact.
- By NPT Staff - June 2nd, 2013 2:40am
Timpanogos Cave National Monument Receives Grant To Promote Healthy Hiking
Timpanogos Cave National Monument in Utah is one of 22 national parks across the country that has received a 2013 Active Trails grant from the National Park Foundation to promote an active, healthy lifestyle.
- By NPT Staff - June 2nd, 2013 2:35am
Fire Restrictions Coming To Sequoia, Kings Canyon National Parks
After the unseasonably dry winter in the Sierra, it should come as no surprise that the fire danger is high and that Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks are instituting fire restrictions inside the parks beginning today.
- By NPT Staff - June 1st, 2013 2:28am
Bird Walk This Sunday At Theodore Roosevelt National Park
If you're at or near Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota this weekend, there's a birding walk scheduled for Sunday in the South Unit of the park.
- By NPT Staff - May 31st, 2013 12:23pm
Bryce Canyon National Park's Annual Astronomy Festival Set For June 5-8
If you have any interest in the night sky and other wonders of the universe, the number "13" will be a lucky one this year if you can get to Bryce Canyon National Park between June 5 and 8. Those are the dates for the 13th annual Bryce Canyon Astronomy Festival, and the list of activities is an impressive one.
- By Jim Burnett - May 31st, 2013 3:02am
Sequoia Natural History Association Works With Wuksachi Lodge To Build Memories
Summer is the definitely the high season in the national parks, and at Sequoia National Park that means lots of family activities, ranging from campfire programs to scanning the night skies to learn a little about astronomy.
- By NPT Staff - May 31st, 2013 2:49am
Lodging Specials Coming For Denali National Park Visitors
If winter really is on the run, additional lodging will be available for visitors to Denali National Park and Preserve on May 31.
- By NPT Staff - May 31st, 2013 2:36am
Traveler's Gear Box: Sierra Designs' Cloud Layering System
When you go out and buy a tent, no matter the manufacturer, it typically comes with an integrated rainfly, and you often can also pick up a ground cloth to match the tent's footprint. So why not consider an integrated layering system when shopping for outerwear?
- By Kurt Repanshek - May 30th, 2013 3:26am
Going The Extra Mile(s) At Gates Of The Arctic National Park And Preserve
The roadsides, trails and shorelines of our national parks would be a lot less attractive without the hard work of volunteers, park employees and conscientious visitors who pick up litter left by others. Every now and then, however, we learn about someone who has gone the literal "extra mile" many times over to help make a park a better place.
- By Jim Burnett - May 30th, 2013 2:41am
Bat Programs On Summer Calendar At Pipe Springs National Monument In Arizona
Bats come out at night in the skies around Pipe Spring National Monument in Arizona, so it's only natural for the monument staff to offer you programs on those creatures of the night.
- By NPT Staff - May 30th, 2013 2:32am
