Beginning on June 1, Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado will transition to a fully cashless fee system and only accept mobile or electronic payments for entrance and permit fees. Visitors who are only able to pay with cash may purchase a prepaid pass from the Rocky Mountain Conservancy Nature Store at Beaver Meadows, Fall River, or Kawuneeche Visitor Centers.

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The National Park Service recently completed an acquisition to add more than 100 acres to Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve in Florida.

A proposed national urban park in Windsor has taken a big step forward with the completion of the Ojibway Shores land transfer from Transport Canada to Parks Canada.