If you are planning a trip to Yosemite National Park between now through the 2022 visitor season, make sure to pack your patience and carry a Plan B with you, as you might not be able to find any parking for a particular spot, or that particular spot might be totally closed off due to construction and restoration projects around the park.

You know those foam "noodles" and plastic inflatable inner tubes you see in backyard pools: leave them home when you head for Lake Mead National Recreation Area, where officials are concerned about the number of drownings associated with those items.

Summer 2021 has been a smoky one in the West, and visitors to many national parks have had to endure obscured views and wildfire smoke that can choke your throat and leave your clothes smelling like a campfire.

Heading to Joshua Tree National Park but forgot to make an advance campground reservation? No worries, as you now can make a same-day reservation, but you need to do it via recreation.gov.