Visitors to Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota on July 3rd and July 4th will have the opportunity to experience a variety of educational programs, patriotic tributes, and musical entertainment in celebration of Independence Day.
A winter heavy in snowfall has slowed the start to the wildfire season across parts of the West, although the return of the El Niño weather pattern in the Pacific Ocean could reverse that start and contribute to another smoky summer in the National Park System.
Parks Canada and its partners have signed a memorandum of understanding to launch a feasibility assessment to establish South Coast Fjords as a new national marine conservation area.
Two feral horses, a mare and a foal that had been stranded by rising waters on a Lake Powell beach in Navajo Canyon since early June, have been rescued by Glen Canyon National Recreation Area crews.
A 14-year-old boy died at Big Bend National Park, apparently from the 119-degree Fahrenheit heat, and his stepfather, who went for help, was later found dead in a vehicle crash off an embankment at Boquillas Overlook.
The National Parks RVing Guide, the definitive guide for explorers seeking information on campgrounds in the National Park System where they can park their rigs, has been added to Apple's App Store. If you're an RVer who likes to explore the National Park System, you'll want to download this free app.
An abbreviated public comment period has opened on National Park Service plans for improving the water system on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park and the inner canyon of the park.