The Last Day This Year To Drive The Legendary Beartooth Highway Will Be October 14
The National Park Service-maintained Beartooth Highway will close for the season October 15.
- By justin.housman - October 11th, 2024 9:59am
National Park Service Invites Public Comment On Fort Pulaski Development Plan
The NPS wants to buttress Fort Pulaski National Monument against future flooding and storm damage and seeks public comment about a development plan.
- By justin.housman - October 11th, 2024 2:10am
Virginia Portion Of Blue Ridge Parkway To Open Friday
Nearly 200 miles of the Blue Ridge Park that rolls through Virginia will reopen at 8 a.m. ET on Friday following a week spent clearing debris left behind by the remnants of Hurricane Helene.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 10th, 2024 4:08pm
Acadia National Park Opens $3.3 Million Employee Housing Project
Acadia National Park, with help from Friends of Acadia, opened new housing facilities for seasonal park employees.
- By justin.housman - October 10th, 2024 3:45am
Election Day 1864: Black Soldiers Vote On The Front Lines
On Saturday, November 2, Richmond National Battlefield Park will commemorate the anniversary of the 5th United States Colored Troops (USCT) voting in the 1864 presidential election at Fort Harrison.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 10th, 2024 2:30am
Fat Bear Champ Is Mama Bear Who Defeated Her Cub-Killing Rival
This year's winner was also last year's winner, a huge female named Grazer.
- By justin.housman - October 10th, 2024 11:20am
Meeting The Signal Hill Dog On Canada’s Best Urban Hike
The unofficial ambassador of Signal Hill National Historic Site is basking in the late summer sun and being fawned over by strangers. He's getting pats galore, and even some hugs and kisses, while while posing for too many photos to count.
- By Jennifer Bain - October 9th, 2024 2:30am
Coast Guard Says It's Not Responsible For Hazardous Wastes At Cape Hatteras
U.S. Coast Guard officials say that agency is not responsible for hazardous wastes found at Cape Hatteras National Seashore in North Carolina that need to be cleaned up.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 9th, 2024 2:30am
UPDATE | Artists Paintpots In Yellowstone National Park Closed To Public
Quick work involving repairs and improvements to access from the parking lot to the boardwalk allowed the reopening Friday of the Artists Paintpots area of Yellowstone National Park.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 11th, 2024 10:47am
Newfound Gap Road Across Great Smoky Mountains National Park Open 'Round The Clock
The National Park Service at Great Smoky Mountains National Park is able to keep the Newfound Gap Road open 24 hours a day thanks to assistance from the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Government and Sevier County (The Cities of Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge and Sevierville and the Sevier County Government).
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 9th, 2024 12:35pm
