Warm temperatures forecast for Jasper National Park and Banff National Park have boosted the avalanche hazard and required avalanche control work.

Parks Canada has advised snowmobilers and winter users that lowland areas north of Sally’s Cove in Gros Morne National Park are now closed to snowmobiling because of inadequate snow cover.

Beginning April 17, 2023, Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Federal Highway Administration officials announced several upcoming road paving and pothole repair projects on Newfound Gap Road, Clingmans Dome Road, and Foothills Parkway West. Crews will also finish their work on the Spur Tunnel, requiring lane closures until the end of the month.

It’s time to test your knowledge about the 424 units of the National Park System. How much do you really know? Try answering these quiz questions before looking at the bottom of the piece. You might learn something totally new from the questions and bits of trivia. There’s so much to learn about the parks!