With increased fire danger in western North Carolina and southwest Virginia, the Blue Ridge Parkway is temporarily banning backcountry campfires effective immediately. To ensure public safety and to provide the highest degree of protection to park resources, this fire restriction will be in effect until further notice.

If you’ve dreamed of operating a bicycle business in one of America’s most scenic locations, your ship may have arrived. The National Park Service recently released a prospectus seeking proposals for the operation of a bicycle rental and tour business on Grand Canyon National Park’s South Rim.

There are more National Park Service websites than you can possibly imagine. Really. You'll find no site map on the agency's main website, so there's really nothing you can do but hunt and poke and stumble around to see what's out there.

Unseasonably dry conditions have led to fire restrictions and bans in Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Obed National Wild and Scenic River, and Shenandoah National Park.