Three motorists who decided to head off-road at Death Valley National Park recently were cited by rangers and faced bills for having their vehicles towed back onto firm ground.
Thanks to the more than 200 readers and listeners who became first-time donors in the past two months, the Traveler will enter 2024 with the revenues needed to keep us going for another six months.
Kīlauea at Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park is one of the most active volcanoes on Earth, with a majority of its eruptions occurring at its summit or one of its two rift zones, the East Rift Zone and Southwest Rift Zone. The Southwest Rift Zone hasn't erupted since New Year’s Eve 1974; almost exactly 49 years ago.
As the Endangered Species Act turns 50, each of America’s national parks has their own stories to tell about the relevance of this landmark legislation for their own special ecosystems. Here is a story from the Smokies.
Actor Pierce Brosnan has been ordered to appear in federal court in Yellowstone National Park on a charge of walking in a thermal area of the Mammoth Terraces.
A lack of housing is one of the biggest problems the National Park Service faces in efforts to raise employee morale, and at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in southern Utah and northern Arizona the agency is working with its National Leasing Housing Program to find additional housing for seasonal employees.
Contributing photographer and writer Rebecca Latson has spent the past 11 years with the National Parks Traveler, writing about tips and techniques for getting the best national park photos – no matter what camera you use. In her final article for the Traveler before it goes dark on December 31, 2023, Rebecca recaps some of those tips and techniques.
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