National Parks Traveler

Yellowstone National Park’s winter season wraps up early March as roads begin to close to snowmobile and snowcoach travel. By March 16, most visitor services and park roads will be closed including the South, West and East entrances. The park annually closes most roads at this time of year to prepare them for a spring opening for the public.

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By Compiled From N... - March 2nd, 2024 2:30am

Gulf Islands National Seashore Adds Visitor Amenities

More parking, better beach access, and a new multi-use trail opened at Gulf Islands National Seashore on Friday.

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By Compiled From N... - March 2nd, 2024 2:30am

Petition Asks Interior Secretary To See Rangers Staff Remote North Cascades Outpost

A petition with nearly 800 signatures from across the country has been sent to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland asking that she direct the National Park Service to staff a remote outpost in North Cascades National Park Complex in Washington state.

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By NPT Staff - March 1st, 2024 2:30am

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Yellowstone National Park Lands $40 Million Gift For More Employee Housing

Yellowstone National Park, which launched a project four years ago to improve employee housing, is receiving a $40 million gift to provide more employee housing.

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By Compiled From N... - March 1st, 2024 2:30am

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Canyonlands National Park Updating River Management Plan

Work is underway to update the more than four-decades-old management plan for the stretches of the Colorado and Green rivers that flow through Canyonlands National Park in Utah.

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By Compiled From N... - March 1st, 2024 11:04am

Fun Facts And Trivia From The National Park System's Visitation Data

In the wake of the news that the National Park System attracted 325.5 million visitors last year, individual parks sent out their own releases about last year's visitation, and some interesting tidbits rose to the surface.

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By Kurt Repanshek - February 29th, 2024 11:26am

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Sequoia National Park's Crystal Cave To Remain Closed This Year

Ongoing repairs stemming from damage caused by a 2021 wildfire and the hard 2023 winter to Sequoia National Park's Crystal Cave will keep the attraction closed this year, according to the Sequoia Parks Conservancy.

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By NPT Staff - February 29th, 2024 2:30am

Saguaro Arms And Other Cactus Musings In Tucson

There’s a four-armed saguaro living on the western edge of Tucson that has one broken arm, one newborn arm, one thick older arm pointing to the Arizona sky and one slender younger arm pointing towards the Sonoran Desert soil.

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By Jennifer Bain - August 15th, 2024 5:56am

Reader Participation Day: What's Your Dream Park Adventure?

Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve has always intrigued me. Not quite 8.5 million acres, this sprawling park north of the Arctic Circle lies in the Brooks Range and counts six wild and scenic rivers and is home to moose, wolverines, black and grizzly bears, and Dall sheep. The landscape is largely untouched by humans.

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By Kurt Repanshek - February 28th, 2024 2:30am

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Interior Department Spending $195 Million On Climate Projects In National Parks

Nearly $200 million is scheduled to be spent over the next decade across the National Park System on projects focused on climate restoration and resilience projects, the Biden administration has announced.