National Parks Traveler

The National Park Service has awarded $7 million in the inaugural round of funding for the Semiquincentennial Grant Program commemorating the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States. Created by Congress in 2020 and funded through the Historic Preservation Fund, this round of grants will support 17 cultural resource preservation projects across 12 states.

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By Compiled From N... - August 12th, 2022 2:30am

Bears Prompting Closure Of Big Bend's Chisos Basin Campground

Frequent bear activity at Big Bend National Park in Texas is prompted closure beginning at noon Friday of the Chisos Basin Campground and Chisos Basin Group Campground beginning at noon on Friday until further notice.

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By Compiled From N... - August 11th, 2022 4:47pm

Nearly Four Months After Tunnel Fire, Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument Remains Closed

As wildfires go, the Tunnel Fire that overran Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument in April was not headline-grabbing outside of Arizona, but it inflicted enough damage on the park and surrounding national forest lands to keep the monument closed for months.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 11th, 2022 2:45am

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Death Valley Rangers Rescue Stranded Travelers Led Astray By Apps

While a portion of Death Valley National Park reopened Wednesday in the wake of last week's widespread flooding, most of the park remained closed to the public due to road access issues and visitors who figured they could negotiate some areas needed to be rescued by rangers after their rigs became mired down.