National Parks Traveler

While it’s easy to spend just an hour driving the 28-mile (40-kilometer) road through Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona, stopping at the view areas then heading back onto Interstate 40, you really should stay a little longer, hike a trail or two, tour the historic Painted Desert Inn, and learn about the geology, paleontology, and history of this colorful national park.

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By Rebecca Latson - April 28th, 2025 3:00am

Death Valley National Park Opening High-Elevation Damaged By Historic 2023 Flood

With temperatures climbing into the low 100s, Death Valley National Park has reopened Emigrant Canyon Road, a key high-elevation route that is a popular access point for cooler summer recreation.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 28th, 2025 2:30am

Canaveral National Seashore To Repair Roads And Parking Areas

Canaveral National Seashore staff is set to begin a roadways preservation project in the seashore's Apollo Beach district.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 27th, 2025 2:30am

Electrical Upgrades Scheduled In Shenandoah National Park

Shenandoah National Park in Virginia is working with utility partners to upgrade infrastructure and complete a project for the Big Meadows area water system. The work will lead to intermitten power outages.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 27th, 2025 2:30am

Gray Wolf Found Dead In Rocky Mountain National Park

A gray wolf has been found dead in Rocky Mountain National Park, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 24th, 2025 7:22pm

As RIF Nears, All Interior Department Employees Asked To Submit Resumes

As Interior Department staff continue to work towards an across-the-board reduction in force, all Interior employees have been asked to update and submit their resumes to the department.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 24th, 2025 6:06pm

250 Years Later, Revolutionary Rallying Cry Still Echoes At Minute Man National Historical Park

In the mid-afternoon of April 19, 1775, a group of men from the American colonies prepared to ambush retreating British soldiers near Hartwell Tavern in Lincoln, Massachusetts.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 24th, 2025 3:43pm

Report On National Monuments Eyed For Energy Draws Concerns

Reports that the Trump administration was eyeing six national monuments in the West for energy development drew promises Thursday that any reduction in a monument's boundaries would be met with a lawsuit.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 24th, 2025 2:06pm

Mineral King Road Construction In Sequoia National Park

A major rehabilitation construction project for Mineral King Road in Sequoia National Park began on April 1 and is planned to continue through the fall of 2027, creating traffic delays at times

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 24th, 2025 10:54am

Saltpetre, Tuberculosis, Eminent Domain, Cave Wars, And The CCC

From a failed health experiment, to slave mining of a valuable chemical compound, to potential ways to make money from Mammoth Cave’s notoriety, to forcible removal of people from their property, Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky is rich in history both above and below ground.