Reader Participation Day: Best National Park Restaurant
Where in the National Park System have you had your best meal in the parks?
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 17th, 2024 10:33am
Scenic Drive Through Capitol Reef National Park To Close April 29 For Roadwork
The Scenic Drive that runs through Capitol Reef National Park in Utah will close on April 29 to allow for a rehabilitation project that is expected to keep the road closed through fall of this year.
- By Compiled From N... - April 16th, 2024 2:30am
Yellowstone Roads Set To Open April 19
Barring an unexpected snowstorm, a few roads in Yellowstone National Park will open on Friday.
- By Compiled From N... - April 16th, 2024 2:30am
Kobuk River Listed As One Of The Country's Most Endangered Rivers
A long-running effort to build a road through part of Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, crossing the wild and scenic Kobuk River in the process, to reach a proposed copper mine has landed the river on American Rivers' 2024 list of America’s Most Endangered Rivers®.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 16th, 2024 2:30am
Vandalism Prompts Closure Of Trail At Petroglyph National Monument
Efforts to build cairns and deface rock faces along the upper stretch of the Mesa Point Trail at Petroglyph National Monument in New Mexico have prompted the park staff to close the uppermost segment of the trail.
- By Compiled From N... - April 17th, 2024 10:32am
National Park Service Seeks Help In Identifying Suspected Vandals At Lake Mead NRA
National Park Service authorities at Lake Mead National Recreation Area are seeking information that could be used to identify two men suspected of pushing over natural rock formations.
Great Smoky Mountains' Ramsey Cascades Trail Closed Weekdays
The Ramsey Cascades Trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park will be closed Mondays-Thursdays through the summer to allow for crews to complete a major rehabilitation of the popular trail that started in 2022.
- By Compiled From N... - April 15th, 2024 11:42am
Rangers Investigating Possible Arson At Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
Two small fires in the woods at Fort Raleigh National Historic Site in North Carolina are being investigated as arson.
- By Compiled From N... - April 15th, 2024 10:25am
Traveler's View: No One's Talking
The National Park Service has a toxic problem that no one wants to talk about, and that’s a problem.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 27th, 2024 3:42pm
NPCA Calling For Culture Resource Challenge
The National Park Service's capacity for protecting, preserving, and interpreting cultural and historical aspects of America has been greatly diminished by funding and staffing losses, according to the National Parks Conservation Association, which is calling for a $250 million Cultural Resource Challenge for the agency.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 15th, 2024 10:30am
