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Lodging In The Parks: Frontier Cabins At Badlands National Park

Frontier Cabins, just 8 miles from the north entrance to Badlands National Park, is a great place to base your park visit from.

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By Kurt Repanshek - July 13th, 2012 2:31am

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June's Contest Winner Of A Lodging Guidebook Is.....RoadRanger!

Either June's contests were particularly difficult, or readers decided to go on vacation, as only 25 qualified for a copy of David and Kay Scott's Complete Guide to the National Park Lodges.

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By NPT Staff - July 13th, 2012 2:25am

Fire Ban Lifted At Rocky Mountain National Park, Fire Restrictions Added At Sequoia And Kings Canyon National Parks

While a ban on fires at Rocky Mountain National Park has been lifted, fire restrictions have been imposed at Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks due to dry conditions.

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By NPT Staff - July 12th, 2012 4:03pm

National Park Mystery Photo 53: Do You Recognize This Waterfall?

This photo was taken in a national park, but not here in the U.S. We’ll give you some clues to help you out with this first international puzzler in our mystery photo series.

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By Bob Janiskee - July 12th, 2012 9:20am

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NPS Line-Item Construction Requests Down In 2013 Budget

Fewer dollars mean fewer repair and rehabilitation projects will be tackled around the National Park System during the coming fiscal year.

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By David and Kay Scott - July 12th, 2012 2:57am

Tidewater: The Chesapeake Bay in Photographs

You can get a feel for the Chesapeake Bay setting that greeted Captain John Smith 400 years ago in Tidewater: The Chesapeake Bay in Photographs, a book compiled through the lens of Stephen R. Brown that reflects the past and the present on the bay's waters.

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By Kurt Repanshek - July 12th, 2012 2:36am

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Example Of "How Not To Do It" Leads to Rescue At Zion National Park

Zion National Park offers some popular locations for climbers, but a recent ill-advised attempt to scale a route known as the Moonlight Buttress offers some good reminders...and an example of "how not to do it."

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By Jim Burnett - July 12th, 2012 2:26am

Traveler's View: Yellowstone National Park Deserves A Better Winter-Use Plan

Yellowstone National Park, the world's first national park and the place that started the global national parks movement, deserves a better winter-use plan than the one being pushed by park officials.

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By NPT Editors - July 12th, 2012 2:23am

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Federal Court Tosses Out ORV Plan For Bear Island Unit Of Big Cypress National Preserve, Says Park Service Acted Without Reason

A federal judge has ruled that the National Park Service acted without sound reasoning in 2007 when it reopened more than 22 miles of off-road vehicle trails in Big Cypress National Preserve in Florida and ordered that the routes be closed before month's end.

BICY-Bear Island Ruling.pdf

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By Kurt Repanshek - July 11th, 2012 11:12am

Reader Participation Day: Will Record Heat And Major Wildfires Change Your Vacation Plans?

We're just entering the peak of the summer vacation season, but 2012 has already set some unwelcome records, including destructive wildfires and all-time high temperatures in many states. Will you alter your summer vacation plans based this year's heat and fires? If so, what changes will you make?

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By Jim Burnett - July 11th, 2012 2:59am

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