The carriage roads at Acadia National Park closed on Tuesday due to the arrival of "mud season," which has left the roads soft and susceptible to damage.
A few members of Congress are starting to speak out against the indiscriminate firings of some 2,300 Interior Department employees, including 1,000 from the National Park Service.
It's still a bit early to predict what winter might throw at the National Park System, but if you enjoy snow and cold here's an overview of some of the parks you should consider visiting.
The window for reserving campsites at Acadia National Park in Maine is stretching out in December, when 90 percent of available sites will open for reservation six months ahead of your planned arrival.
Voters in Bar Harbor, Maine — the gateway to Acadia National Park — want stricter limits on the number of people who can disembark in town from cruise ships on a given day.
Cruise ships are viewed as both bounty and burden in Bar Harbor, Maine, where the ships’ passengers boost the town’s economy but leave some locals worried that they’re losing control over their hometown.
Acadia National Park in Maine is another one of those units of the National Park System famous for it's fall foliage colors. You can learn more about what you might see during different seasons at Acadia by clicking here.