National parks, from Great Smoky Mountains National Park to Haleakalā National Park, are well-represented on an upcoming release of U.S. postage stamps.
What better way to spend a summer vacation than floating down a wild river? Whether in a canoe down the Ozark National Scenic Riverways, a day-trip down Montana’s Flathead River, or a multi-week adventure deep in the Grand Canyon, it’s time to plan your trip.
Avian flu, which has devastated chicken flocks across the country, has been blamed for the deaths of at least 10 of 20 California condors from the Utah-Arizona flock, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
It’s time to test your knowledge about the 424 units of the National Park System. How much do you really know? Try answering these quiz questions before looking at the bottom of the piece. You might learn something totally new from the questions and bits of trivia. There’s so much to learn about the parks!
Explore the National Park System extensively and not only are you likely to come across some incredible vistas, diverse natural resources, and rich history, but also some incredible meals in the lodge at day's end, or even at the start of your day.
Avian Influenza has been confirmed as the cause of mortality for three California condors found in northern Arizona. The Arizona-Utah population moves throughout northern Arizona and southern Utah, using the landscape within Grand Canyon National Park, Zion National Park, Vermillion Cliffs National Monument, the Kaibab Plateau, and surrounding areas.
The North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park will open on Friday, June 2 at 6 a.m. to mark the official start of the 2023 season. Following a record-setting snow season, this delayed opening is necessary to ensure the safe plowing of State Route 67 and allow staff to reopen visitor facilities on the North Rim.
When warm weather spreads across the National Park System, many parks offer nightly gatherings around the campfire. The tradition of gathering around a flickering fire goes back thousands of years. Fire, after all, was the giver of light in the darkest of night, and seen as offering safety from what might lurk about in the dark.
Archaeological sites deep within Grand Canyon National Park have been damaged, and lost in some cases, due to changes in the Colorado River caused by the construction of the Glen Canyon Dam.
Prep work for rebuilding the miles-long pipeline that funnels water to the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park is scheduled to begin later this spring, though it will take about four years to complete the project.