Yosemite Pulling The Plug On Reservation-Based Entry System For The Year
Yosemite National Park is calling their reservation system quits weeks earlier than previously announced.
- By justin.housman - October 15th, 2024 2:45am
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These National Parks Are Dropping Reservation Requirements For Fall/Winter 2024
Visit these 6 national parks without entrance reservations this fall and winter.
- By justin.housman - September 23rd, 2024 4:44am
Tidbits From Around The National Park System
So many stories, so little time. At least it feels like that when trying to stay atop news from around the National Park System. With that challenge in mind, here's a look at some topics we haven't had time to fully develop.
- By Kurt Repanshek - September 22nd, 2024 2:30am
Wawona Hotel In Yosemite National Park To Close For Condition Assessment
Possible problems with the roof of the Wawona Hotel in Yosemite National Park have prompted the National Park Service to close the venerable hotel in December to conduct a "comprehensive" assessment of the hotel's condition.
- By Kurt Repanshek - September 13th, 2024 2:30am
Yosemite National Park Proposing Timed Entry For Key Periods
Yosemite National Park officials are proposing to make permanent a timed entry system for peak periods of the year.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 15th, 2024 2:30am
UPDATE | Dangerous Heat Baking Parts Of National Park System
Dangerous heat waves were reaching into the National Park System on Sunday, with Death Valley National Park told to expect a high temperature Sunday of 129° Fahrenheit, and parts of Sequoia National Park were eyeing 113°F.
- By Kurt Repanshek - July 16th, 2024 12:52pm
Rockfall Covers Section Of Popular John Muir Trail At Yosemite National Park
A stretch of the John Muir Trail in Yosemite National Park has been covered by a rockfall that has covered about 1,000 feet of trail and which will take weeks to clear.
- By NPT Staff - April 26th, 2024 1:59pm
National Parks Quiz And Trivia #72: The Great Sand Dunes Edition
This month’s National Park Traveler quiz and trivia piece focuses on Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve. How many of you have visited? Test your Great Sand Dunes knowledge with these 10 questions, then read a little trivia about the park. You might learn something new in the process.
- By Rebecca Latson - March 12th, 2024 4:15pm
Yosemite Conservancy Leader Stepping Down This Year
Frank Dean, who has led the Yosemite Conservancy since 2015, will be stepping down from the organization this summer.
- By NPT Staff - January 11th, 2024 2:30am
Photography In The National Parks: Always Be A National Parks Traveler
Contributing photographer and writer Rebecca Latson has spent the past 11 years with the National Parks Traveler, writing about tips and techniques for getting the best national park photos – no matter what camera you use. In her final article for the Traveler before it goes dark on December 31, 2023, Rebecca recaps some of those tips and techniques.
- By Rebecca Latson - December 26th, 2023 5:12am
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