Traveler's View: Disney's Answer To Theme Park Crowds Should Not Be The National Park Service's
More, and higher, entrance fees to national parks have been in the news lately, and neither is a good idea, frankly.
Yosemite National Park
On Your Feet In Yosemite
Just like John Muir, be sure your vacation sets aside some time to tramp around the spectacular mountains of Yosemite National Park and enjoy this incredible scenery. Just steps from your car you’ll leave the crowds, traffic, and bustle behind, and enter a wilderness unlike any other.
- By NPT Staff - August 1st, 2024 1:24am
El Portal Road Into Yosemite National Park Reopens After Rockslide
El Portal Road (Highway 140), one of the main routes into Yosemite National Park, reopened at 7 p.m. Saturday after a rockslide Monday had covered a section of the road with up to 20 feet of debris.
- By NPT Staff - June 17th, 2017 10:39pm
4,000-Ton Rockslide Closes El Portal Road Into Yosemite National Park Through Weekend
For the second time this year, forces of nature and gravity have blocked one of the primary access routes to Yosemite National Park, with El Portal Road (Highway 140) closed at least through this weekend after a rockslide covered 150 feet of the road under up to 20 feet of debris.
- By NPT Staff - June 15th, 2017 2:00am
Sounds Of Nature In National Parks Are Being Trampled By Noise
Standing on the rippled hillside of Checkerboard Mesa in Zion National Park, the sound came in waves as eastbound flight after eastbound flight from McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas passed overhead about every 10 minutes, adding to the cacophony of traffic from the park road 100 or so yards away.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 1st, 2024 1:24am
Yosemite National Park Rangers Work On Rescue Techniques To Save Your Life
The weather is getting warmer, even hotter in some national parks, and while rivers are alluring for their ability to cool you off, they also can quickly kill you. In Yosemite National Park, rangers have been working on their swift water rescue techniques to save your life, but the best measure of safety is to stay out of the water, as this video explains.
- By NPT Staff - June 5th, 2017 2:00am
Half Dome Cables Installed At Yosemite National Park
The Half Dome Cables in Yosemite National Park were scheduled to be in place Friday for visitor use. That said, park officials caution that the trail will be wet and icy in places and visitors planning to ascend Half Dome are encouraged to be prepared for winter hiking conditions.
- By NPT Staff - June 2nd, 2017 2:00am
Heading To The Parks This Memorial Day Weekend? Expect Crowds
National park staff in some parts of the country are warning visitors to expect crowds this Memorial Day holiday weekend, with some superintendents suggesting you head someplace else on Saturday.
- By NPT Staff - May 24th, 2017 3:00am
Cost To Hike Half Dome In Yosemite National Park Inching Upwards
A walk through the woods, and then up the slick shoulder of Half Dome in Yosemite National Park, is getting a tad bit more expensive.
- By NPT Staff - May 12th, 2017 2:00am
Glacier Point Road In Yosemite National Park To Open
If all goes as planned, the Glacier Point Road at Yosemite National Park was to open to traffic Thursday at 9 a.m.
- By NPT Staff - May 11th, 2017 2:00am
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