With 423 units of the National Park System from which to choose, there will never be a shortage of questions and interesting trivia to test your knowledge and provide you with a fact or two you can use to impress family, friends, and colleagues.
Toxic scums glistening blue, green and other colors are surfacing in waters across many parts of the National Park System, challenging National Park Service staff to find ways to combat them.
The last big holiday weekend in the National Park System likely will be a busy one in many parks. Staff at Zion, Acadia, and Sequoia/Kings Canyon national parks are saying crowds can be expected in their parks this coming weekend.
The body of an Arizona woman who was swept up in a flash flood at Zion National Park last Friday was found Tuesday in the Virgin River downstream from the Narrows where she had been hiking.
The search for a hiker missing since a flash flood swept through the Narrows area of Zion National Park expanded Monday to an area south of the park along the Virgin River, with National Park Service staff assisting local law enforcement agencies.
Zion National Park search and rescue are responding to a flash flood at the Narrows near the Temple of Sinawava. This includes a report of multiple hikers being swept off their feet by the flash flood and another report of a hiker overdue from a trip in the Narrows.
The Department of the Interior today announced that visitor spending in communities near national parks in 2021 resulted in a $42.5 billion benefit to the nation’s economy and supported 322,600 mostly local jobs.