Kids living close to Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area in Pennsylvania and New Jersey can discover a fun, and educational, summer science camp at the park.
What price should the National Park Service place on history? It often is a subjective question, with a wide range of answers. One individual's treasure is another's trash. At Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, officials are working to develop a sound approach to prioritizing more than 500 buildings at the park, with nearly 300 of them listed or eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places.
Power outages. Downed trees across not just hiking trails but also roads. And another storm forecast to hit Wednesday. Those are the realities facing units of the National Park System on the East Coast.
The annual cleanup is coming to Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, but based on past years' findings it might better be described as a scavenger hunt.
While water filling stations are becoming commonplace in more and more parks across the National Park System, there are those in Congress who believe the National Park Service's ban on disposable plastic water bottles is unsafe and actually generates more, not less, plastic waste.
Help the National Parks Traveler staff improve how we keep you informed on the latest news and features from the National Park System. While we're not planning a wholesale makeover of the Traveler website, your suggestions could help guide decisions affecting how our content is presented. Please take a few minutes to answer the following questions.
The National Parks RVing Guide, aka the Essential RVing Guide To The National Parks, is the definitive guide for RVers seeking information on campgrounds in the National Park System where they can park their rigs. It's available for free for both iPhones and Android models.
This app is packed with RVing specific details on more than 250 campgrounds in more than 70 parks.
You'll also find stories about RVing in the parks, some tips if you've just recently turned into an RVer, and some planning suggestions. A bonus that wasn't in the previous eBook or PDF versions of this guide are feeds of Traveler content: you'll find our latest stories as well as our most recent podcasts just a click away.
So whether you have an iPhone or an Android, download this app and start exploring the campgrounds in the National Park System where you can park your rig.