A young man apparently hoping for a better view of Miners Castle at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in Michigan died in a fall from the area near the upper observation deck that provides a view of ...

Fireworks will return to Mount Rushmore National Memorial this year after a five-year pause.

Much bipartisan fanfare accompanied the House Natural Resource Committee's vote to send the American the Beautiful Act, which is portrayed as legislation that will help conserve national parks, to the ...

Heavy rains and flooding have caused Glacier National Park to close part of Going-to-the-Sun Road, as well as Many Glacier Valley.

In the 5th Annual Threatened and Endangered Parks series the National Parks Traveler's editors and writers took a look at some key issues that not only threatened the health of the parks and the very ...

Rocky Mountain National Park has implemented Stage 2 fire restrictions due to extreme fire danger, the extended weather forecast, and current fire activity in Colorado. With the updated restrictions, ...

A hop-and-a-skip from Flagstaff, Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument is a park in which to spend the day hiking, photographing, and learning about that park’s volcanic environment and human ...

Boca Chita Key Lighthouse in Biscayne National Park has reopened to public visitation following more than two years of major repairs and restoration work ...

A legal maneuver by the National Park Service and Federal Aviation Administration that allows them to dodge environmental analysis and increase to as many as 2,700 air tours over Bay Area national ...

A rampaging wildfire burning to the south of Canyonlands National Park in Utah has prompted the National Park Service to close the park's Needles District and urge all visitors to leave the district.

For most of her 13+ years with the Traveler, contributing photographer Rebecca Latson has spent time in western, northwestern, and southwestern park units. In early May 2026, Rebecca traveled to ...

The Park Service points out that wild animals can be aggressive when people do not respect their space, and visitors are responsible for staying at least 25 yards away from all large animals. Bison ...