Memorial Day Weekend Brought Record Crowds To Wind Cave, Bryce Canyon National Parks
Summer got off to a record start at Bryce Canyon and Wind Cave national parks, where holiday weekend crowds set records.
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The latest news from around the National Park System.
Grizzly Bear Research Resuming In Glacier, Yellowstone National Parks
With grizzly bears out of their winter dens, long-term studies of the bruins are resuming in Glacier and Yellowstone national parks.
- By NPT Staff - June 2nd, 2013 4:03am
Timpanogos Cave National Monument Receives Grant To Promote Healthy Hiking
Timpanogos Cave National Monument in Utah is one of 22 national parks across the country that has received a 2013 Active Trails grant from the National Park Foundation to promote an active, healthy lifestyle.
- By NPT Staff - June 2nd, 2013 3:03am
Fire Restrictions Coming To Sequoia, Kings Canyon National Parks
After the unseasonably dry winter in the Sierra, it should come as no surprise that the fire danger is high and that Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks are instituting fire restrictions inside the parks beginning today.
- By NPT Staff - June 1st, 2013 3:03am
Bird Walk This Sunday At Theodore Roosevelt National Park
If you're at or near Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota this weekend, there's a birding walk scheduled for Sunday in the South Unit of the park.
- By NPT Staff - May 31st, 2013 12:23pm
Bryce Canyon National Park's Annual Astronomy Festival Set For June 5-8
If you have any interest in the night sky and other wonders of the universe, the number "13" will be a lucky one this year if you can get to Bryce Canyon National Park between June 5 and 8. Those are the dates for the 13th annual Bryce Canyon Astronomy Festival, and the list of activities is an impressive one.
- By Jim Burnett - May 31st, 2013 3:03am
Sequoia Natural History Association Works With Wuksachi Lodge To Build Memories
Summer is the definitely the high season in the national parks, and at Sequoia National Park that means lots of family activities, ranging from campfire programs to scanning the night skies to learn a little about astronomy.
- By NPT Staff - May 31st, 2013 3:03am
Lodging Specials Coming For Denali National Park Visitors
If winter really is on the run, additional lodging will be available for visitors to Denali National Park and Preserve on May 31.
- By NPT Staff - May 31st, 2013 3:03am
Traveler's Gear Box: Sierra Designs' Cloud Layering System
When you go out and buy a tent, no matter the manufacturer, it typically comes with an integrated rainfly, and you often can also pick up a ground cloth to match the tent's footprint. So why not consider an integrated layering system when shopping for outerwear?
- By Kurt Repanshek - June 4th, 2013 10:37am
Going The Extra Mile(s) At Gates Of The Arctic National Park And Preserve
The roadsides, trails and shorelines of our national parks would be a lot less attractive without the hard work of volunteers, park employees and conscientious visitors who pick up litter left by others. Every now and then, however, we learn about someone who has gone the literal "extra mile" many times over to help make a park a better place.
- By Jim Burnett - May 30th, 2013 3:03am
Bat Programs On Summer Calendar At Pipe Springs National Monument In Arizona
Bats come out at night in the skies around Pipe Spring National Monument in Arizona, so it's only natural for the monument staff to offer you programs on those creatures of the night.
- By NPT Staff - May 30th, 2013 3:03am
NPCA, NPHA Want National Park Service To Raise Entrance Fees To Parks
A coalition led by the National Parks Conservation Association and the National Park Hospitality Association is lobbying National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis to increase entrance fees in parks that now charge them, and to expand such fees to parks that don't have them.
- By NPT Staff - June 4th, 2013 11:10am
Slavery Topic Of "Public Archaeology Day" At Timucuan Ecological And Historic Preserve In Florida
Archaelogolists frequently are confronted by mysteries, and that's the case at Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve in Florida where they're trying to piece together the history of slavery at the Kingsley Plantation.
Photography In The Parks: Grand Teton National Park's Queen, Grizzly No. 399
If there's an icon in the wild kingdom of Grand Teton National Park, it would be No. 399, a venerable grizzly sow known for her prolific breeding and trio of cubs in tow.
- By Deby Dixon - May 28th, 2013 3:03am
You're Invited To Help Denali National Park Staff Maintain Trails
Want to know what it takes to provide trails for visitors in Denali National Park? Come join the Denali trail crew on Saturday, June 1, and celebrate National Trails Day by helping with annual maintenance activities on the Mount Healy Overlook Trail.
- By NPT Staff - May 28th, 2013 3:03am
Where Will You Retire? Imagine How Ideal That Destination Would Be If It Had A National Park In The Backyard
If you’re enticed by retirement near a national park, your options swell to 401. But how do you decide which park is perfect for you?
New Leases On Life For Hot Springs National Park
In this, the second of a two-part series on how the National Park Service manages its concessions, David and Kay Scott look at how facilities at Hot Springs State Park in Arkansas are being used for some untraditional purposes.
- By David and Kay Scott - May 30th, 2013 8:26pm
"State Of The Parks" Reports Provide Insights Into Conditions Of National Parks
What condition are the national parks in? That's an easy, and important, question to ask, but one not always easily answered.
- By Kurt Repanshek - May 27th, 2013 3:03am
Keep An Eye On Lake Michigan During Your Visit To Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
National lakeshores seem to pull at us a little harder when the weather turns warm and the waters help cool us off. Just remember, though, the Great Lakes can be as dangerous as the oceans for swimmers.
- By NPT Staff - May 26th, 2013 3:03am
New Lodging Possibilities Coming To West Yellowstone For Yellowstone National Park Treks
A collection of small, but beautifully designed, cabins have sprouted at West Yellowstone, Montana, for travelers looking to explore Yellowstone National Park.
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