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Acadia National Park To Open Loop Road This Friday

Submitted by NPT Staff on May 16, 2013 - 1:56am
You'll be able to navigate Acadia National Park via the park's Loop Road beginning this Friday.

Secret Sleeps, Tips For Snagging A National Park Campsite This Summer

Submitted by NPT Staff on May 12, 2013 - 1:38am
There is nothing as traditional as camping out in the national parks for summer vacation. Reserving a campsite on www.recreation.gov can lock in a site long before you hit the road, but sometimes you just don’t get around to doing that. So what to do?

Essential Friends + Gateways: Friends Of Acadia, Working On The Next 100 Years

Submitted by NPT Staff on May 8, 2013 - 1:38am
Though the centennial for Acadia National Park, and the National Park Service, still is three years offer, Friends of Acadia already are working towards ensuring the park has a memorable second century.

Around The Parks: Fireflies In The Smokies, Family Days Along The C&O Canal, Hiking In Acadia, Visitor Center Hours At Voyageurs

Submitted by NPT Staff on May 7, 2013 - 2:06am
Summer can't be far off, as the fireflies will be flashing soon in the Smokies, family days are scheduled at the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, a hiking adventure will be offered at Acadia National Park, and visitor hours at Voyageurs National Park are shortened a bit due to sequestration.

National Parks Traveler's Essential Friends + Gateways

Submitted by NPT Staff on May 1, 2013 - 2:10am
Traveler's 2nd Annual Essential Friends + Gateways publication, a collaboration between the Traveler and a core group of national park foundations, cooperating associations, trusts, friends groups, and gateway communities, is aimed at enhancing and furthering the now nationally significant role of these organizations and entities in the preservation and enjoyment of our parks.

Traveler's Essential Friends + Gateways Initiative Celebrates National Parks

Submitted by NPT Staff on April 22, 2013 - 1:34am
Just in time for National Park Week -- Traveler's 2013 magazine Essential Friends + Gateways! Flip through 50+ pages of full-color features celebrating national parks, their increasingly indispensable friends' groups—along with great park gateways and the local insight and travel tips you need to savor summer in the country's top national parks.

Acadia National Park Rangers Looking For Visitors Who Cut Down Trees

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on April 17, 2013 - 1:44am
Climbers know trees and branches can snag their ropes, but apparently not all climbers know that you're not supposed to cut down trees in national parks without permission. That seems to have been what happened at Acadia National Park, where officials are looking for those responsible for felling trees near the Precipice Trail.

Graphic Highlights Sequester Impacts At Acadia National Park

Submitted by NPT Staff on April 16, 2013 - 1:56am
A glance at this graphic clearly shows how the budget sequester is impacting operations at Acadia National Park in Maine.

Yes, The Sequestration Has Hit The National Parks. But They're Still Open And Still Spectacular!

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on April 14, 2013 - 1:26am
Yes, our national parks are grappling with the loss of millions of dollars due to the failure of Congress and the Obama administration to treat the country's ailing fiscal condition, but they're still open, and still spectacular places to explore.

Can You Name The Most-Visited Units Of The National Park System From 2012?

Submitted by NPT Staff on April 4, 2013 - 1:28am
Acadia, Yellowstone, and Yosemite are some of the most adored units of the National Park System, but they don't show up in the top 10 list of most-visited parks during 2012. They're quite a ways from the top 10, actually.