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National Geographic Maps Can Guide You To Canadian Rockies, Through The Four Corners Region

Submitted by NPT Staff on December 18, 2012 - 2:32am
Need help planning a trip to either the Canadian Rockies or the Trail of the Ancients in the Southwest? National Geographic Maps can help you out.

Colorado River Basin Study: Where Do National Parks Fit In?

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on December 18, 2012 - 2:17am
Seldom Seen Smith has to be rolling his eyes, and George Hayduke just might be thinking of calling the Monkey Wrench Gang back together. Why? A voluminous Interior Department report looking at how best to manage precious water resources in the Colorado River Basin largely ignores national parks the river flows through.

Utility Work Will Close Parts Of Bright Angel Campground At Grand Canyon National Park

Submitted by NPT Staff on December 17, 2012 - 2:35am
Work to replace an underground cable that provides electricity to Phantom Ranch will close parts of the Bright Angel Campground at Grand Canyon National Park for about two months, according to park officials.

Budget Cuts Forced On National Park Service By Failure To Avert Fiscal Cliff Could Be Crippling

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on December 13, 2012 - 2:24am
Don't start planning your 2013 national park vacation just yet, for poised like the sword of Damocles over the National Park Service is the looming "fiscal cliff" that threatens to impact not only the agency but anyone considering a trip into the national parks next year.

Add To Your Collection Of National Park Memorabilia

Submitted by NPT Staff on December 3, 2012 - 9:28am
How do you collect your national park memories?

Winter Lodging Deals Offered In Zion, Grand Canyon National Parks

Submitted by NPT Staff on November 30, 2012 - 2:59am
Now this would be an interesting trip. Imagine going to both Zion and Grand Canyon national parks on the same winter road trip? It won't necessarily be easy, but there are some lodging offers out there that can make it a little easier on your wallet.

River Runners Applaud High-Flow Release Down The Colorado River Through Grand Canyon National Park

Submitted by NPT Staff on November 20, 2012 - 2:11am
A flood unleashed down the Colorado River through Grand Canyon National Park this week hopefully will rearrange roughly 500,000 metric tons of sediment, a moving project river runners are applauding.

Reconstructing The View: The Grand Canyon Photographs Of Mark Klett And Byron Wolfe

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on November 16, 2012 - 2:23am
Reconstructing the View: The Grand Canyon Photographs of Mark Klett and Byron Wolfe
In Reconstructing the View: The Grand Canyon Photographs of Mark Klett and Byron Wolfe we are treated to a Jigsaw puzzle of sorts that spans 150 years of Grand Canyon photography, paintings, sketches, and even postcards, a seamless melding of the past and present as seen through works of such giants as Ansel Adams and Thomas Moran.

Experimental High Flow Release Coming To Grand Canyon National Park Next Week

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on November 15, 2012 - 2:42am
Come Monday, the Colorado River through Grand Canyon National Park will take on the appearance of "Big Muddy" as flood gates in the Glen Canyon Dam are cranked open to spawn a controlled flood down the river.

Grand Canyon National Park, China's Yuntaishan World Geopark Renew Sister Park Agreement

Submitted by NPT Staff on November 12, 2012 - 2:52am
China and the United States might have some differences over trade and monetary policies, but the two countries' park systems see eye to eye. Proof of that came earlier this month when officials from Grand Canyon National Park and Yuntaishan World Geopark renewed their Sister Park Agreement.