National Parks Traveler

The National Park Service has closed the Silver Bridge that crosses the Colorado River at the bottom of Grand Canyon National Park to all foot traffic due to unspecified structural safety concerns. The bridge crosses the river along the Bright Angel Trail near Phantom Ranch.

From 125° Fahrenheit to 5°F and heavy snow, September in the National Park System is announcing its arrival in extremes.

When John D. Rockefeller Jr. went to work constructing a 45-mile network of carriage roads at Acadia National Park, he envisioned bucolic paths where riders and horse-drawn carriages could travel away from motorized vehicles. Today, however, riders on legal, and illegal, motorized bikes on those roads are spooking and even harassing horses that pull visitors serenely through the park.

A study of wildlife and humans at Cape Hatteras National Seashore on North Carolina's Outer Banks shows that restrictions of where visitors to the seashore can go help wildlife, particularly shorebirds.

A small plane crashed in the rugged backcountry of Sequoia National Park in California, claiming the lives of two on board, the National Park Service said Saturday.

A bear that's been following park staff and visitors at Oak Island in Apostle Islands National Lakeshore has prompted closure of the island to the public.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's move Friday to publish changes to the Endangered Species Act drew criticism from a range of environmental and conservation groups concerned that threatened and endangered species would lose habitat under the change.

If you enjoy photographing sunrises, sunsets, and/or the stars in a national park, the Sunrise area of Mount Rainier National Park is definitely a must-see-and-photograph location you should place on your bucket list. You might or might not encounter long waits and large crowds, but it’s a good idea to prepare for the possibility, and bring along a mask or two for your safety as well as the safety of others on the trail.

A five-year pilot project to reduce trash flowing from national parks to landfills has cut more than 16 million pounds of garbage from that waste stream.

Businesses that cater to outdoor recreation were left "reeling from economic shock" by the coronavirus pandemic, and while there are a few bright spots late this summer, fewer than 25 percent of the industry is reporting year-over-year improvement in sales, officials in the industry reported Thursday.