National Parks Traveler

Big Bend National Park could grow by 6,100 acres under legislation introduced to Congress by U.S. Rep. Will Hurd of Texas.

Rat poison is being blamed for the deaths of a mountain lion and bobcat in the Simi Hills and Santa Susana Mountains of California located north of Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area.

Work is to begin next month to rehabilitate the visitor center at Capitol Reef National Park in Utah, with completion expected late next spring.

Margaret Everson, counselor to Interior Secretary David Bernhardt, was illegally placed in charge of the National Park Service, according to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility.

A semi-truck hauling gasoline overturned in Yellowstone National Park, forcing closure Thursday of the road between Mud Volcano and Fishing Bridge Junction.

As the coronavirus pandemic ebbs and flows across the country, so does the status of access in the National Park System.

Its reopening was a long time coming, but unfortunately the Bluffs Restaurant on the Blue Ridge Parkway has closed after just five days due to the challenges posed by Covid-19.

We often hear about the threats sea-level rise pose to human coastal infrastructure, but little seems to get out about how sea-level rise can impact wildlife. A new study from Florida State University casts a somber prediction for sea turtles, which already are facing long odds for survival.

With national parks turning into magnets for travelers this summer, the Labor Day Weekend is expected to be especially busy at many parks. Acadia National Park officials realize their setting is among the most popular in the National Park System, and want visitors to realize it could be quite crowded there for the holiday weekend.

As Hurricane Laura bore down on the Louisiana and Texas coasts units of the National Park System boarded up and hunkered down to wait out the storm.