Lodging In The Parks: Frontier Cabins At Badlands National Park
Frontier Cabins, just 8 miles from the north entrance to Badlands National Park, is a great place to base your park visit from.
- By Kurt Repanshek - July 13th, 2012 3:00am
June's Contest Winner Of A Lodging Guidebook Is.....RoadRanger!
Either June's contests were particularly difficult, or readers decided to go on vacation, as only 25 qualified for a copy of David and Kay Scott's Complete Guide to the National Park Lodges.
- By NPT Staff - July 13th, 2012 5:38am
Fire Ban Lifted At Rocky Mountain National Park, Fire Restrictions Added At Sequoia And Kings Canyon National Parks
While a ban on fires at Rocky Mountain National Park has been lifted, fire restrictions have been imposed at Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks due to dry conditions.
National Park Mystery Photo 53: Do You Recognize This Waterfall?
This photo was taken in a national park, but not here in the U.S. We’ll give you some clues to help you out with this first international puzzler in our mystery photo series.
- By Bob Janiskee - July 12th, 2012 9:20am
NPS Line-Item Construction Requests Down In 2013 Budget
Fewer dollars mean fewer repair and rehabilitation projects will be tackled around the National Park System during the coming fiscal year.
- By David and Kay Scott - July 12th, 2012 3:00am
Tidewater: The Chesapeake Bay in Photographs
You can get a feel for the Chesapeake Bay setting that greeted Captain John Smith 400 years ago in Tidewater: The Chesapeake Bay in Photographs, a book compiled through the lens of Stephen R. Brown that reflects the past and the present on the bay's waters.
- By Kurt Repanshek - May 19th, 2017 12:42am
Example Of "How Not To Do It" Leads to Rescue At Zion National Park
Zion National Park offers some popular locations for climbers, but a recent ill-advised attempt to scale a route known as the Moonlight Buttress offers some good reminders...and an example of "how not to do it."
- By Jim Burnett - July 12th, 2012 3:00am
Traveler's View: Yellowstone National Park Deserves A Better Winter-Use Plan
Yellowstone National Park, the world's first national park and the place that started the global national parks movement, deserves a better winter-use plan than the one being pushed by park officials.
- By NPT Editors - July 17th, 2012 5:29pm
Federal Court Tosses Out ORV Plan For Bear Island Unit Of Big Cypress National Preserve, Says Park Service Acted Without Reason
A federal judge has ruled that the National Park Service acted without sound reasoning in 2007 when it reopened more than 22 miles of off-road vehicle trails in Big Cypress National Preserve in Florida and ordered that the routes be closed before month's end.
BICY-Bear Island Ruling.pdf
Reader Participation Day: Will Record Heat And Major Wildfires Change Your Vacation Plans?
We're just entering the peak of the summer vacation season, but 2012 has already set some unwelcome records, including destructive wildfires and all-time high temperatures in many states. Will you alter your summer vacation plans based this year's heat and fires? If so, what changes will you make?
