Top 10 Most Visited National Parks

Ever wonder what the most visited parks in the system are? How about least visited? The NPS office of statistics answers this question once a year with an ordered, ranked table cataloging recreation visits to each of the NPS managed units across the USA. So, what is the most visited park? Read on for the answer.

Great Smokies Fire Contained

    Two weeks after it was sparked, the Buck Shank fire in Great Smoky Mountains National Park has been fully contained.

How Are Entrance Fees Affecting Visitation?

Two weeks ago, on Earth Day, I had the opportunity to visit Shenandoah National Park. The drive along

Centennial Listening: First Impressions

    I attended yesterday's National Park Service first "listening session" on the needs and goals for the 2016 NPS centennial.  The meeting was held at the Mills Auditorium near the Gatlinburg Convention Center in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, a major gateway community to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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