Searching For Condors At Pinnacles National Park
Though Pinnacles National Park is renowned for its geology and its testing grounds for climbers, it's a great place to go in search of California condors.
- By Lori Sonken - July 26th, 2023 9:36am
Exploring the Parks
Feeding Farm Animals Is A Park Ranger's Work At Former Tobacco Plantation
It’s 10 a.m. on a Saturday and the visitor center at Booker T. Washington National Monument is temporarily closed, albeit for an unusual reason. “The Park Ranger is down in the Historic Area taking care of the animals,” an apologetic sign explains. “They will return soon.”
- By Jennifer Bain - June 18th, 2023 2:45am
Pedal Power: Experience Cades Cove In Great Smoky Mountains National Park
In Tennessee, Great Smokey Mountains National Park harbors a one-way road in bucolic Cades Cove. Its 11-mile paved loop is loaded with scenery, historical sites, and wildlife. But we’d heard about the cove’s famed car jams due to around two million annual visitors: lines of vehicles inching slowly along the road and parking lot congestion that prevented stopping at sites. Clearly, the car approach did not appeal to my sister or me!
- By NPT Staff - June 13th, 2023 3:00am
Farming With Ancient Acequias At San Antonio Missions
With a pleasing whoosh, the water from the acequia was released through a sluice gate at Mission San Juan Capistrano in San Antonio and trickled through a hand-dug irrigation ditch towards a demonstration field teeming with corn, peppers and squash.
- By Jennifer Bain - June 10th, 2023 2:45am
Three Days In Death Valley National Park
Death Valley National Park covers much more acreage than just the valley itself. It’s the largest U.S. national park outside of Alaska at 3,422,024 acres. With a park that size, you probably aren’t going to see everything you want in the space of a day or a week, for that matter. But you can still see and do plenty, even if you have no more than three days.
- By Rebecca Latson - June 8th, 2023 3:00am
Cod Tales And Military History At Castle Hill National Historic Site
Christopher Newhook pulls out a pair of adorable cloth cod and two fabric knives at Castle Hill National Historic Site and gets to work showing why this humble fish changed the world.
- By Jennifer Bain - May 24th, 2023 3:00am
Coming Soon: Essential RVing Guide To The National Parks App
Last year the National Parks Traveler debuted its Essential RVing Guide To The National Parks in eBook and PDF formats. Soon you'll be able to download an app of the guide to your phone.
- By NPT Staff - May 22nd, 2023 3:06pm
The Ancient Salt Trails: Once A Journey For Life; Now It’s A Ceremonial Quest
It was a well-trekked sandy trail leading us into the thick brush. A gentle breeze rustled the shrubs and straggling mesquite and ironwood trees. In an instant on the short track, we seemed to leave the Sonoran Desert behind and move into a stunted but lush preserve.
- By NPT Staff - May 8th, 2023 3:00am
River Runners Will Need To Strap In For A Wild Ride
What better way to spend a summer vacation than floating down a wild river? Whether in a canoe down the Ozark National Scenic Riverways, a day-trip down Montana’s Flathead River, or a multi-week adventure deep in the Grand Canyon, it’s time to plan your trip.
- By Patrick Cone - May 2nd, 2023 3:15am
Hopewell Culture: A Sacred Landscape
The vast collection of earthworks at Hopewell Culture National Historical Park were the temples of a complex religion, practiced by people throughout the entire Eastern United States, and on high holy days would have been cosmopolitan cities full of elaborately dressed practitioners who spoke a panoply of languages.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 26th, 2023 3:15am
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The Essential RVing Guide
The National Parks RVing Guide, aka the Essential RVing Guide To The National Parks, is the definitive guide for RVers seeking information on campgrounds in the National Park System where they can park their rigs. It's available for free for both iPhones and Android models.
This app is packed with RVing specific details on more than 250 campgrounds in more than 70 parks.
You'll also find stories about RVing in the parks, some tips if you've just recently turned into an RVer, and some planning suggestions. A bonus that wasn't in the previous eBook or PDF versions of this guide are feeds of Traveler content: you'll find our latest stories as well as our most recent podcasts just a click away.
So whether you have an iPhone or an Android, download this app and start exploring the campgrounds in the National Park System where you can park your rig.
