Where The Wild Things Were During Pandemic Shutdowns, According To A New Study
New research looks at whether wildlife movement patterns changed when national parks shut down for the COVID-19 pandemic.
- By Jan Childs - August 9th, 2025
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UPDATE | Face Mask Requirements Returning To National Parks
A number of national parks, including Yellowstone, Grand Canyon, and Yosemite, citing increases in Covid cases, have reinstituted face mask requirements if you enter a park building.
Face Masks Required Indoors At Grand Teton National Park
An escalation in covid cases in Teton County, Wyoming, has prompted Grand Teton National Park officials to require that face masks be worn inside buildings in the park. Park buildings include, but are not limited to visitor centers, administrative offices, lodges, gift shops, and restaurants in the national park.
National Park Service Requiring Face Masks For Everyone Entering Buildings
National Park Service officials on Monday directed that all visitors, employees, and contractors entering NPS buildings and in crowded areas of parks must wear a face mask, regardless of their vaccination status.
National Parks Returning To Mask Requirements Due To Covid
Across the National Park System, many units are returning to requirements that visitors wear face masks inside federal buildings.
Covid Pandemic Drove Surge In Sales Of Camping Gear
There's been much written about the rush to get outdoors last year during the coronavirus pandemic, and one of the big winners of that rush were the companies that make and sell camping gear.
Ticketed Entry Returns To Dinosaur National Monument's Exhibit Hall On May 1
Come May 1 you'll be able to visit the Quarry Exhibit Hall at Dinosaur National Monument in Utah, but you'll need a ticket as the park staff continues to cope with the coronavirus pandemic.
Covid Proving Costly To The National Park Service
Science, interpretation, and resource management are among the areas in the National Park System that have taken hits from the coronavirus pandemic, according to a study of how park operations across the country were affected by Covid-19.
Rocky Mountain National Park To Require Reservations
Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado will implement a temporary timed entry permit reservation system beginning on May 28.
Strong Demand For Camping Expected This Year
Advanced bookings for reservations at privately owned campgrounds this year show demand is up more than 50 percent for the 2021 camping season, according to CampgroundViews.com. A quarter of the respondents reported bookings up more than 80 percent, the company added.
- April 1st, 2021
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