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Are Staffing Woes Keeping Yosemite National Park's High Sierra Camps Closed?

Officially, the word is that the inability to provide potable water and toilets to the High Sierra Camps in the backcountry of Yosemite National Park will keep the camps closed this summer, though a lack of park staff also could be playing a role.

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By Kurt Repanshek - May 15th, 2025 2:55pm

Final Construction Begins On Shared Use Path At Bryce Canyon National Park

Construction on a popular Bryce Canyon National Park hiking and biking path that connects some of the park's most spectacular views is slated to begin in late May and last five months.

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By Kurt Repanshek - May 15th, 2025 2:30am

Memorial Day Weekend In Zion National Park Will Be ... Crowded

If you're planning to visit Zion National Park in Utah during the long Memorial Day Weekend, plan on it being crowded.

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By Kurt Repanshek - May 15th, 2025 2:30am

Crystal Cave At Sequoia National Park To Open

Sequoia' National Park's Crystal Cave, closed since 2021, is scheduled to reopen to the public on May 23.

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By Kurt Repanshek - May 14th, 2025 9:58am

A Day In The Park: Shenandoah National Park

Drive 75 miles (121 kilometers) from busy Washington, D.C. and you’ll enter 200,000 acres (>80,000 hectares) of protected geography rich with history and the ghosts of Civil War soldiers vying with songbirds and waterfalls to tell their stories. Shenandoah National Park in Virginia is a landscape of ancient mountains, rolling hills, shadowy backwoods, and quiet hollows.

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By Rebecca Latson - May 12th, 2025 3:00am

Cosby Area At Great Smoky Mountains National Park Now Open

Great Smoky Mountains National Park has reopened the Cosby Area following the construction of a new culvert under the Cosby Entrance Road.

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By Kurt Repanshek - May 12th, 2025 2:30am

Glacier National Park Crews Digging Out Going-To-The-Sun Road

Crews are continuing to dig the Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park out from winter, but the scenic road should be open to the Avalanche Campground on Saturday.

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By Kurt Repanshek - May 9th, 2025 1:07pm

Cave Tours Resumed At Wind Cave National Park

Cave tours have resumed at Wind Cave National Park in South Dakota after repairs were made to the transformer that operates elevators down into the park's cave system.

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By Kurt Repanshek - May 9th, 2025 11:07am

National Park Service Seeks Proposals For Operating RV Park

The National Park Service altered and reissued an earlier prospectus for operation of an RV Park in Prince William Forest Park. The 14,600-acre unit of the National Park Service is located in northeastern Virginia, approximately 30 miles southwest of Washington, D.C. via Interstate 95.

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By Kurt Repanshek - May 9th, 2025 2:30am

A Day In The Park: Sequoia And Kings Canyon National Parks

Sure, there’s a Kings Canyon National Park and a Sequoia National Park, both in California, but the National Park Service only has a single webpage combining these two national parks. After all, when you visit one, you ought to go ahead and visit the other right next door, since both are home to some of the world’s largest trees. But it’s not just about the trees.

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By Rebecca Latson - May 5th, 2025 3:00am

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