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Parts Of Cataloochee Area At Great Smoky Mountains National Park Opening

Portions of the Cataloochee Valley in Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina are scheduled to open at noon local time Friday.

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By NPT Staff - April 3rd, 2025

Crater Lake National Park Boat Tours Shuttered For Two Or More Years

A number of repair projects will require Cleetwood Cove at Crater Lake National Park to be closed for two or more years, meaning there will be no boat tours of the lake during that period.

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By NPT Staff - April 3rd, 2025

UPDATE | Isle Royale National Park's Ferry Stuck In Dock Without Engineers

Reaching Isle Royale National Park in Lake Superior could be hard this summer, as the National Park Service's ferry that normally takes visitors to the park is stuck in dock without an engineering crew.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 2nd, 2025

What We're Hearing From Yosemite National Park

A lack of staffing at Yosemite National Park, and the decision to open campgrounds, has raised the prospect of existing staff being unable to maintain restrooms as visitors head to the park for some R&R.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 2nd, 2025

Tennessee's Secret City Has A Nuclear Story To Tell

To be honest, I have no clue what I’m looking at beyond the fact that it’s a key object in the World War II-era race to develop the world’s first atomic weapons before Nazi Germany. There is a giant wall full of holes that reminds me of a Lite-Brite toy, mannequin men with rods and a legend that talks about donut, iodine and uranium fuel slugs.

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By Jennifer Bain - April 2nd, 2025

Big Bend's Water Woes

Spring-break crowds, drought conditions, and a poor water source recently created quite the problem at Big Bend National Park, a problem that required the Big Bend Conservancy to bail out the National Park Service.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 1st, 2025

Camping Fees Increasing At Grand Canyon National Park

Grand Canyon National Park camping fees will take a substantial increase on May 1, when standard frontcountry sites at Desert View, North Rim and Mather campgrounds will jump from $18 a night to $30 a night.

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By Compiled from NPS releases - April 1st, 2025

A Day In The Park: Kenai Fjords National Park

The National Park Service describes Kenai Fjords National Park in Alaska as the location “where mountains, ice and ocean meet.” This description provides you with a good idea of what you can see at this national park if you choose to visit. And you ought to, since it’s just two hours’ drive away from Anchorage, a city easily reached by commercial flights from the Lower 48.

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By Rebecca Latson - March 31st, 2025

UPDATED | What's Closed, Canceled Around The National Park System

If you head out into the National Park System, you might find visitor impacts, both related and unrelated to the Trump administration's efforts to downsize the National Park Service. For instance:

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By NPT Staff - March 27th, 2025

Volunteer Cleanup Coming To Olympic National Park

Interested in lending a hand to the National Park Service at Olympic National Park in Washington? On April 19 volunteers are invited to visit the park's beaches to clean up marine debris as part of the Washington Coastal Cleanup effort. This year's cleanup will focus on beaches near Mora and Kalaloch.

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By Compiled from NPS releases - March 28th, 2025

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