The Traveler Wins Two Canadian Travel Awards
National Parks Traveler has been honored for its Canadian coverage by the Canada chapter of SATW, an American-based travel industry organization.
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Flooding Closes Carlsbad Caverns National Park Backcountry
Heavy rains that pounded Carlsbad Caverns National Park last week, at one point stranding roughly 200 people in the park, washed away sections of trails in the park, prompting the National Park Service to close the park's wilderness areas and backcountry trails to assess and repair the damage.
Grand Canyon Ranger Honored With Harry Yount Award
A backcountry ranger at Grand Canyon National Park has been honored with the Harry Yount Award as the National Park Service's top ranger.
Kejimkujik Becomes Parks Canada's First Net-Zero Campground
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- By Jennifer Bain - August 25th, 2022
$35 Million In GAOA Funding To Strengthen Alcatraz Island's Wharf
A $35 million appropriation is being made to Golden Gate National Recreation Area in California for work to repair and seismically strengthen the concrete wharf at Alcatraz Island. The funds, from the Great American Outdoors Act, are intended to pay for work to provide safe access to the island for visitors, concessionaires, and National Park Service staff.
Utah Sues To Overturn Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante Boundaries
The state of Utah and two counties in the state went to federal court on Wednesday in a bid to overturn the latest boundary change to Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments, arguing that President Biden overreached the authority given him under The Antiquities Act.
Investigation Continues Into Ghastly Find At Abyss Pool At Yellowstone
Yellowstone National Park officials are not commenting on the investigation into a foot found floating in Abyss Pool, a spectacular hot spring on the shore of Yellowstone Lake.
Exploring The National Park System By RV: Lava Beds National Monument
What comes to mind when you think about California’s best national parks for RVers? Yosemite? Sequoia? The Redwoods? If you’re like most people, RVing to Lava Beds National Monument is not on the radar. Ranked as the 214th most visited location out of 423 National Park System sites, few people are willing to make the trek. But their loss is your gain if you go.
Body Of Missing Hiker Found In Zion National Park
The body of an Arizona woman who was swept up in a flash flood at Zion National Park last Friday was found Tuesday in the Virgin River downstream from the Narrows where she had been hiking.
- August 23rd, 2022
Photography In The National Parks: My Favorite Parks For Photography – Part 2
In this Part 2 continuation of the previous month’s photo column, Traveler contributing photographer Rebecca Latson continues her list of favorite park units for photography and why they are her favorites.
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