A 34-year-old Indiana man traveling off trail in Haleakala National Park with three friends was killed when he was hit by falling rocks.

While humans have been soaking in the warm springs found in the remote Saline Valley of Death Valley National Park for perhaps thousands of years, use during the past 50 or so years has the National Park Service taking a look at how the area is being used and what needs to be done to guide visitor use there. The Beat generation and the hippies had their way with it, the Park Service notes, but how should what they created be managed going forward?

You're thinking of visiting Glacier National Park in Montana this summer, but not entirely sure what you might encounter, at least in terms of construction. The park staff has some answers for you.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the North Cascades National Park Service Complex, a sprawling, wild reserve that includes North Cascades National Park and the Ross Lake and Lake Chelan national recreation areas.