National Parks Traveler

A park ranger from Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park has been honored with the National Park Service's highest honor for excellence in interpretation and education. Hollie Lynch, the park's education coordinator, received the 2017 Freeman Tilden Award for her role in developing and implementing a series of innovative curriculum-based park programs for 200 schools in Maryland, West Virginia, and Washington, D.C.

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By NPT Staff - November 21st, 2017 2:02am

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The End Is Near At Arches National Park...For Road Construction

After many long months of road construction that has hindered access into the heart of Arches National Park in Utah, the end is near. Barring weather-related delays, the construction project that has consumed the year should wrap up by month's end or early December, according to park officials.

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By NPT Staff - November 21st, 2017 2:02am

Acadia National Park, A Winter Wonderland By The Ocean

With most portions of Acadia National Park’s 22-mile Park Loop Road closed to wheeled vehicles and snow-covered in winter, experiencing the park becomes a more intimate experience.

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By NPT Staff - November 21st, 2017 2:02am

Op-Ed | Volunteers In The National Parks

More and more people are visiting our national parks, and some parks are not just busy but getting overwhelmed and overcrowded. Meanwhile, the prospect of more money being budgeted for more staff is unlikely. Consequently, many parks should begin considering using volunteers, and those that do….should consider using more volunteers and using volunteers in more meaningful ways.

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By NPT Staff - November 20th, 2017 3:00am

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Just Four Days Left To Comment On Proposed Surge Pricing For National Parks

On Thanksgiving Day the window to comment on Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's proposal to institute surge pricing at 17 national parks across the country will close. Be sure to get your comments in before it does.

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By Kurt Repanshek - November 20th, 2017 3:00am

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The Congressional Anti-Parks Caucus In Power

Who in Congress can be described as having an "anti-parks" voting record? With 535 members of Congress, that could be a difficult question to soundly answer. But the Center for American Progress has come up with a list of 19 members who, perhaps emboldened by the Trump administration's views on public lands, it has defined as the "anti-parks caucus" in Washington, D.C.