Antietam National Battlefield staff are studying ways to make the park's trails system more informative in terms of understanding the Civil War battle that took place there.

For some years now I've known there was a Utah-based band called "The National Parks," but who knew there was also a band called "National Park Radio"? I didn't until I stumbled upon a tweet from the folks at Buffalo National River the other day.

It is, for many, a necessary ritual whenever they arrive at a national park: take a photo in front of the park sign.

Kids now have their own version of the popular national park passport book. Designed to complement and encourage participation in national parks’ Junior Ranger programs, the Passport To Your National Parks® Junior Ranger Edition is available to celebrate National Park Week. The book is a collaboration between the National Park Service and Eastern National, a not-for-profit partner of the National Park Service.