Death Valley National Park Reopens South Badwater Road
The National Park Service has reopened South Badwater Road in Death Valley National Park as of January 31.
- By Compiled From NPS Releases - February 2nd, 2026
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Limestone Applications To Improve Stream Health At Shenandoah National Park
Shenandoah National Park will conduct an aerial limestone application to reduce the acidity of Meadow Run.
- By NPT Staff - February 2nd, 2026
Traveler's View | The Interior Secretary's Damaging Disregard For National Park Science
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum's approach to managing the United States' rich natural resources evidently has little regard for science that guides the federal land-management agencies' stewardship of those lands and waters.
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 2nd, 2026
5th Annual Threatened And Endangered Parks | A 'Cost Center' To Be Scrapped?
De Soto National Memorial is the kind of place Interior Secretary Douglas Burgum has implied could be targeted in future cuts that would prioritize the 63 National Park System sites designated specifically as “national parks” over smaller locations he calls “cost centers” that take more money to operate than they bring in.
- By Jan Wesner Childs - February 1st, 2026
New York Art Teacher Earns 30 National Park Resident Artist Spots In 10 Years
Art teacher Heather Heckel has earned more than two dozen artist-in-residency stints at national parks around the country.
- By Jan Wesner Childs - February 1st, 2026
UPDATE | Filters Have Been Installed To Handle National Park Public Communications
A filtering system has been put in place across the National Park System to manage communications with the public, one that has raised concerns over the quality of interpretation messaging by park staff.
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 30th, 2026
Fishing Season To Start Earlier In Three Yellowstone National Park Rivers
Fishing season will open May 1 in portions of Yellowstone National Park's Gibbon, Madison, and Firehole Rivers.
- By Jan Wesner Childs - January 30th, 2026
National Park Sites Brace For Another Blast Of Winter Weather
Parks including Cape Hatteras National Seashore and Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie closed ahead of another winter storm this weekend.
- By Jan Wesner Childs - January 30th, 2026
Traveler’s View | Altering Science And History In The National Park System
When the state of Florida and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem embarked on a farcical scheme to create “Alligator Alcatraz” in Big Cypress National Preserve last summer, they headed down a path of easily disprovable lies and “alternative facts” the Trump administration continues to run with.
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 30th, 2026
Appeal Filed In Legal Battle Over National Park Service Cashless Policy
A fresh appeal has been filed in the legal battle over cashless policies at some national parks.
- By Jan Wesner Childs - January 29th, 2026
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The easiest way to explore RV-friendly National Park campgrounds.
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