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Interior Secretary Zinke Impressed With Katahdin Woods And Waters National Monument

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke came away Wednesday from tramping and paddling about Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument impressed by the landscape in northern Maine.

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By Kurt Repanshek - June 14th, 2017 6:19pm

UPDATED: North Carolina Man Seriously Burned In Fall Into Hot Spring In Yellowstone National Park

A North Carolina man was hospitalized in a Salt Lake City hospital Wednesday after being seriously burned when he fell up to his waist into a hot spring in Yellowstone National Park late Tuesday night.

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By NPT Staff - June 14th, 2017 4:43pm

Search Underway For Missing Grand Canyon National Park Hiker

Searchers were down in the Inner Gorge of Grand Canyon National Park on Wednesday looking for a 72-year-old hiker who failed to show up at Phantom Ranch as planned.

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By NPT Staff - June 14th, 2017 1:25pm

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Wild Gardens Of Acadia Closed For Installation Of Irrigation System

To allow for the installation of a new irrigation system, the Wild Gardens of Acadia in Acadia National Park will be closed through June 23.

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By NPT Staff - June 14th, 2017 3:00am

Volunteers Sought To Rebuild Trail At Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Funding is so tight in some pockets of the National Park System that parks are asking volunteers to do trail maintenance. That's the case at Great Smoky Mountains National Park, where the call has gone out for volunteers to help rebuild the Rainbow Falls Trail.

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By NPT Staff - June 14th, 2017 2:01am

Cast A Line In The Parks

There are plenty of fish stories in our national parks, from Grand Canyon rainbows to the bonefish of the Everglades flats. Here’s a quick look at some of the many fishing opportunities in the National Park System.

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By Patrick Cone - June 14th, 2017 2:01am

Grand Teton National Park Offering Eclipse Speaker Series

With Grand Teton National Park to be in the line of darkness a total solar eclipse will create on August 21, the park is hosting an Eclipse Across America Speaker Series this summer to share knowledge and amazing facts about the upcoming total solar eclipse.

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By NPT Staff - June 13th, 2017 3:00am

Explore Ranger Programs At Sitka National Historical Park

Traveling to Alaska this summer? Consider putting Sitka National Historical Park on your agenda and take advantage of daily guided programs connecting visitors to the park’s natural and cultural resources.

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By NPT Staff - June 13th, 2017 3:00am

Cape Lookout Lighthouse Ready For Climbers

Beginning Wednesday, lighthouse tours at Cape Lookout National Seashore on North Carolina's Outer Banks will be offered from 9:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays.

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By NPT Staff - June 13th, 2017 2:01am

Interior Secretary Calls For Reduction In Size Of Bears Ears National Monument

Bears Ears National Monument is unnecessarily large, according to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, who has recommended to President Trump that the monument be reduced in size. How much of a reduction in acreage remains to be determined, the secretary told reporters Monday.

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By Kurt Repanshek - June 12th, 2017 2:35pm

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