National Parks Traveler

Clark's Nutcrackers are ubiquitous to many Western national parks. When you set up camp in the backcountry they are quick to arrive, and they're not shy about begging for a treat or even stealing one. But they could vanish from some of those park settings if whitebark pines vanish, according to new research. And without the birds, new stands of whitebark pine might never get planted.

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By NPT Staff - October 14th, 2020 1:45pm

Running The Volcanoes At Petroglyph National Monument

The distinctive silhouettes of the “Three Sisters” are an Albuquerque landmark, low peaks on the high West Mesa. Part of Petroglyph National Monument, this free day use area is jointly managed by National Park Service and the city. Instead of turning left out of the visitor center parking lot to go find ancient rock carvings, I turn right in search of volcanoes.

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By Barbara 'Bo' Jensen - October 14th, 2020 2:00am

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More Campgrounds Opening At Death Valley National Park

With fall temperatures cooling off Death Valley National Park, the Texas Springs, Sunset, and Stovepipe Wells campgrounds all will open on Thursday. At that point, all individual campsites in the park will be open.

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By NPT Staff - October 14th, 2020 1:30am

Missing In The Parks

Missing hikers have been the subject of searches in Mount Rainier National Park in Washington and Zion National Park in Utah.

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By NPT Staff - October 13th, 2020 5:21pm

Fatal Shooting In Remote Area Of Death Valley National Park

One person is dead, and another in jail charged with first-degree murder following a shooting in a remote area of Death Valley National Park.

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By NPT Staff - October 13th, 2020 9:42am

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Yosemite National Park To End Reservation System In November

With winter in sight, Yosemite National Park will return to normal operations for entering the park on November 1.

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By NPT Staff - October 13th, 2020 1:45am

From Bear Dens To The Oval Office

When you're crossing the Colorado River in the middle of winter, wearing snowshoes, it's best not to have the ice give way and drop you into the river. Sheridan Steele can attest to that.

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By Kurt Repanshek - October 12th, 2020 2:00am

National Underground Railroad Network To Freedom Adds 13 Sites

Thirteen sites, from Fort Pickens at Gulf Islands National Seashore to a Massachusetts site where a slave escaped her captors, have been added to the National Park Service’s National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom listings.

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By NPT Staff - October 12th, 2020 2:00am

Historic Collection On Women’s Rights Donated To NPS, LOC

A historic collection of items spanning women’s suffrage and the movement for women’s equality has been donated by the National Women's Party to the Library of Congress and National Park Service. This gift comes as the country celebrates 100 years of women's constitutional right to vote and ensures public access to a trove of records about the history of the women’s rights movement in the United States.