National Parks Traveler

From a vast, fascinating underworld in western South Dakota to the mighty Mississippi in Minnesota on down to Florida where "supercolonies" descended on Everglades National park, there is much to see in the National Park System. And Traveler's Essential Park Guide for this fall will point you in the right directions.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 14th, 2018 10:31am

Additional Closures On Grand Canyon's North Rim As Obi Fire Continues To Spread

Additional closures have been implemented on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park due to the Obi Fire, a relatively innocuous fire burning through downed trees and forest duff with occasional "tree torching."

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By NPT Staff - August 14th, 2018 9:22am

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An Interstate Runs Through It: Lake Mead National Recreation Area

As desert bighorn sheep looked down from the hills and the waters of Lake Mead sparkled in the background, a portion of Interstate 11 recently opened through the national recreation area in Nevada.

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By NPT Staff - August 14th, 2018 1:15am

Human Remains Found in Remote Area of Olympic National Park

Skeletal remains found in the backcountry of Olympic National Park in Washington state are believed to be those of a 22-year-old man who went missing in April 2017.

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By NPT Staff - August 13th, 2018 6:11pm

UDPATE: Structures Lost, More Than 150 Evacuated From Rooms, Campgrounds In Glacier National Park

A wildfire season that has touched national parks from Wyoming to Hawaii swept into Glacier National Park during the weekend as lightning sparked three fires, including one that forced the nighttime evacuation of the Lake McDonald Lodge complex and a nearby campground and claimed an undetermined number of structures.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 13th, 2018 12:00pm

Hidden Falls Area Of Grand Teton National Park Reopens

After being closed to the public for a month out of concern that a rock buttress up mountain might be precarious, officials at Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming have reopened the Hidden Falls viewing area and Lower Inspiration Point on the west shore of Jenny Lake to the public.

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By NPT Staff - August 13th, 2018 1:15am

What Would You Think Of Indiana Dunes National Park?

Since it was authorized in 1966, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore in Indiana has always been known as a national lakeshore. But now some members of Indiana's congressional delegation think it should be renamed a "national park."

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By NPT Staff - August 13th, 2018 1:15am

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Blue Ridge Parkway Seeks Public Comment On Planned Bridge Repairs

Some serious roadwork likely is in the future of the Blue Ridge Parkway, as National Park Service officials are evaluating the repair needs of four bridges that date to the original construction of the scenic parkway that winds from Shenandoah National Park in Virginia to Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina

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By NPT Staff - August 13th, 2018 1:15am

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Wildfire Forces Evacuation Of Lake McDonald Complex At Glacier National Park

Gusting winds and dry forest conditions sped the growth of a wildfire in Glacier National Park late Sunday, prompting the evacuation of the Lake McDonald Complex as well as the Avalanche Creek Campground.

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By NPT Staff - August 12th, 2018 11:33pm

How Smoky Is It Out There, Travelers?

Word that smoke from the wildfires in California has reached New York has us thinking, travelers: How smoky is it out there in the National Park System?