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Essential Park Guide Fall 2018: Caves, Rivers, And "Supercolonies"

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.

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.

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