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National Parks Traveler Episode 104: The State Of National Park Philanthropy

National park philanthropy

What’s the state of national park philanthropy? The outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic a year ago impacted nonprofit organizations that work to support national parks. Many organizations that rely on retail sales for revenues had to close their outlets and layoff staff. How are things today?

National Park Foundation President Will Shafroth and Friends of Acadia President David MacDonald discuss Covid’s impact on nonprofits that support parks. 

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Acadia National Park Proposing Fee To Drive To Cadillac Mountain Summit

Driving to the summit of Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park in Maine can leave you dizzy, what with all the turns, and once you arrive you need to find a parking space, which can be a challenge during the summer months. To ensure you have a space, park officials are proposing a reservation fee to drive to the summit.

National Parks Quiz And Trivia #20 – The Acadia National Park Edition

This month’s quiz and trivia piece is all about Acadia National Park. For those of you who have been to this park, just how much do you really know about it? For those of you who have not yet visited, after reading through the questions and trivia, you’ll want to put Acadia on your national park bucket list.

Where Will You Explore Winter In The National Park System?

Winter, the season with cold, snow, short days and long nights, can be a challenging season to explore the National Park System. Yet it also holds surprises that reveal themselves in shimmering lights darting across the night sky, in tracks of what passed the night before across the snowscape, and in congregations of wildlife.

Listen To Nature

Earlier this year we introduced you to Jacob Job and his work recording sounds of nature inside the National Park System. Well, he's taken his game to the next level with help from the National Park Service, Parks Canada, the George Wright Society, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, and the World Commission of Protected Areas.

Working For The Parks

As nice as it might be, the federal government does not fully fund all the needs and challenges the National Park Service faces. And that's where friends groups, cooperating associations, and even for-profit businesses come into play. Some of those organizations even help National Parks Traveler bring news and features about the park system to these pages every day of the year.

National Parks Quiz And Trivia #16 – The Road Edition

According to the National Park Service, there are over 5,000 miles of paved roads through the National Park System. Park roads (paved or unpaved) allow us to reach amazing vistas we might not otherwise see within a national park, national monument, or national recreation area. These roads are marvels of construction and merit a nod of appreciation to those builders who may have risked life and limb to ensure completion of that navigable ribbon of gravel or pavement. How many of these roads have you traveled, what have you seen and accessed via these roads, and how much do you know about them?

The Essential RVing Guide

The Essential RVing Guide to the National Parks

The National Parks RVing Guide, aka the Essential RVing Guide To The National Parks, is the definitive guide for RVers seeking information on campgrounds in the National Park System where they can park their rigs. It's available for free for both iPhones and Android models.

This app is packed with RVing specific details on more than 250 campgrounds in more than 70 parks.

You'll also find stories about RVing in the parks, some tips if you've just recently turned into an RVer, and some planning suggestions. A bonus that wasn't in the previous eBook or PDF versions of this guide are feeds of Traveler content: you'll find our latest stories as well as our most recent podcasts just a click away.

So whether you have an iPhone or an Android, download this app and start exploring the campgrounds in the National Park System where you can park your rig.