Mammoth Cave National Park Seeks Comment On Fee Increase
Mammoth Cave National Park is proposing charging entrance fees to children under six for the first time.
- By justin.housman - September 29th, 2024 2:25am
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Mammoth Cave National Park Fights Back Against Bad Online Reviews
Mammoth Cave National Park uses park's negative reviews to attract attention.
- By justin.housman - September 16th, 2024 5:09am
National Parks Traveler Podcast Episode 290 | Miserable Mammoth Cave
Have you ever been to Mammoth Cave National Park? It’s really not that impressive, is it? Sure, it’s more than 425 miles long, but only about 10 miles are open to the public.
Going Batty During Mammoth Cave’s Annual Bat Night
Thirteen species of bats (including three listed on the federal endangered species list) call Mammoth Cave National Park home. So, it’s fitting the park celebrates its favorite flying creatures of the night during the annual Bat Night, this August 31 (Saturday).
- By Rebecca Latson - August 22nd, 2024 3:00am
National Parks Quiz And Trivia #75: The Caves Edition
There are quite a few cave-centric units within the National Park System. While these parks provide interesting landscapes both above and below ground, they really are all about the caves. So this month’s Traveler quiz and trivia piece is all about those cave park units.
- By Rebecca Latson - June 8th, 2024 3:00am
Camp Nelson, Mammoth Cave To Celebrate Juneteenth
Camp Nelson National Monument and Mammoth Cave National Park will commemorate Juneteenth during a special ceremony on Saturday, June 22, at 1 p.m. CDT.
- By Compiled From N... - June 4th, 2024 7:20am
Fossils Telling Stories Across The National Park System
Thirty-two-million years after a saber-tooth cat stalked prey on the landscape known today as Badlands National Park, a 7-year-old girl working for her latest Junior Ranger badge spotted the animal's fossilized skull protruding from a hillside.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 1st, 2024 1:24am
New Roof And Remodeled Lobby Arrive At Mammoth Cave Hotel
A new roof and remodeled lobby area at the Mammoth Cave National Park hotel in Kentucky were celebrated by officials to mark the end of a six-year effort to fix the original roof on the building constructed in 1965.
- By Compiled From N... - March 24th, 2024 2:30am
National Parks Traveler Podcast Episode 266 | Polluting the Parks
Air pollution and climate change impacts can have outsized effects on the National Park System, as well as lesser noticed but just as concerning effects. But are those impacts spread across the entire park system, or clustered around a few?
Back in 2019 the National Parks Conservation Association looked at how air pollution and climate change were impacting parks. They have updated that study with the latest data from the National Park Service, and the current state of affairs remains concerning.
Cavers On The Trog Tour, Mammoth Cave National Park
"Rolling hills, deep river valleys, and the world's longest known cave system. Mammoth Cave National Park is home to thousands of years of human history and a rich diversity of plant and animal life, earning it the title of UNESCO World Heritage Site and International Biosphere Reserve."
Cave tours are a unique and immersive way to understand and safely explore Mammoth Cave. You can go to the website to learn more about tours, tickets, and times.
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- By Rebecca Latson - March 4th, 2024 3:00am
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