Entrance Fees Coming To Indiana Dunes National Park
A name change has brought nearly twice as many visitors to Indiana Dunes National Park, and that increase has led to an entrance fee being charged for the park, beginning at the end of March.
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Traveler's View | Poor Park Housing, Dealing With Climate Change
If Charles Sams, who is waiting for the Senate to confirm him as National Park Service director, is serious about his top priority being to lift the morale of the agency's workforce, seeing better, and more, housing for the field staff should be in tandem with better pay.
- November 15th, 2021
In Search Of Reasonable Housing For National Park Service Employees
Yellowstone National Park in 2020 embarked on what Superintendent Cam Sholly calls "the largest housing improvement project in the National Park Service since Mission 66" for park employees, but not all parks are so fortunate.
Traveler Special Report: Measuring Successes Against Invasive Species
While invasive plant, animal, and fish species are attacking the National Park System, there are some success stories to note in the battle.
- By Lori Sonken - October 13th, 2021
Indiana Dunes National Park Proposing To Charge Entrance Fee
The National Park Service is seeking public comment on a proposed entrance fee for Indiana Dunes National Park. Comments are also being sought on two new proposed services in the park; six backcountry campsites and a group campsite located near the beach. Comments are due by October 1.
Around The Parks: Ranger-Led Bike Tours, Boardwalk Construction, Railroad Tunnels
There's lots going on around the National Park System, from ranger-led bike tours of the monuments at Shiloh National Military Park to a tour of the country's first railroad tunnel at Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site.
Covid Proving Costly To The National Park Service
Science, interpretation, and resource management are among the areas in the National Park System that have taken hits from the coronavirus pandemic, according to a study of how park operations across the country were affected by Covid-19.
National Parks Quiz And Trivia #27
Are you ready to test your knowledge and learn more about units in the National Park System? Then take a look at National Parks Quiz And Trivia #27 and see just how much you know (or think you know).
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.
- November 29th, 2020
Save The Dunes’ Dunes Dash Going Virtual For Indiana Dunes National Park
The Save the Dunes' Dunes Dash to support Indiana Dunes National Park will go on in 2020...but virtually.
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The easiest way to explore RV-friendly National Park campgrounds.
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Our app is packed with RVing- specific details on more than 250 campgrounds in more than 70 national parks.
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