For those of you who enjoy seeing the colors and varieties of wildflowers (and flowering trees) during your national park visits, Shenandoah National Park in Virginia is home to over 860 species of ...

An attempt to overturn the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Management Plan using the Congressional Review Act (CRA) failed after Congress missed a deadline to vote on the measure.

Fifty-four years after members of Congress stated their desire to see Cumberland Island National Seashore “permanently preserved in its primitive state” the National Park Service is in closed-door ...

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order opening marine national monuments to commercial fishing, a move that immediately drew condemnation from conservationists and some politicians.

Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area in Washington will close the Hawk Creek Campground and boat launch area to all public access starting April 16 through October 6.

The Park Service points out that wild animals can be aggressive when people do not respect their space, and visitors are responsible for staying at least 25 yards away from all large animals. Bison ...

Yet another house has collapsed into the ocean at Cape Hatteras National Seashore / NPS file. Yet another house collapsed on June 2 at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, making it the 32nd ...

Fireworks over the Washington Monument during the Independence Day celebration in Washington, D.C./NPS The July Fourth Independence Day Celebration on the National Mall in Washington kicks off Friday ...

Executive orders limiting off-road vehicle access to federal lands signed by Presidents Richard Nixon and Jimmy Carter have been revoked by President Donald Trump, drawing concerns over impacts to ...

Separate campgrounds, dining rooms, picnic grounds, and restrooms. Maps and signs that directed blacks to destinations away from whites. This was the landscape of segregation in some national parks ...

If you haven’t visited a park lodge for several years, and are in the planning stage for next year, be prepared for sticker shock, because overnight stays in many national park lodges won’t be cheap.

The National Park Service is restoring fountains, rehabilitating historic landscapes, and addressing aging park infrastructure across Washington, D.C. ahead of the nation’s semiquincentennial in 2026.