There are places, a few, in America that harbor vignettes of primitive landscapes, places where you can sense being amongst the first modern people to set foot in them. Canoeing far into the Southeast ...

As a result of extremely dry conditions driven by drought, Arches and Canyonlands national parks, as well as Hovenweep, Natural Bridges, and Dinosaur national monuments are increasing fire ...

For most of her 13+ years with the Traveler, contributing photographer Rebecca Latson has spent time in western, northwestern, and southwestern park units. In early May 2026, Rebecca traveled to ...

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 ...

Placing stickers on the annual America the Beautiful pass could now invalidate it, according to an internal email to regional National Park Service staff.

Early on the morning of Saturday, June 13, 2026, a small hydrothermal explosion occurred at Biscuit Basin in Yellowstone National Park. Although smaller than the explosion that occurred in the same ...

The scent of mouse droppings wafting over a national park “welcome desk” was so offensive, and the fear of disease so worrisome, that a new volunteer at the desk considered leaving for a post at a ...

A federal judge Friday gave the Trump administration three weeks to restore interpretative materials pertaining to history and climate change removed from national parks under President Donald Trump’s ...

The Trump administration has removed information related to climate change and rising sea levels at Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park.

Devils Tower National Monument in Wyoming is not only the first national monument created, but it’s also the first national monument to protect a unique geological feature.

More than 200 comments were made during the opening days of the National Park Service's review of the use by climbers of fixed anchors in official wilderness, and most were in favor of that practice.

A week after taking down signs at Independence National Historical Park referencing George Washington's ownership of slaves, the National Park Service has been ordered to remove signs and displays ...