The Trump administration wants states to take over the management of America’s national parks – something never before proposed by a U.S. president.. In its budget request for the fiscal year ...

Intrepid Travel is launching activist-led trips to U.S. National Parks in response to proposed budget cuts. The trips aim to educate travelers about park challenges and empower them to advocate ...

Spring is normally quiet at national park conservancies, the nonprofit groups that raise money and recruit volunteers for the U.S. National Parks. In March and April, staffers at these charity ...

The entrance to Yosemite National Park along Highway 140 in Mariposa County on April 23, 2024. (Photo: Paul Rogers, Bay Area News Group) Originally Published: April 30, 2025 at 1:23 PM PDT.

Times are tough at Crater Lake National Park, where visitation sharply declined in 2024 and access to the lake via a main trail is set to soon close for years. On top of it all, the park’s top ...

The national parks, fresh off their busiest year on record, are now facing a challenging bout of staffing changes that could impact your next visit. Here’s what to expect.

When Kevin Heatley took over as superintendent of Crater Lake National Park in January, he was excited to oversee one of Oregon’s most iconic sites, whose stunning vistas and volcanic formations ...

These efforts reduced the population from at least 30 million, according to the National Park Service, to less than 1,000 by the 1890s. By 1902 Yellowstone had about two dozen bison.