It felt like paddling through soggy cereal. My wife and I were deep within Everglades National Park, struggling to kayak past dense mats of periphyton, a mass of algae, fungi and other organisms.

The Everglades is a massive swath of water and land ― a mixture of sea, limestone, mangroves, beaches and plants and animals.

Residents in Waite Park can register their National Night to Unite events for a police visit and free party supplies, while ...

Everglades National Park spans an impressive 1.5 million acres, making it the largest subtropical wilderness in the U.S. What to do in Everglades National Park?

These parks in Minnesota, Colorado, Florida and other states are too often overlooked by travelers. Here's why you should add ...

The Flamingo Lodge, in Florida's Everglades National Park, was completely rebuilt and recently reopened after nearly 20 years. Here’s what it was like to stay.

Greetings from Everglades National Park. I just recently visited Everglades, Key Biscayne, and Dry Tortugas NPs. The passion and love the Rangers have for their jobs not just here but throughout the ...

While you can drive into the park and explore on foot, unlike most national parks, the Florida Everglades are best experienced from the water. In fact, nearly one-third of the park is made up of ...

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue responded to a shark bite incident in Everglades National Park, taking the injured man to a hospital. Getty Images Miami-Dade Fire Rescue rushed out to Everglades National ...

The visitors who trek to America’s national parks are already noticing the changes, just months after President Donald Trump ...

Douglas Follett, Glacier National Park’s oldest and longest-serving park ranger, died on Sunday, March 2. He was 98 years old and had worked in the park for 58 years, retiring in 2019.

Yes. "National Park Week is a great time to visit one of the country's 430+ national parks," an NPS spokesperson told USA TODAY by email. "It also is an opportune time to plan summer vacations or ...