I've visited all 63 major US national parks. I think Great Smoky Mountains and Grand Canyon are some of the best parks for beginners.

I've visited all 63 major US national parks. I think Great Smoky Mountains and Grand Canyon are some of the best parks for beginners.

Former national park supervisor explains why toilets may be clean this summer, the parks themselves are actually ‘hollowed out.’ ...

Also, a huge majority of the US national parks (40 out of 63) are located in this region. The Western US offers a ton of economic opportunities that bring in professionals from all industries and ...

After slashing national park budgets and staff, the Trump administration has issued a pair of executive orders with the expressed purpose of protecting public lands. Here's what to know.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers and nonprofits are pushing to establish the next national park in the U.S. in Georgia. Here's where.

A remarkable finding has surfaced in the colorful, fossil-rich badlands of Arizona’s Petrified Forest National Park: North America’s oldest known pterosaur. The newly identified species — a ...

Wildfires have forced the closure of the Grand Canyon's North Rim for the rest of 2025, destroying key infrastructure ...

Travel + Leisure Readers' 15 Favorite Islands in the Continental U.S. of 2025 Readers favored islands with rugged, rocky outcroppings as well as those that had white-sand beaches in our 2025 ...