Just 75 miles outside of the Washington, DC metro area, Shenandoah National Park offers a forested escape. Running for 105 ...

A bi-partisan bill aimed at expanding Big Bend National Park stalled in the U.S. Senate Thursday amidst an Oregon Democrat's effort to promote a rural education bill and other legislation.

These powerful omnivores, recognizable by their distinctive shoulder hump and dish-shaped face, primarily inhabit the northern reaches of the U.S. National Park system. Glacier National Park in ...

I've lived near California's Joshua Tree National Park for almost 20 years. As a local who visits the park often, I've seen many travelers make the same common mistakes. Many visitors assume they ...

Joshua Tree National Park will move forward with a significant infrastructure upgrade project that will last into early 2026.. The project includes constructing a new entrance station at the park ...

Big Bend National Park in Texas could soon expand by thousands of acres.. Three lawmakers — U.S. Sens. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Ben Ray Luján D-New Mexico, and U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-San ...

This path connects to the aptly named Big Tree Wayside, featuring a particularly massive redwood that instantly makes you feel like you’ve been shrunk to action figure proportions. For those who ...

That’s Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park in Orick, California – 14,000 acres of nature’s most spectacular showing off. Roosevelt elk lounging by the water’s edge like they’re at a five-star resort. ..

National Park visitation rose at Death Valley, Yosemite, Sequoia, Redwood, Kings Canyon and Pinnacles and declined at Joshua Tree, Lassen. California national parks posted big visitor increases in ...

Redwood National Park. Nearest cities: Crescent City in the north, Arcata and Eureka in the south Number of visitors: 409,105 Best months to visit: May to early September Tucked away in the ...

It's the first time a new species of plant has been found at a U.S. national park in nearly 50 years, according to the California Academy of Science s, which joined Big Bend National Park staff ...

Staffers at Big Bend National Park discovered a new plant species “previously unknown to science,” the National Park Service confirmed Monday.