When people plan their national parks vacations, they typically don’t target the winter season. But the low-traffic cooler months are actually a perfect time to visit many parks across the U.S.

As winter's powdery snow and glistening ice cover parts of the nation, check out these must-see shots from national parks like Yellowstone, Grand Canyon, Great Sand Dunes, Lake Clark and more.

One of the best national parks near Los Angeles is Death Valley National Park — and despite its somewhat frightening name, this is a surprisingly pleasant place to visit, at least in the winter.

You’ll have a great opportunity on Saturday when all U.S. national parks will be free to enter. Saturday is one of five days the National Park Service is waiving admission fees for in 2023.

The national parks are always busy in the summer, when kids are out of school and the weather is optimal for enjoying the great outdoors. The crowds die down come winter. But, from snowshoeing to ...

A sweep of winter storms have caused "upside-down" snowpacks across several U.S. national parks. The West and Southwest have seen some severe winter storms in recent days as two atmospheric rivers ...

WINTER, PEACE, REFLECTION, JOY: Summertime is often cited as the busiest, bustlingest, and so-many-people-iest time of year for our national parks, and with good reason: The sunny months of July ...

Everglades National Park is another perfect option for a winter National Park getaway. With January temps averaging between 56 and 77 degrees Fahrenheit, it is the perfect time to visit the 1.5 ...

The U.S. National Park Service offers "free entrance" days each year to celebrate holidays and milestones in the history of natural preservation, like the anniversary of the 2020 Great American ...

Denali National Park might not seem like the most obvious choice for a winter sojourn: Temperatures can drop down to -40°F, and the park only receives five hours of sunlight after mid-December.