Every year, it seems that more national parks are requiring timed-entry reservations. Sometimes, it’s just to drive into a park. Other times it’s for specific, sought-after activities. This summer is ...

Travelers are going to have to plan ahead in 2025 as national parks across the country are now requiring reservations. Timed visits are being implemented more as popular destinations are experiencing ...

Recreation.gov has launched a booking alert system for campgrounds, tours and ticketed entry on public lands run by 14 federal agencies, including the National Park Service and the U.S. Forest Service ...

The United States is known for its lovely national parks. But Canada – that place is like one big park. Nearly half of that huge country is covered by forest, most of it publicly owned and lots ...

Overcrowding is driving a season of experimentation for the National Park Service. A dozen or so large parks from Maine to California are testing new reservation systems and parking fees aimed at ...

Millions visit Yosemite every year, and the demand to visit national parks has increased. It's created overcrowding, and visitations are reaching record numbers. More than 297 million visits were made ...

Traffic jams in Yosemite, max capacity in Arches--our national parks are more crowded than ever before. Actually, scratch that. Some of our national parks are crowded. The truth is that total ...