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National parks saw a record-breaking 331.8 million visitors in the last year, a 2% increase from the previous year. Great Smoky Mountains National Park remains the most visited national park ...
This is the second incident of a man getting gored by a buffalo at Yellowstone National Park this year. Search teams are looking for Austin King, a 22-year-old concession worker at Yellowstone ...
The Trump administration wants states to take over the management of America’s national parks – something never before proposed by a U.S. president.. In its budget request for the fiscal year ...
A Yellowstone National Park tourist was gored by a bison when he got too close to the animal, according to officials. The 47-year-old man from Cape Coral, Fla., was hooked by the bison’s horns ...
Spring is normally quiet at national park conservancies, the nonprofit groups that raise money and recruit volunteers for the U.S. National Parks. In March and April, staffers at these charity ...
2 People Found Dead at Remote Campground in Michigan National Park After Rangers Hiked 11 Miles Overnight to Locate Bodies Woman, 59, Dies in ‘Freak Accident’ After Tree Falls on Her Car While ...
The White House wants to trim the National Park Service budget by transferring some parks to state and tribal management. States say their resources are already tight.
Times are tough at Crater Lake National Park, where visitation sharply declined in 2024 and access to the lake via a main trail is set to soon close for years. On top of it all, the park’s top ...
The entrance to Yosemite National Park along Highway 140 in Mariposa County on April 23, 2024. (Photo: Paul Rogers, Bay Area News Group) Originally Published: April 30, 2025 at 1:23 PM PDT.
These efforts reduced the population from at least 30 million, according to the National Park Service, to less than 1,000 by the 1890s. By 1902 Yellowstone had about two dozen bison.
Ranking of the top 15 things to do in Shenandoah National Park. Travelers favorites include #1 Skyline Drive, #2 Old Rag Mountain and more.
Multiple agencies are investigating a park employee's death after she was found suffering from severe injuries inside Yosemite National Park in California.