Isle Royale National Park's Ferry Stuck In Dock Without Engineers

Reaching Isle Royale National Park in Lake Superior could be hard this summer, as the National Park Service's ferry that normally takes visitors to the park is stuck in dock without an engineering crew.

2nd, April 2025, 05:21pm

What We're Hearing From Yosemite National Park

A lack of staffing at Yosemite National Park, and the decision to open campgrounds, has raised the prospect of existing staff being unable to maintain restrooms as visitors head to the park for some R&R.

2nd, April 2025, 03:45pm

Tennessee's Secret City Has A Nuclear Story To Tell

To be honest, I have no clue what I’m looking at beyond the fact that it’s a key object in the World War II-era race to develop the world’s first atomic weapons before Nazi Germany. There is a giant wall full of holes that reminds me of a Lite-Brite toy, mannequin men with rods and a legend that talks about donut, iodine and uranium fuel slugs.

2nd, April 2025, 07:30pm

Army Troops Sent to Big Bend Region, Including National Park, For Border Patrol

U.S. Army troops, supported with ponderous, eight-wheeled Stryker armored vehicles, could soon be deployed inside Big Bend National Park, if they are not there already, to support Border Patrol agents working to secure the border.

2nd, April 2025, 07:30pm

UPDATE | Army Troops Sent to Big Bend Region, Including National Park, For Border Patrol

U.S. Army troops, supported with ponderous, eight-wheeled Stryker armored vehicles, could soon be deployed inside Big Bend National Park, if they are not there already, to support Border Patrol agents working to secure the border.

2nd, April 2025, 07:30pm

Big Bend's Water Woes

Spring-break crowds, drought conditions, and a poor water source recently created quite the problem at Big Bend National Park, a problem that required the Big Bend Conservancy to bail out the National Park Service.

1st, April 2025, 05:09pm

Camping Fees Increasing At Grand Canyon National Park

Grand Canyon National Park camping fees will take a substantial increase on May 1, when standard frontcountry sites at Desert View, North Rim and Mather campgrounds will jump from $18 a night to $30 a night.

1st, April 2025, 04:37pm

Spectacular Waterfalls Are An Often-Hidden Gem Of Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone National Park is famous for its volcanic landscapes, erupting geysers, colorful hot springs, and abundant and diverse wildlife. The park is also unique because of the many waterfalls along its rivers and creeks that mostly form in deep gorges, where rocks with differences in hardness meet or at the edges of thick rhyolite lava flows.

1st, April 2025, 07:30pm

"Resistence Rangers" Create Website Of Removed Queer And Transgender Stories From NPS Sites

Removed National Park Service webpages that featured more than 100 queer and transgender stories have been revived on a website created by Resistance Rangers, a group pushing back against the Trump administration's efforts to erase history.

31st, March 2025, 04:40pm

A Day In The Park: Kenai Fjords National Park

The National Park Service describes Kenai Fjords National Park in Alaska as the location “where mountains, ice and ocean meet.” This description provides you with a good idea of what you can see at this national park if you choose to visit. And you ought to, since it’s just two hours’ drive away from Anchorage, a city easily reached by commercial flights from the Lower 48.

31st, March 2025, 08:00pm