The Best Us National Parks To Visit In The Winter

From Yosemite to Denali, trade summer crowds for a winter wonderland at these breathtaking U.S. national parks.

Gateway Arch National Park reopens for a limited time to celebrate 60th anniversary

ST. LOUIS — The Gateway Arch National Park has reopened for a limited time, despite the ongoing government shutdown. It's ...
The Salt Lake Tribune

‘A little bit unsettling’: What Arches visitors are experiencing during the government shutdown

On the first day of the government shutdown, a peppy old woman approached one of the only two workers at the visitors center in Arches National Park, asking the worker to direct her to Double Arch. “I ...
Knoxville News Sentinel

Is Cades Cove closed? Great Smoky Mountains National Park affected by government shutdown

The federal government shutdown means most roads and trails in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park are open but some services visitors expect will not be available. One of the most important ...
The Courier-Journal

Mammoth Cave, other national park sites face limited services during government shutdown

National Park Service sites in Kentucky appear to be operating without several services normally offered to visitors after a federal government shutdown began Oct. 1. While roadways and trails ...
The Indianapolis Star

Indiana Dunes includes both a state and national park. Would it close during a government shutdown?

Editor's note: A previous version of this story ran in September 2023. This story has been updated with the most recent information provided by the Department of National Resources and the Indiana ...
The New York Times

Wildfire Rips Through One of Africa’s Largest National Parks

More than a third of Etosha National Park in Namibia has burned, threatening the rich biodiversity in a popular tourist attraction. By John Eligon Reporting from Johannesburg Hundreds of Namibian ...
Maine Public

Acadia National Park removes educational signs about climate change, Indigenous history

Maine's Acadia National Park is one of the country's most popular parks; around 4 million people visit each year. Newcomers arriving this fall may not notice any changes. But recently, educational ...
SFGate

This adorable mammal was supposedly doomed, but it has thrived in a national park

On a breezy August afternoon in Rocky Mountain National Park, as I stepped out of the car along Trail Ridge Drive, a slope of loose angular rocks known as talus caught my attention. It looked just ...
CNN

National Park Service removes Trump-Epstein statue, raising free speech concerns

The National Park Service before dawn on Wednesday removed a statue titled “Best Friends Forever” of President Donald Trump and Jeffery Epstein holding hands – only a day after it was erected on the ...
Detroit Free Press

Katmai National Park wants to ID fattest brown bear. How to choose during Fat Bear Week

Fat Bear Week is back at Katmai National Park and Preserve. The March Madness-style bracket competition pits some of Katmai National Park and Preserve's bulkiest and most beloved brown bears against ...
Afar

10 Train Routes That Will Take You Straight to a National Park

Road trips get all the glory when it comes to visiting national parks, but trains bring romance back to the journey. Instead of white lines on the highway, you have the Rockies unfurling outside your ...