89-year-old attempts to visit every national park
An 89-year-old woman who had never seen the ocean or mountains is now trying to visit all of the 61 national parks in the United States.
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E-bikes coming to national parks
Glacier National Park has announced the approval of using e-bikes in the park.
Great Smoky Mountains to get its first female chief ranger
For the first time, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will have a woman as chief ranger.
Indiana home to country's latest national park
Indiana may have been the 19th state to enter the United States, but it took until 2019 for the Hoosier State to get its first national park.
America's national parks are warming and drying up fast
National parks are important. They're home to irreplaceable ecosystems, cultural sites and extraordinary wildlife.
America's best urban national parks
Many travelers hear the words "national park" and immediately imagine vast expanses of land with no people around for miles.
Study: Air pollution in national parks on level with 20 US cities
Step out on a beach shore, up on a mountain peak, or into a sequoia grove, and many instinctively take the quintessential deep breath of fresh air. You know the one. The one where you breathe in so deeply through your nose that you feel your chest push up into your shoulders.
America's 25 most popular national parks
With Aug. 25 marking the 102nd birthday of the National Park Service, take a look at which national parks were America's most visited last year.
National park fees will rise, but not as high as first proposed
The National Park Service on Thursday unveiled a new plan to hike entrance fees at national parks with more modest increases than the ones it proposed last fall.
These are America's most popular national parks
Nearly 331 million people visited the National Park Service's 417 sites around the United States in 2017, a slight dip from the 331 million record-breaking visits during its centennial anniversary year in 2016.
