From rafting in the Grand Canyon to hiking glacier-carved trails in Montana, America’s national parks offer unforgettable ...

Forrest Smith was forced to step down last month as the National Park Service’s chief petroleum engineer. He wasn’t replaced.

The government remains shut down, but the Red Hills Visitor Center at Saguaro National Park is open, thanks to operational ...

It could’ve been worse. For nearly two decades, California desert visitors hoping to see the caverns’ massive stalagmites and ...

A trip to the Badlands with my 8-year old offered lessons in boyhood — and manhood. Badlands National Park in South Dakota.Credit...Gregory Halpern/Magnum, for The New York Times Supported by By Sam ...

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Bare-bones staffing during the government shutdown across the Interior Department and the U.S. Forest Service is leaving America’s treasured natural assets vulnerable to lasting damage, according to ...

Meet and greets with Bluey and her family were announced at the end of 2024 for Disneyland, Disney World and Disney cruises. They were supposed to start sometime during 2025, but as of August, they ...

SAN FRANCISCO—A closed national park is strange. A closed-ish one is even stranger. This week, Ted and Dee Montoya drove about an hour from their East Bay suburb to take four grandchildren to Baker ...

Fans of the great outdoors can breathe a sigh of relief. Though operations of "non-essential" government agencies, including the National Park Service, have been put on an indefinite hold, access to ...

October is a great time to visit U.S. national parks for peak fall foliage or even just to enjoy nature before colder temperatures settle in. However, with the shutdown of the federal government ...

With the government shutdown about to extend into a second week, some governors are drawing on state funds to ensure popular national parks remain open for visitors. Utah and West Virginia said they ...