Digging into the stats a little deeper, somewhere in the neighborhood of 75,000 people visit Acadia during the wintertime, a small fraction of the annual total. So clearly, to have this amazing ...

National Park Service recorded 331.9 million visits in 2024, highlighting overcrowding issues in popular parks.

Acadia National Park is often one of the first places that comes to mind when travelers think of natural beauty in Maine. With its rocky coastline, scenic hikes, amazing spots to view fall foliage, ...

Maine is brimming with stunning landscapes, from its rugged coastlines to more than 700 mountains over 1,000 feet high, and amazing small towns that are perfect for a weekend getaway. All of these ...

A Yosemite National Park trail is among 10 outdoor routes in the nation “shaped by Black history,” according to AllTrails. “American public lands are full of Black history — stories of strength and ...

The Trump administration has directed the National Park Service to remove or revise interpretive materials that may be seen as disparaging to American history. Advocacy groups report that the National ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The National Park Service is studying whether portions of the Los Angeles coast could become a national park. The ...

On Jan. 19 in an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote, Congress passed Fiscal Year 2026 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, which included some key wins for national parks. At a ...

I’ve dedicated the better half of the column this month to the hiking in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, stemming from a camping trip I took over the first weekend in February. Late winter is the best ...