National Parks

Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument in Maine protects over 87,000 acres of land.

Maine Just Got the Nation’s Newest National Monument

Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument could one day become a national park

The newly opened glass bridge in Zhangjiajie Forest Park

Gulp: The World's Highest, Longest Glass Bridge Opens in China

The new bridge in Hunan's Zhangjiajie Forest Park overlooks the mountains that inspired Avatar

Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota.

Six National Parks That Are Best Explored by Boat

From wildlife to forgotten forts, the water is the place to be at many of America's national parks

Temperature-sensitive pikas store grass for winter munching.

How Climate Change Will Transform the National Parks’ Iconic Animals and Plants

Dramatic changes may force park managers to choose which species will live, and which will die

These shaggy icons may be long gone by next century due to climate change.

California’s Joshua Trees Are Under Threat

Climate change could decimate the iconic tree for future generations

Five Ways National Parks Are Embracing Technology

Cell phones and other screens don't have to detract from the park experience

The pony swim in 2008

Watch the Chincoteague Ponies Complete Their 91st Annual Swim

For nine decades, the local fire department has herded the horses from Assateague to Chincoteague Island to auction off the foals

Awaroa Beach

New Zealanders Just Crowdfunded a New Addition to this National Park

Over 40,000 people donated to buy Awaroa Beach and gift the site to Abel Tasman National Park

Cap-Bon-Ami at Dawn Forillon National Park Quebec, Canada

Visit Canada's Jaw-Dropping National Parks for Free

In honor of Canada's sesquicentennial anniversary, explore its spectacular parks gratis

A section of the Historic Route 66 in Seligman, Arizona.

A New Project Tells the Stories of the Women of Route 66

An oral history project with the National Park Service follows women on the iconic highway

The site where the historic Stonewall Inn was located will now be the United States' first National Monument to gay rights.

President Obama Just Created the First National Monument to Gay Rights

The Stonewall National Monument tells the story of LGBTQ struggles in the United States

The lighthouse on Loggerhead Key in the Dry Tortugas

A Lucky Artist Will Be Marooned on a Deserted Island

An artist-in-residence program invites applicants to consider spending a month alone in paradise

Hal Rumel, Red Canyon, near Entrance to Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, ca. 1940

How Photography Shaped America's National Parks

Jamie M. Allen explores how conservation and consumerism have impacted America's natural heritage

The view looking into the Shenandoah Valley can be hugely obscured by haze.

Even in 'Pristine' National Parks, the Air's Not Clear

And cleaning it up might take centuries

Look up—there's more to the Grand Canyon than geology.

Grand Canyon Turns Down Its Lights to Become a Dark Sky Park

Star gazers, rejoice—the skies above the Grand Canyon will never lose their sparkle

Five Landmarks Threatened by Climate Change

Will a warming planet destroy humankinds' most precious cultural treasures?

Rocky Mountain National Park, CO

The Best National Parks for Wildlife Spotting

Plan your national park visits around prime viewing hours

Watkins photographed vistas like the valley’s Half Dome.

How an Obscure Photographer Saved Yosemite

The beauty of the national park became clear long before Ansel Adams

A mother and baby bison in the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge.

Baby Bison Euthanized After Tourists Try to "Save" It

Don't touch the wildlife

Why You Might Start Seeing Disney And Other Brands in National Parks

Relaxed rules on donor recognition could allow corporate sponsors to fund items within National Parks

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