© transplanted mountaineer via Flickr Will we see a Mount Obama Monument and National Park in our future? With 58 national parks under our belt, the United States is ... Read More

© Fauxen via Flickr Lightning struck park of the Appalachian Trail on Sunday, injuring four hikers. They were part of a nine-member group hiking on the seven-mile stretch ... Read More

© Brie79 via Flickr The backcountry of Mammoth Cave National Park will get it's own spring cleaning during the next month as crews clean up from numerous destructive ... Read More

© popofatticus via Flickr For those visiting Grand Canyon National Park the well-known mules offering rides to the bottom can be viewed as a blessing as well as ... Read More

© Birdfreak.com via Flickr For those visiting Grand Teton National Park this Memorial Day weekend, be sure to check out the new 8-mile-long, multi-use pathway opening Saturday. Construction ... Read More

Every year, National Park Service (NPS) rangers nominate one of their own for the Harry Yount National Park Ranger Award for excellence in “rangering.” This year's award went to Peter ... Read More

© cpt.spock via Flickr One of the best star shows in the National Park System is just a few weeks away. June 17-20 will mark the ninth annual ... Read More

© Alaskan Dude via Flickr The six-member ensemble folk group Red Rock Rondo will be featured in an upcoming music concert and documentary celebrating Zion National Park. The Utah-based ... Read More

© Lauren Himiak As reported earlier, the bodies of two young men who disappeared after jumping into the Colorado River near Phantom Ranch in the bottom of Grand ... Read More

© Just Being Myself via Flickr Polar bears were the first species added to the endangered list mainly due to global warming. Today is the fourth annual Endangered Species ... Read More

© American Red Cross After a taxing rescue a 57-year-old Colorado man was evacuated out of Rocky Mountain National Park's backcountry Tuesday night. According to media reports, the man- ... Read More

© National Parks Service Voyageurs National Park is welcoming an increase in bald eagles this year. Just this spring there have been 69 nests spotted. Last month, park biologists conducted their 37th ... Read More

© Scott Ableman via Flickr A World War II Veteran visits the World War II Memorial in Washington, DC. Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson has introduced a bill that would ... Read More

© Mark Heard via Flickr Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has announced that the National Park Service plans to once again allow the public to climb to the crown of the Statue ... Read More

© modean987 via Flickr Zion National Park has a lot going for it right now. Not only is it celebrating its centennial year as a National Park Service ... Read More

© Seamus Murray via Flickr Starting May 15, Montana livestock producers around Yellowstone National Park will have to test their cattle for brucellosis before they are allowed to ... Read More

© Mr. President via Flickr It hasn't been a great news week for Grand Canyon National Park this week. According to officials at the park, calls were receieved ... Read More