Under criticism for staff cuts across the country, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum is directing national parks to “remain open ...

The National Park System is a big draw for traveling in the United States, both for residents and for attracting visitors ...

How do volcanologists determine the height of eruptive plumes from Yellowstone’s past explosive eruptions? Ironically, you ...

Fact Sheets: Download the key facts and numbers on mining threats for each state in the West, linked at the top of this page. 30-Mile Map PDFs: View and download these maps of mining activity within a ...

There’s so much to love about our national parks! That’s why we’ve put together a national parks checklist and map you c ...

The reservation extension will “provide more opportunities for more campers to experience a night in a state park, and it ...

Peak bloom occurs when 70% of the blossoms of the Yoshino cherry trees, the most common type along the Tidal Basin, are open.

that had the most park visitors and a list of the most-visited parks in each state to help you decide. D.C. has many historic sites designated as national monuments or memorials, which makes it ...

providing a different visitor experience than one might get at Washington state's other national parks. "It may be the first park experience people have. Whether they're passing through on the way ...

A Thurston County park has ranked as the top cold-water plunge spot in Washington state ... McDonald in Glacier National Park, Montana and Lake Erie at Headless Beach State Park, Ohio.

A handful of trails will close next month at Riverside State Park while crews clear timber on the west side of the Spokane River north of Seven Mile Road.

After a judge ordered the Trump administration to rehire thousands of probationary workers who were fired in a dramatic downsizing of the U.S. government, many have been asked to return to work only ...