Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve is located far north of densely-populated city centers, yet this park is not without threats to its environment, wildlife, and landscape, including ...

LURAY, Virginia — A wildfire burning in Shenandoah National Park forced closure of a section of both Skyline Drive and the Appalachian Trail, though firefighters on Tuesday seemed to have the upper ...

Grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem will not lose their protections under the Endangered Species Act, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ...

A printable PDF version of the park’s summer/fall newsletter “Reflections” is available here. This newsletter contains a list of some hikes with descriptions, distances, and fitness levels. If you ...

National Park roads take us through and to some amazing landscapes we might otherwise never see. Hot Springs National Park in Arkansas is home to a couple of scenic drives, each of which offer various ...

There she was, alone on the beach enjoying the late-summer summer. Blue-grey with beautiful speckling, the harbour seal had a dog-like snout and holes on either side of her head instead of ear flaps.

There's been a possible change in plans for a border wall through Big Bend National Park, one that could negate the need for an imposing physical structure.

Elizabeth Valencia remembers swimming through a steel bulk freighter, the Chester A. Congdon, submerged at Isle Royale National Park, a remote island archipelago on Lake Superior in Michigan.

A report from the Trust for Public Land reveals that there are more than 15,000 privately owned parcels spanning 2.5 million acres within U.S. national parks.

A 'pride boss' in Central Kruger listens hard for signs of the whereabouts of the pride. Although he would prefer not to be forced to hunt for dinner (his job is concentrated more on defending the ...

Highway 160 is the only entrance into Mesa Verde. It’s 35 miles (56.3 kilometers) west of Durango, and 11 miles (17.7 kilometers) east of Cortez, Colorado. Once you turn onto the park road Ruins Road) ...

Hiking the Grand Canyon could be more dangerous this year due to construction of the Transcanyon Waterline.