(THE CONVERSATION) The United States’ national parks have an inherent contradiction. The federal law that created the National Park Service says the agency – and the parks – must “ conserve the ...

Newfound Gap Road, also known as US 441, has closed on the Tennessee side of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park because ...

The Grand Canyon has been on fire for a month, as crews continue to battle the continental United States' largest wildfire ...

An iconic peak at Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming is being renamed, and an Ogden, Utah, man's 'aspirational' idea for a ...

The body of a La Puente woman who went missing in the Kaweah River in Sequoia National Park was found on July 24, officials said. Jomarie Calasanz, 26, was swept into the river while visiting the park ...

Immerse yourself in a surreal world of needle-like rock formations and desert landscape on this epic trail in Utah's ...

All National Park Service entrance fees will be waived on Monday, August 4. That includes Maine’s Acadia National Park.

Seasonal employees counting on housing at Yosemite were asked to volunteer for the park while the government was unable to ...

One of North Carolina’s most iconic drives was just recognized as one of the best road trips in the country. Travel + Leisure ...

Jonah McDonald and Zana Pouncey, with the help of 50-plus volunteers, spent three years producing the two-volume "Hiking Atlanta’s Hidden Forests." ...

Swimming in the lakes is usually bracing, best appreciated during the dog days of summer. While these freshwater shores come ...

“It’s a huge architectural achievement,” said Jeff Henry, coauthor of the 2004 book “Old Faithful Inn: Crown Jewel of ...