On Monday afternoon, September 16, 2024, a woman reported suffered second and third-degree burns to her lower leg in Yellowstone National Park, the park said in a statement. The 60-year-old woman, who was visiting Yellowstone from Windsor, New Hampshire, sustained the burns while walking in a thermal area near Mallard Lake Trailhead at Old Faithful. She was…
The U.S. Board of Geographic Names voted today in favor of the formal request submitted by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) to change the name of Clingmans Dome (FID #1326387) to Kuwohi, Great Smoky Mountains National Park said in a statement. Kuwohi is the Cherokee name for the mountain and translates to “mulberry place.” In…
Preserving one of America’s last remaining tracts of intact mixed-grass prairie, Badlands National Park is home to several iconic prairie animals. If you’re planning to do some wildlife watching during your visit to Badlands National Park, this guide will help you find the best areas to do that. From the popular Badlands Loop Road to…
In late-September, when nights slowly get chillier and mornings crisper, when apples and pumpkins fill roadside farm stands, and when the leaves of deciduous trees start turning yellow, orange and red, people all across the United States get ready for leaf-peeping road trips. Here at The National Parks Experience, fall is by far my favorite…
Although the vast majority of people visiting Alaska’s Glacier Bay National Park do so on a multi-day cruise, you can also visit this spectacular park on your own. Bartlett Cove is the park’s only developed area, home to a lodge, visitor information center, and some excellent day hikes. In fact, Bartlett Cove is the only…
The most colorful of all seasons, fall brings spectacular foliage to national parks all across the United States. From Acadia and Shenandoah in the East to Glacier and Mount Rainier in the West, these are the absolute best national parks to enjoy the warm colors of autumn.
Fall is the peak tourist season in Shenandoah National Park, a time when thousands of leaf-peepers leisurely travel up and down Skyline Drive looking for the best fall foliage views. And those fall landscapes along the 105 meandering miles of Skyline Drive are absolutely spectacular indeed. Shenandoah is unquestionably one of the best national parks…
Mid-September marks the unofficial start of the fall season in Washington’s Mount Rainier National Park. As the days slowly grow shorter and temperatures drop, the park’s high-elevation slopes begin showing vibrant fall foliage. Despite the park’s lack of sprawling broadleaf forests, there’s more than enough other deciduous vegetation at Mount Rainier to put on quite…
Come September, the forested hills and lakeshores of Acadia National Park slowly begin to exchange summer’s greens for the vibrant hues of autumn. As temperatures slowly decrease and the days grow shorter, the park’s deciduous trees lose their chlorophyll, bringing out all kinds of yellow, orange, red, and scarlet. By mid-October, the fall foliage in…
On August 23, Glacier National Park announced the details of the Many Glacier Valley, Swiftcurrent area closure, beginning on September 16 for road, parking, and pedestrian safety improvements and a water system replacement. The closure will be in place during the fall of 2024, all of 2025, and through mid-May 2026. The construction zone within…
Alaska’s remote Glacier Bay National Park may require some effort to reach, but once there, you’ll be immediately immersed in a landscape that never fails to exceed expectations. This is a park with many different aspects—it is the homeland of the Huna Tlingit, a sprawling wilderness, a scientist’s playground, a national park, an international biosphere…
Today, Friday, August 16, President Joe Biden established the Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument as America’s newest national park site — the eighth addition to the national park system during the Biden-Harris administration. The new national monument will help tell a more complete story of America by preserving historic objects associated with a violent,…
A man died of heat exposure at Natural Bridge Trailhead in Death Valley National Park on August 1, 2024, the park said in a press release. Peter Hayes Robino (57) was a resident of the Los Angeles County community of Duarte. This was another incident in a long series of unfortunate events in Death Valley…
National parks and other sites managed by the National Park Service are among the most popular holiday destinations in the United States, both among Americans and foreign visitors alike. In fact, America’s National Park System, which consists of 431 different units, receives well over 300 million visitors every year. The reasons why so many people…