After weeks of drought and heat waves, there are now fire bans in all four Pacific Northwest national parks. See current statuses for Crater Lake, Mount Rainier, North Cascades and Olympic in this blog post.
Grand Teton National Park encompasses both the Jackson Hole valley and the majestic Teton Range, together forming one of America’s most scenic national parks. Although relatively small in size, there’s lots to see and do in Grand Teton for everyone, from hiking and kayaking to photography and wildlife viewing.
One of already several fatalities in the national parks this summer season, the National Park Service announced that, on July 14, a 44-year-old hiker on a multi-day hiking trip passed away on Grand Canyon National Park’s popular Bright Angel Trail.
One of the most spectacular U.S. national parks, Glacier National Park is a photographer’s paradise. From waterfalls, wildflowers and wildlife to sunrises, sunsets and star-peppered night skies, there are numerous subjects and spots to photograph in Glacier National Park.
Portland, OR-based nonprofit Love Is King partners up with the Alaska Wilderness League and introduces Operation ROAM. For their first expedition, a group of BIPOC outdoor activists heads to the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge to meet Gwich’in leaders and immerse themselves in northern Alaska’s landscapes and culture.
Never before was the month of June as hot as it was this year in Death Valley National Park. After a record-shattering summer last year, Death Valley National Park already broke some of its own heat records in June this year. Death Valley’s average day/night temperature was 102.9°F (39.4°C) in June 2021, beating the previous record by 1.1°F (0.6°C).
The famous Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park reopened to vehicle traffic on June 25 and immediately saw a spike in visitation compared with 2019. According to a NPS press release, preliminary data shows a 41% increase in the number of vehicles on the Going-to-the-Sun Road over opening day in 2019.
Wilderness Inquiry directly serves people from all walks of life: diverse youth, individuals with differing abilities, and others who face barriers of use to public lands and waterways. Their programs help connect people to the outdoors and each other.
The National Park Service announced in a new report that, in 2020, visitors to national parks contributed $28.6 billion to the U.S. economy. This visitor spending, much of which was during the COVID-19 pandemic, helped support no fewer than 234,000 jobs, most of them in communities surrounding parks.
Getting charged by a bear is every hiker’s worst nightmare, an experience that can range from “just” terrifying to life-changing to actually deadly. So, whenever you’re heading into bear country, you should carry and know how to use bear spray correctly. This post tells you all about bear spray, proper use and other useful information.
Learn about the work, trips and programs of The Venture Out Project, an organization that offers “trans and queer participants the opportunity to experience the outdoors in a safe, supportive and environmentally conscious way.” We invite you to join us in making a donation to support their incredibly important work.
One of the great joys of spending time in Grand Teton National Park is the amazing opportunity to see wild animals. From bison, elk and moose to black and grizzly bears, yellow-bellied marmots and countless birds, the wildlife watching in Grand Teton National Park is among the best in the national park system.
The National Park Service and International Dark Sky Association announced Zion National Park’s official certification as a Dark Sky Park on June 3. This certification means that all five Utah national park are now recognized for their incredible night skies.
Unseasonably warm weather and low snowpack allowed for the unusually early reopening of the North Entrance and West Rim Drive in Crater Lake National Park. The West Rim Drive and its viewpoints are accessible to vehicles since Friday morning, May 28.