According to the National Park Service: Congress made this area a national park in 1916 because of the eruption and active volcanic landscape. Lassen Volcanic National Park is a valuable natural ...

Kirby Storter boardwalk is one of the most popular visitor attractions in Big Cypress National Preserve. The elevated walkway ...

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The most touching tribute to a dog I ever saw is at the home of America’s only Nobel Prize-winning playwright, who also won four Pulitzers, Eugene O'Neill.

If you haven’t visited a park lodge for several years, and are in the planning stage for next year, be prepared for sticker shock, because overnight stays in many national park lodges won’t be cheap.

Yosemite National Park is dropping the reservation-based entry system weeks earlier than originally announced. As of October 13, there are no longer any entrance reservation requirements to enter or ...

Alaska is a big state (twice the size of Texas) with 19 National Park System units, eight of which are national parks. So how ...

Geologists can use cosmic rays from outer space to piece together the timing of past geologic events, like volcanic eruptions and glaciations. But how does this work? It turns out that rocks, like ...

Rainier's new (unofficial) high point is rock at least, so it won't be shrinking. At least, not faster than the normal pace ...

The National Park Service is hosting special events commemorating abolitionist John Brown’s attempt to seize weapons from the ...

Partners of the Ice Age National Scenic Trail gathered to celebrate the designation of a Glacial Passage Area.

Roof issues, cracked pointing on historic stone work, and crooked doors and stuck windows recently were addressed at Fort ...