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83-Year-Old Hiker Rescued After Overnight Search Near Grand Canyon

Cell-phone location data and helicopter reconnaissance guided a ground carryout when steep terrain made an aerial evacuation unsafe.

83-Year-Old Utah Hiker Found and Evacuated From Grand Canyon North Rim

18-Year-Old Hiker Dies After Heat Collapse on Bright Angel Trail

Trump Diverts $90 Million in Park Fees to D.C. 250th Projects

Surfer Dies After Rescue at San Francisco’s Ocean Beach

Alcatraz Closes to Visitors for Dock Repairs This Week

D.C. Cherry Blossoms Reach Peak Bloom

Grand Canyon’s North Rim to Reopen May 15 With Roads and Key Trail Back Online

Lake Mead Faces Record-Low Forecast, Algae Warning, and Summer Closures

Washington’s Cherry Blossoms Reach Peak Bloom After Warm March

D.C. Cherry Blossoms Poised for Peak Bloom as Warmth Builds

National Park Visits Decline in 2025 as Urban Sites Fall, California Sets a Record

D.C. Cherry Blossoms Enter Stage 1 as NPS Projects March 29–April 1 Peak

Yosemite Sets Firefall Viewing Window as Park Ends Reservations, Tightens Traffic Rules

Nor’easter Topples Buxton Beach House as Dare County Speeds Up Nourishment Plan

Grand Canyon Halts South Rim Overnight Stays Starting Dec. 6 After Major Waterline Breaks

Independence Hall Closes to Visitors Until Jan. 28, 2026 for Interior Preservation Ahead of U.S. 250th

Salem Raises $18,600 to Reopen Visitor Center During Shutdown

Gatlinburg Bypass Reopens After Landslide Cleanup in Great Smoky Mountains

Grand Canyon North Rim Begins Phased Reopening After Dragon Bravo Fire Contained