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Hiker, 65, Dies After 60-Foot Fall on Smokies’ Alum Cave Trail

Officials report a fifth fatality this year at the nation’s most-visited park.

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

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

Yellowstone Confirms First 2026 Grizzly Sighting Feeding on Bison Carcass

Interior Drops Timed-Entry at Yosemite, Arches and Glacier for 2026

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

Body of 16-Year-Old Found in Blue Mountains Creek After Bushwalk Separation

Tourist Identified After Fatal Waterfall Slide at Nahuel Huapi’s Frey Falls

Yosemite Ends Firefall Reservations, Moves to On-the-Ground Crowd Control

New $100 Surcharge for Non‑Residents Slows Entry at 11 U.S. National Parks

National Park Service Limits 2026 Free-Entry Days to U.S. Residents, Adds Nonresident Surcharges at 11 Parks

January Night Sky: Jupiter’s Opposition Leads a Busy Month for Central Europe

Some Hesse Campsites Open for Winter Stays

NPS Sets 2026 Resident-Only Free Days and $100 Surcharge for Foreign Visitors as Trump Pass Design Faces Lawsuit

Yellowstone Video Shows Man Provoke Wolf Pack, Deploy Bear Spray

Muir Woods Reopens Through Oct. 31 With Donor Funding During Shutdown

National Geographic Unveils 25 'Best of the World' Destinations for 2026 With First-Ever Planning Guide

Smithsonian Closes as Shutdown Leaves National Parks Thinly Staffed

Travel Blogger Names Castleton the Perfect Base for Peak District Trips

Yosemite Sees Daytime BASE Jumps During Shutdown as Rangers Thin Out