US National Parks News

There are trenches up to 2 feet deep that cut across some trails in the eastern district of Saguaro National Park, deep ruts blamed on horses' hooves, storm runoff and years of natural erosion.

Details about a visit to the St. Louis area of the American Veterans Traveling Tribute wall were announced Thursday at a luncheon at Sunset Country Club in Sunset Hills.

If you live in Northeastern US you don't have many options for visiting a national park within driving distance.

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park officials have adopted an approach to rid the park of non-native ungulates that are exacting a toll on the park's vegetation and landscape.

A grizzly bear chases an elk calf in Yellowstone National Park near Mammoth, Wyo., in 2009.

Winding into Big Cypress National Preserve, 11 Mile Road isn't much wider than an old swamp buggy trail and can handle only one-way traffic.

State veterinarians in Montana have been sent to examine bison carcasses north of Yellowstone National Park amid fears the bison might have acquired a deadly disease from domestic sheep.

Langlade County's moniker as the 'County of Trails' could get another boost. The public has an opportunity to review and comment on a proposed corridor for the Ice Age National Scenic Trail through southern Langlade County that would connect the existing trail that comes from Lincoln County to the west and winds its way east and south to connect ... (more)

Workers finish installing the last pieces of scaffolding on the Washington Monument to repair earthquake damage May 9, 2013 in Washington, DC.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is appreciative of the work recently performed by volunteers from Oak Ridge, TN.

Non-native quagga mussels have gummed up waterworks and fouled ecosystems across the country and now, for the first time, they've been confirmed in Lake Powell, the great southwestern reservoir that is a key part overall water storage in the Colorado River Basin.

Historically, herds of elk roamed across most of the United States and Canada, but the Eastern elk - the only subspecies found east of the Mississippi River - was extirpated in the 19th century.

Desert aurora over Death Valley National Park, California on March 17th. 2013. Believed to be related to a CME solar event that night, which likely triggered what we see.

The Powerball jackpot hits a record high of $600 million and it could go even higher.

Road-tripping to a national park makes for an easy -- and spectacular -- summer getaway.

Bus 946 caught fire around 7:45 a.m. at the intersection of Pleasant Ridge Road and Bradshaw Garden Road.

Stories from Montana's Enduring Frontier : Exploring an Untamed Legacy By John Clayton Montana's history really began when it ran out of "frontier." That is, when growing towns and economic development began to give it a distinct character.

As part of its ongoing initiative to interpret the civil rights story in Topeka, Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site will provide free Civil War to Civil Rights bus tours during the next three Saturdays.

The body of a male wearing a wetsuit was found on a hillside near Kirby Cove in the Marin Headlands on Wednesday afternoon, a fire captain said.

Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park invites the public to participate in a torch light tour of the Chattanooga National Cemetery on Monday, May 27, at 8:45 p.m. Park Historian Jim Ogden will lead this 90 minute, one mile walking tour in partnership with the Department of Veterans Affairs' Chattanooga National Cemetery and will review ... (more)