US National Parks News

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)

U.S. Sen. John Thune says the National Park Service has reversed a decision to close a campground at Wind Cave National Park in southwestern South Dakota.

Filmmaker Ken Burns called the National Parks "America's Best Idea." Their libraries may be one of America's best-kept secrets.

They traveled more than 200 miles from the San Gabriel Valley to reach one of the darkest corners in Southern California.

"Cabineering," a new trend offered in West Yellowstone, provides the comforts of home and the perks of a hotel for adventurous travelers in remote areas.

The disorder, chronic wasting disease, was most recently found in deer that live within 25 miles of Shenandoah National Park, which stretches all the way east to Front Royal.

Business Opportunities Weblog editor and publisher Dane Carlson lives in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California, just 15 miles from Yosemite National Park.

In the month of August, when the air gets hot and heavy in Chicago, just when Lake Michigan finally warms up, suddenly your French-American heritage makes you yearn for the perpetually cold and stirring waters of Lake Superior.