US National Parks News

That spending supported 57 jobs in the local area. "Ninety Six National Historic Site is proud to welcome visitors from across the country and around the world," said Superintendent John Slaughter.

Grand Teton National Park rangers rescued a woman who hurt her leg in a remote area of the Teton Range.

A new report shows visitors and spending were up last year in national parks across New Mexico.

Four years after a mountain goat fatally gored a hiker in Olympic National Park, officials are looking at ways to manage mountain goats to protect public safety and the environment.

Project backer Rick Stowe told WYMT-TV in Hazard that a single trail system could incorporate hiking, biking and horseback riding.

If you missed out on buying the tiny Wyoming town of Buford , another village is on the market.

The National Park Service is accepting more public comment on proposed infrastructure improvements at the historic Lamar Buffalo Ranch in Yellowstone National Park.

The National Park Service says the Great Smoky Mountains National Park received more than 9,000,000 visitors in 2013 who spent more than $734 million in communities near the park.

Just as the island fox is flourishing at Channel Islands National Park off California's coast, so are bald eagles, which are now nesting on San Clemente Island.

Grand Canyon National Park officials say two bats from inside the park have tested positive for rabies.

A report shows more than 8 million people visited Tennessee's national parks last year, spending $530 million in the process.

Participants completed a 3-mile loop around the National Mall - without food or water since sunrise.

The only barrier standing in the way of another shameful broken treaty with our Native Americans is the U.S. Congress.

A park ranger explains what remains at the wreck of the Bessie White, an early 1900's shipwreck uncovered by Hurricane Sandy near Watch Hill, NY, July 19 2014.

From left, Sky Road Webb, Dean Hoaglin and Brian Wilson open the Big Time Festival with a traditional song at a recreated Kule Loklo Indian village at Point Reyes National Seashore on Saturday.

The National Park Service's Silver Lake pier and docks at Cape Hatteras National Seashore are back in service./NPS Repairs to the Cape Hatteras National Seashore's Silver Lake pier and docks, which were damaged by Hurricane Sandy, have been completed and the facilities are now open to the public.

Wyoming saw $723.3 million in spending by visitors to parks and monuments run by the National Park Service; Montana, $397.3 million; and Idaho, $29.4 million.

National parks and monuments boosted the economies of surrounding communities in Wyoming, Montana and Idaho by a combined $1.15 billion last year, according to a new study.

This photo taken July 2, 2014 shows beds and jewelry displayed at the Kenya bead and jewelry making tent at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall in Washington.

The report from the National Park Service shows that nearly 9.7 million people visited national parks in the state last year, supporting nearly 6,000 jobs.