US National Parks News

President Abraham Lincoln signed the Yosemite Grant in 1864, marking the first time in world history that a natural landscape was set aside and protected for the citizens of a nation.

Life can be hard for the integrity of a wolf pack, particularly when one of the alpha animals dies, according to a study at Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska.

White Sands National Monument offers a variety of activities and programs year-round including hiking, primitive camping, picnics, educational tours, cultural events and more.

One of the great destinations at Acadia National Park isn't on Mount Desert Island off Maine's coast.

Generation Opportunity, a conservative group affiliated with the billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch, is resorting to more elaborate tactics to dissuade young people from obtaining insurance coverage through the Affordable Care Act.

The tourism site, visitrainier.com , wants to help visitors enjoy Mount Rainier's famous wildflowers by offering a wildflower identification guide, wildflower reports and a photo sharing contest.

Lance Cpl. Jonathan Corwin said there was nothing out of the ordinary when his 19-year-old pregnant wife left their California home for a vast national park nine days ago -- sparking an all-out search for the missing woman Tuesday using "every resource possible," authorities told FoxNews.com.

Drought in the southwestern U.S. will deplete the vast Lake Mead this week to levels not seen since Hoover Dam was completed and the reservoir on the Colorado River was filled in the 1930s, federal water managers said Tuesday.

Summer vacation means that people will be loading up the car and heading to national parks.

An Oregon congressman is asking the Interior Department to work with states to curb gray wolf hunting around Yellowstone National Park.

Public input is being sought about coal mine drainage mitigation and treatment in the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area.

When Metro's new Silver Line opens later this month, it will provide the first public transportation link between the National Air and Space Museum's locations in D.C. and northern Virginia.

In the mid-1950s, air travel was a shadow of the highly advanced operation of checks and rules seen today.

12, 2013 photo released by the Grand Canyon National Park Service, shows a National Historical Landmark plate overlooking the east end of the Grand Canyon, Ariz.

12, 2013 photo released by the Grand Canyon National Park Service, shows a National Historical Landmark plate overlooking the east end of the Grand Canyon, Ariz.

Federal government lawyers are expected to discuss a plan for "the prompt and orderly wind-down" of Drakes Bay Oyster Co.

Community disagreements about changing the Colorado National Monument into a national park have halted legislative efforts to change the designation.

Getting to any of Glacier National Park's nine remaining fire lookout towers isn't just a walk in the park.

Black and grizzly bears are roaming throughout the park--near roads, trails and in backcountry areas.

This undated photo provided by Lewis County sheriff's office shows the Ohnapecosh River near Mount Rainier National Park where a 17-year-old from Port Orchard fell in the fast-moving water and was swept away.