US National Parks News

Here are seven wonderful hikes at Crater Lake National Park and its surroundings, in the southern Oregon Cascades of Klamath, Douglas and Jackson counties: This is No.

Rachel and Brian Kinney walk with their children Brian Jr. , Nevaeh and Kierstin along Bath House Row in Hot Springs in 2010.

Click through to take a look to see where Crater Lake ranks, in terms of size, among all Oregon national parks.

The fire was one of several in the area caused by lightning in the past 24 hours, according to the monument's acting fire management officer, Andy Bundshuh.

The view of the largest alluvial fan in Rocky Mountain National Park taken from a lookout on Trail Ridge Road.

Bass Harbor Head Light is one of Maine's most recognizable lighthouses. It sits atop a rocky coastline on Mount Desert Island in Acadia National Park.

Visitors and local businesses alike were happy to see the Going-to-the-Sun Road open for the season on July 3, 2014.

A fungus carried by an invasive beetle from southeast Asia is felling trees across the Everglades, and experts have not found a way to stop the blight from spreading.

Rockfall hazard and risk in Yosemite Valley's Curry Village. Cabin damage resulting from an October 2008 rockfall.

The fourth and final medallion commemorating Nevada's Sesquicentennial will feature Lake Tahoe, Great Basin National Park, Hoover Dam or a combination tribute to cattle drives and casinos.

The wife of a Marine who vanished nearly one month ago had suffered a miscarriage a few months before her disappearance, a close friend said.

Acadia National Park rangers charged three players with underage drinking at Sand Beach over the weekend.

When ABC's Good Morning America put out a call this month for your favorite places in America, the response was overwhelming.

Despite less visitors to Philadelphia's historic parks in 2013, spending increased to $196 million in communities near the parks - the result of more than 3.5 million visitors.

Chaparral-covered hillsides dotted with oaks surround both sides of a barbed-wire fence with signs reading: "U.S. boundary."

This story is sponsored by Utah.com . From hiking and camping to touring the national parks, Utah.com has everything on what to do and where to stay in Utah.

It's the third time since Sunday search and rescue crews have been dispatched to look for swimmers who disappeared in waters near the Arizona line.

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The National Park Service is tallying up the number of visitors to West Virginia scenic attractions and how many dollars they drive to local communities.

Army Lt. Dawn Halfaker was on patrol 10 years ago in Baqubah, Iraq, when a rocket-propelled grenade tore through her military vehicle and exploded inside.