Shenandoah National Park News

Amani, an eye-catching cheetah feline, has a proud name that means aspiration and a strong family line that traces to Namibia and South Africa.

A new report from the national park service shows the money tourists spend before entering and after leaving the park can make or break local economies.

In this handout photo the comet Lulin is seen through the trees in Shenandoah National Park on February 23, 2009 in Luray, Virginia In this handout photo the comet Lulin is seen through the trees in Shenandoah National Park on February 23, 2009 in Luray, Virginia We all know that Earth is not the only planet at risk of collisions with asteroids and ... (more)

It's a place where the smell of campfires dance with the winds moving the trees.

A new National Park Service report shows that 1.14 million visitors to Shenandoah National Park in 2013 spent $72.4 million in communities near the park.

Redskins Training Camp - July 24-August 11, 2014. Redskins Park, Richmond, Virginia.

Fewer people visited Virginia's national park sites last year and spent less money during those visits, according to a report by the U.S. Department of the Interior.

A drop in National Park visits and spending last year is largely blamed on the government shutdown.

According to Karen Beck-Herzog with the National Park Service, the women were hiking on the Old Rag Mountain in an area known for being steep and rocky.

Fewer people visited Virginia's national park sites last year and spent less money during those visits, according to a report by the U.S. Department of the Interior.

To stand on top of Stony Man Mountain is to look straight down on the town of Luray, gateway to Luray Caverns, in the Shenandoah Valley more than 3,000 feet below.

Ongoing efforts to see peregrine falcons soaring above Shenandoah National Park in Virginia have been showing some success, with nine falcons recently having been reared in the park by human foster parents.

Shenandoah National Park officials are crowing about peregrine falcon restoration efforts.

Officers say the area he crashed in has seen a lot of accidents. It happened here near mile marker 62 on Skyline Drive.

A young peregrine falcon rests soars through the air near the Hogswallow Flats area of Shenandoah National Park on June 24, 2014.

The 20 nominees span the coast of America. Highlighting the rugged coasts of Maine, Acadia National Park spans 49,600 acres and diverse habitats - granite mountains, sandy beaches, lakes, ponds and woodlands - much of it on Mount Desert Island.

The latest 5-ounce silver bullion quarter dollar to be released under the America the Beautiful program is the 2014-dated coin honoring Arches National Park in Utah.