From Great Smoky Mountains to North Cascades, here are 12 national parks you can drive to and visit without paying an entry ...

Spontaneous summer travel is returning to Yosemite, Arches and Glacier National Parks, as the National Park Service eliminates its timed-entry reservation systems for 2026.

The NPS says all parks are working to strengthen seasonal staffing ahead of what is expected to be a busy 2026.

Three of America’s most popular national parks will be easier to visit this summer. “We’re expanding access where conditions ...

These three national parks, some of the most crowded in America, have dropped their reservations systems in 2026, leading to ...

Arches, Glacier and Yosemite national parks are dropping their advance reservation requirements for 2026, making spontaneous ...

Arches National Park in Utah is relatively small but also popular, leading to historically dense crowds and long lines to ...

America’s national parks were conceived as sanctuaries from the forces remaking the rest of the continent. Climate change is now breaching that boundary. A recent assessment of park vulnerability ...

Conservation and historical organizations sued the Trump administration on Tuesday over National Park Service policies that ...