In the 1950s and 60s, a group of European immigrants built two of the four rustic huts that make up the traverse, which is ...

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Ryan Lakes was found dead in the Big Creek area of Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Sept. 21 National Park Service A missing 21-year-old man has been found dead in Great Smoky Mountains National ...

BREAKING NEWS OUT OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA, WHERE A MISSING MAN FROM TENNESSEE HAS BEEN FOUND DEAD. THEY SAY 21 YEAR OLD RYAN LAKES WAS LAST SEEN THURSDAY AT GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK NEAR ...

A 76-year-old New Jersey woman died after collapsing on a hiking trail at Canyonlands National Park in Utah last week, authorities said. Bystanders were aiding Lois Marcasciano on Mesa Arch Trail near ...

Paradise, the scenic alpine heart of Mount Rainier National Park that draws crowds for its wildflower meadows and mountain vistas, is offering visitors something less idyllic this week: shuttered ...

A push in Congress to designate Ocala National Forest and the surrounding springs is drawing mixed feedback from locals, economists and conservationists. Rep. Randy Fine, R-Fla., has proposed the bill ...

During the mid-20th century, the National Park Service launched the Mission 66 initiative: a bold plan to ditch rustic "Parkitecture" and go modern. It took decades for parkgoers to warm up to the ...

Petrified Forest National Park is the only national park in the U.S. with a section of old Route 66. The park is also home to a "rainbow" forest, which has colorful tree fossils that are more than 200 ...

National parks are more popular than ever: in 2024, the National Park Service tallied more than 331 million visits, its biggest year on record. But some states have much more of their land dedicated ...

WEST GLACIER, Mont. — A 73-year-old woman from Iowa is dead after falling off a trail in Glacier National Park Wednesday morning. Glacier National Park officials identified the hiker as Diane Bunker ...

Law enforcement removed an illegal marijuana cultivation site where more than 2,000 plants were located in California's Sequoia National Park last week, officials said on Thursday. The National Park ...