There's so much to see, including the iconic Seward Highway and Denali National Park, and this route between two major cities ...

For the “I want nature but also my creature comforts” crowd, the K’esugi Ken Campground near mile 135.4 of the Parks Highway offers modern amenities including flush toilets – practically luxury ...

National parks pull in millions of visitors with promises of scenic trails and wildlife sightings. Yet beyond the views, many of these places carry serious risks. Steep drops, unpredictable weather, ...

About 18.5 million years ago, giant volcanic eruptions forever changed the landscape of what is today a swath of protected California desert land, bound by two major interstates between Los Angeles ...

“Hiking in Yellowstone is unlike hiking any other place on Earth.” That is the opening line in the forward by author Bill Schneider in his 2025 book “Hiking Yellowstone National Park.” This is the ...

Ever wondered which of America’s national parks is the largest? That would be Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve, a 13.2-million-acre expanse of mountains, glaciers and untamed wilderness in ...

Alaska's Denali National Park is giving people a unique opportunity to see its famed sled dogs up close via the puppy cam, which will also be streaming live on USA TODAY Pets. Sled dog teams at Denali ...

The National Parks Conservation Association is calling for the Trump administration to close all national parks in the event of a government shutdown. The nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that ...

Miles Howard is a regular Globe Ideas contributor and author of the Substack newsletter Mind the Moss. I first saw Acadia National Park’s iconic oceanside cliffs years ago through the windshield of a ...

When the U.S. Congress established Yellowstone as the first national park in 1872, it was “for the benefit and enjoyment of the people.” Its founding marked the birth of the U.S. National Park System ...

If you're looking to explore the great outdoors, you can't go wrong with visiting one of the nation's 35 national parks, spread out across the U.S. The National Park Service (NPS) was established on ...