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Newfound Gap Road closure: What to know about driving in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Part of the major road through Great Smoky Mountains National Park remained closed days after heavy rain caused a landslide.
National parks across the U.S. are free Aug. 4 — here’s what’s behind it
Aug. 4 is a fee-free day at national parks nationwide, marking five years of infrastructure improvements under the Great ...
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The National Park Service is in disarray
The Trump administration is gutting National Park Service ( NPS) staffing and funding in the name of rooting out “waste, ...
Monterey Park couple’s 29-year-old daughter killed by falling branch while hiking in Yosemite
But in a freak accident July 19 walking just a few steps ahead of the others on a mostly paved old stagecoach road, Angela ...
National parks are key conservation areas for wildlife and natural resources
The United States' national parks have an inherent contradiction. The federal law that created the National Park Service says ...
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Park rangers shut down alarming rumors about wildlife behavior in Yellowstone: 'This rumor is false'
"Misinformation can spread fast." Park rangers shut down alarming rumors about wildlife behavior in Yellowstone: 'This rumor is false' first appeared on The Cool Down.
Body of missing woman found in Sequoia National Park after months-long search
The body of a La Puente woman who went missing in the Kaweah River in Sequoia National Park was found on July 24, officials ...
Driver killed, passenger hurt after crashing into moose near Denali National Park
The National Park Service said the crash happened just south of the entrance to the Delani Park Road around 1 a.m. Friday.
Collision with moose kills driver and injures passenger near Alaska’s Denali National Park
A driver was killed and a passenger in his car injured after hitting a moose near the entrance to Alaska’s Denali National ...
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National Park Service skips entry fees today
The National Park Service will be waiving entry fees on Monday to mark the fifth anniversary of the Great American Outdoors ...
New Jersey man missing for over 1 week in Grand Canyon: National Park Service
A man has been missing for over a week after reportedly hiking along one of the most challenging trails in the Grand Canyon, ...