These places promise giant trees, live volcanoes and inland beaches, minus the surcharge.

And if you’re truly fortunate, you might visit on a day when kuchen is available—that German-influenced dessert that South Dakota has claimed as its official state dessert, a sweet testament to the ...

Somewhere between the otherworldly rock formations of Badlands National Park and the vast prairie nothingness of western ...

If you're a retiree with an RV, you should consider visiting this city—it offers easy, affordable parking and access to ...

Visiting a national park often involves scanning the horizon for charismatic animals. And most visitors arrive with a mental ...

Saguaro cacti are an iconic symbol of the West, hinting at the unique Sonoran landscape. Located in Arizona, Saguaro National ...

California is home to some truly iconic road trip routes, but this lonely road is the vacation inspiration you might not have heard of.

Early plans to build the Theodore Roosevelt National Park are recorded in a 1934 issue of The Dickinson Press.

Betty Reid Soskin, an iconic former National Park Service ranger, has died, according to her family on Sunday. She was 104. Soskin’s family told NBC Bay Area she passed peacefully at her home in ...

One hundred years ago this month, Grand Valley residents — especially John Otto — received an early Christmas present: buffalo. They were properly called American bison, but everyone referred to them ...

In a win for public lands, Arizona’s Saguaro National Park has increased in size by about 20 acres, following the acquisition of private land. On December 11, the nonprofit Trust for Public Land (TPL) ...

The National Park Service recently announced a major change to its free entry days for U.S. citizens and permanent residents. Starting in 2026, Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth will no longer ...