Sierra Leone officials facilitated illegal mansion-building in a key national park

An investigation shows that illegal luxury mansions have been built in a Sierra Leone national park that serves as an ...
SFGate

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park visitors run for cover during volcanic eruption, rare rock storm

HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK — When Scott and Pamela Rippel found out scientists were predicting a fountain of lava would erupt in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on Jan. 24, they extended their ...
The Washington Post

National park signs related to Native Americans, climate change to be removed

Trump officials have ordered national parks to remove dozens of signs and displays related to climate change, environmental protection and settlers’ mistreatment of Native Americans in a renewed push ...
The New York Times

At Yosemite, Rangers Are Scarce and Visitors Have Gone Wild

After the Trump administration’s cuts, workers at the national park are spread too thin to stop people from littering, flying drones and cliff-diving. Remaking America After the Trump administration’s ...
9NEWS

Warning shared after video captured skiers caught in avalanche at Rocky Mountain National Park

ESTES PARK, Colo. — A person was injured in a backcountry avalanche over the weekend at Rocky Mountain National Park after a group of skiers and splitboarders triggered a wind-slab slide in a narrow, ...
The Progress-Index

How to visit a national park for free

The National Park Service will offer free entrance on specific dates in 2026 for U.S. citizens and residents only. There will be a total of ten free entrance days throughout 2026, including holidays ...
ABC7

Bodycam video shows LAPD shooting in Canoga Park

CANOGA PARK , LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Newly-released body camera video captured the moment gunfire was exchanged between a suspect and LAPD officers in Canoga Park. The incident happened Nov. 17 after ...
Outside

This National Park Just Got Bigger—and Conservationists Are Calling It a Win for Wildlife

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) ...
Daily Inter Lake

Glacier National Park hits brakes on vehicle reservation system

For the first time in years, summer visitors in 2026 will be able to drive personal vehicles into the Glacier National Park at any time of day without a reservation. Officials implemented the vehicle ...
WMAZ

U.S. Park Service opposes plan to expand Ocmulgee Mounds, creating Georgia's first national park

MACON, Ga. — A National Park Service official told a Senate committee Tuesday that the agency opposes a bill to turn Macon’s Ocmulgee Mounds into a national park. Mike Caldwell, an associate director ...
Condé Nast Traveler

The Trump Administration Is Raising National Park Fees for Foreign Visitors

The United States’ most popular national parks will soon charge international visitors a fee of $100 USD per person, in addition to the standard $15-30 entry fees, beginning on January 1, 2026. The ...