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Kenai Fjords National Park boat tours

On your next Alaska trip, take time to see the best of Kenai Fjords National Park onboard Kenai Fjords Tours! Kenai Fj ...
The Gazette

Ranger-led snowshoe, ski tours return to Rocky Mountain National Park

The best way to appreciate one of Colorado’s premier winter wonderlands? Perhaps with a ranger leading the way. And via snowshoes or skis. Rocky Mountain National Park is returning guided tours ...
Las Vegas Review-Journal

Death Valley rangers to lead Scotty’s Castle flood recovery tours in 2026

A long-closed attraction at Death Valley National Park will reopen its doors in the new year for tours while repairs continue. Scotty’s Castle, a mansion built in the 1920s or 1930s, bears the name of ...
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) ...
Palm Beach Post

2026 national park passes have a new design: Trump's face, not a park photo

An environmental group is suing to stop the use of Trump's portrait on some 2026 National Park Service annual passes. The lawsuit alleges the new design violates a law requiring the pass to feature a ...
SFGate

This spectacular national park road no longer requires reservations

For the first time in five summers, visitors to Glacier National Park will likely be able to drive the park’s most popular thoroughfare — the Going-to-the-Sun Road — without a vehicle reservation in ...
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 ...
AZ Central

National parks free days will look very different in 2026. Here's why

The National Park Service is changing its free entrance days for 2026. Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth will no longer be fee-free days, while President Donald Trump's June 14 birthday will ...
The Hill

National Park Service to offer free admission on Trump’s birthday

The National Park Service in 2026 will offer free admission to U.S. residents on June 14 — or Flag Day, which also happens to be President Trump’s birthday. The free park entrance days in 2026 are ...
The Salt Lake Tribune

As the shutdown ends, a long recovery begins at Zion National Park

Park rangers at Zion National Park returned to work with smiles on their faces last week after the federal government shutdown came to an end. “Getting back into the normal swing of things is ...
Travel Weekly

National park tours proceeding as normal despite government shutdown

Zion National Park has not seen a drop in visitation because of the government shutdown. Photo Credit: Greater Zion Convention & Tourism Office One month into the federal government shutdown, tour ...
The Salt Lake Tribune

Visitors continue to flock to Zion National Park amid government shutdown. Here’s what’s keeping it open.

Spingdale • Dark orange signs that read “ENTRANCE FEE DONATIONS” in bold white letters currently dot the walls of Zion National Park’s visitor center. To some visitors, it may be the only real ...