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A portion of the North Grove Trail in Calaveras Big Trees State Park reopened this morning. Visitors will have limited access to the fallen Pioneer Cabin Tree as well as the Big Stump, but the remainder of the trail is closed. The storms over the last week have created a public safety concern for visitors […]

DENVER — Leah McGinnis, a 28-year veteran of the National Park Service (NPS), has been named superintendent of Saguaro National Park in Arizona by NPS Intermountain Region Director Sue Masica. McGinnis, who recently completed a four-month stint as acting superintendent of Saguaro, is superintendent of Capitol Reef National Park in Utah. She will begin her

Grand Canyon, Ariz. –Grand Canyon National Park will join national park sites around the country in celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day with free entrance to the park. Entrance fees will be waived for all visitors arriving to Grand Canyon National Park on Monday January 16, 2017. 

The Pioneer Cabin Tree, one of California’s oldest tourist attractions and a beloved specimen of a rare California native species, fell Sunday in Calaveras Big Trees State Park. A combination of trunk and root decay and storm water runoff appears to have brought the giant sequoia down at its base, shattering it and a nearby

Weathering Winter: Ancestral Pueblo Strategies for Winter Park Rangers will be leading a guided hike focusing on winter survival strategies used by the Ancestral Pueblo people at Mesa Verde on Saturday, January 21, beginning at 11 a.m.

Loop A of The Needles Campground in Canyonlands National Park will be available by reservation only beginning March 15, 2017.

DEATH VALLEY, CA—Death Valley National Park and the Death Valley Natural History Association are pleased to announce the availability of transportation grants for school groups participating in field trips to the park. This opportunity is possible due to the generous donations of many education program supporters to the Death Valley Natural History Association.

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The San Diego Union Tribune reported Dec. 24, 2016, “Witnesses told California Highway Patrol investigators that an unnamed 38-year-old woman lost control of a 2003 Nissan Xterra Sport Utility Vehicle while motoring through standing water around 10:30 a.m. Saturday near  the 23-mile marker of the Great Southern Overland Stage Coach Route (County Route S-2), south of state Route

DEATH VALLEY, CA – Artists Drive, one of Death Valley National Park’s top attractions, will be closed through March for repair work. Artists Palette, Artists Drive and ½ mile either side of Artists Drive will be closed to all public entry, including pedestrians, from January 9 through March 15, 2017. This closure is necessary to