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What better way to celebrate Earth Day than by visiting the outdoors and learning how you can help protect natural and cultural resources? California has over 200 state park and beaches that can be enjoyed this Earth Day (Saturday, April 22) and year-round to go on a hike, walk among the giant sequoias and redwoods, […]

Death Valley National Park will join national park sites around the country in kicking off National Park Week with free entrance to the park on Saturday, April 22, 2023. This year’s National Park Week theme is “Your Park Story”. Follow National Park Week on social media and join the fun all week using #NationalParkWeek.  Fee-free

The Grand Canyon Lodge as seen on April 4, 2023. The North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park has received more than 250 inches of accumulated snowfall this winter season. NPS Photo/E. Shalla The North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park will open on Friday, June 2 at 6 a.m. to mark the official start of

National Park Service accepts applications in program’s second year Zion National Park is looking back on a successful year of issuing permits for hikers to visit Angels Landing. Fast facts about the Angels Landing Pilot Permit Program Since the pilot program began on April 1, 2022: 2023 Summer Seasonal LotteryPlanning a visit to Zion National

The National Park Service (NPS) will only accept credit or debit card payments for camping and entrance fees in Death Valley National Park starting June 1, 2023. Last year the park collected $22,000 in cash, which cost over $40,000 to process. Cash handling costs include an armored car contract to transport cash and park rangers’

Milestone comes as reintroduction efforts approach 25th anniversary For the first time since reintroduction into the wild, the population of Mexican wolves in Arizona and New Mexico has surpassed 200 with a minimum of 241 wild wolves documented in 2022. “This milestone has been 25 years in the making,” said Brady McGee, U.S. Fish and

To honor the Great Sand Dunes National Park, and to celebrate being the Gateway Community, Visit Alamosa launched the third annual, month-long ‘We Love Our National Park Celebration’ on April 1, 2023. Various restaurants, shops, and attractions will offer Great Sand Dunes themed specials and displays to show their love for the national park unit

The winter of 2022-2023 has brought record snowfall to the South Snake Range and Great Basin National Park. On April 1, 2023, two of three snowpack measurement locations within the park revealed snowpack depths several inches greater than records set in 1952 and 2005.  Expect Spring Opening Delays This record snowfall will likely delay spring opening

The National Park Service Invites You to Help Restore Desert Public Lands The National Park Service (NPS) invites you to visit Mojave National Preserve to camp and help clean up the park April 21-23, Earth Day weekend. The National Park Service, with many partners, is hosting a volunteer-driven stewardship event to help the park remove

State Parks, Dept. of Water Resources and CAL FIRE urge the public to take extra precautions as snowmelt increases. Top left: Aerial drone view of the deep snow that’s blanketed the meadow near Phillip Stations in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Top right: The “slippery when wet” sign along Hwy 50 in El Dorado County was