Limited Parking at Delicate Arch / Wolfe Ranch The parking lot at the Delicate Arch / Wolfe Ranch trailhead will be full most days by 9:00 am. Consider entering the park before 8:00 am. You may not be able to hike to Delicate Arch due to reduced parking.  Phase one of a construction project to […]

Zabriskie Point has re-opened to the public! The contractors finished stabilizing the site, rebuilding the crumbling rock retaining wall, and paving the trail on March 5, almost two months before the anticipated April 30 deadline. Good job! Just in time for springtime visitors, Death Valley National Park announced that access to Zabriskie Point and surrounding

The Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program cost-share grant assistance to support the preservation of the most significant and representative historic Route 66 buildings, structures, road segments, and cultural landscapes in the eight states through which the route passes. Assistance is also provided to support research, planning, oral history, and education outreach projects related to the

COOLIDGE, AZ–In addition to our weekly Wednesday lecture, on Tuesday March 3rd, at noon, Casa Grande Ruins National Monument will host Gabriella Furr and Rick Collins who will offer a one hour program the Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail. The talk highlights Juan Bautista de Anza’s year long journey to develop an overland route from Mexico

Tucson, AZ – Saguaro National Park’s Tucson Mountain District (west) and Rincon Mountain District (east) are offering the opportunity for the public to join Tucson botanical experts in performing a species inventory of blooming wildflowers in Saguaro National Park. The Wildflower mini-Blitz will be held on March 7, from 8 a.m. to 12 noon in both districts. Reservations

WASHINGTON – Visitation at America’s national parks broke all-time records in 2014, as the National Park Service prepares to celebrate its centennial in 2016 with a major push to encourage more visitors to experience their national parks in 2016. In 2014, there were 292.8 million visits to national parks, breaking the previous record set in

Blame the relatively mild winter weather for the early emergence of bears in the Greater Yellowstone area. The first confirmed report of grizzly bear activity in Yellowstone occurred on February 9. A grizzly bear was observed late in the afternoon, scavenging on a bison carcass in the central portion of the park. With bears emerging

All 405 national parks will offer free admission from February 14 through 16. “Our presidents have lived, worked and played in national parks,” said National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis. “This weekend is the perfect time to visit a national park and share a connection with one of our presidents.” Every president has strong associations with