One of the world’s oldest national parks ... in a November 2006 flood (check with the park for closure information). When to go: Year-round. Wildflowers are at their best in July and August.

Kenai Fjords National Park is second only to Denali ... Summer is the best time to visit, offering the warmest weather and thousands of wildflowers in bloom. There’s no shortage of trails, whether you ...

The Alaska Railroad also travels to Denali National ... (and adults!). This park on the southern end of Anchorage is just as good for quieter outings, too. The views of Cook Inlet can’t be matched and ...

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve is the largest national park in the United States. Here, you can camp on Root ...

Generally, you can locate spectacular wildflowers between early June and August, though some species of flowers will bloom into September. Purples, yellows, whites and corals overtake the ...

Marinell Chandler is back at work with the National Park Service in Alaska after being laid off in February, offered a university job in March, given a chance to return as a seasonal employee, and ...

DEATH VALLEY, Calif. – Death Valley National Park has reopened routes to cooler, high-elevation areas for park visitors ahead of the scorching summer months. The reopened route includes Emigrant ...

Chandler became an intern at Alaska’s Denali National Park and Preserve in the spring of 2014, and was hired as a seasonal employee at the park a year later. She soon became a full-time employee ...

Synchronous fireflies are returning to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park for their annual light show, and now we know when. The National Park Service announced the peak dates for viewing the ...