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 ...

with pleasant weather and wildflower blooms. Overnighting on a glacier is not your average camping trip—then again, Wrangell-St. Elias is not your average national park. That’s a fact I ...

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 ...

The Trust for Public Land closed a deal to acquire 47 acres that will be added to Saguaro National Park West near Tucson. The trust worked with Pima County and the Southern Arizona Hiking Club to ...

Arches National Park is a mecca for adventure seekers — a place where hikers, climbers, and road-trippers chase wild horizons under a blazing desert sun. But behind the stunning red rock vistas ...