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Cuyahoga Valley National Park welcomes increasing number of visitors

Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CVNP) has seen an increase in visitation, making it the ninth most visited national park in 2022 with nearly 3 million recreational visits.


Fort Pulaski Seeks High School Age Students for Paid Summer Jobs

Are you, or someone you know, between 15 and 18 years old and interested in a summer job at Fort Pulaski Nati


SAVE THE DATE: Big South Fork NRRA to Host 23rd Annual Spring Planting and Music Festival, Saturday, April 29

Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area will host the 23rd annual Spring Planting and Music Festival on Saturday, April 29, 2023. T


Big South Fork and Obed to Host Science Meeting April 19

The National Park Service will be hosting a public science meeting on Wednesday, April 19, 2023, at Historic Rugby Visitor Center, at 1331 Rugby Parkway, Rugby, Tennessee.


Red Hill Cabin reopens

Mauna Loa Trail has reopened from the trailhead near Mauna Loa Lookout to Puʻuʻulaʻula (Red Hill) in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Red Hill Cabin is now open.


Wetherill Mesa Closed for the 2023 Season Due to Construction

The Wetherill Mesa area of Mesa Verde National Park will be closed for the 2023 season to accommodate the demolition and construction of a new visitor contact station in the Wetherill area


Glacier National Park 2023 Construction Updates

Glacier National Park has announced plans for major construction areas during the 2023 summer season.


Meditation Basics for Stress Relief Workshop Hosted by the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace at the LaRue County Library

Need to take a breather and get a break from all of life’s stresses and woes? Come join Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park at Larue County Library for a meditation workshop


Knob Creek Tavern Visitor Center to Open for the 2023 Season

The Knob Creek Tavern Visitor Center will be open to welcome visitors this spring at the Kentucky Boyhood Home Unit, part of the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park.


Haleakalā National Park Kīpahulu District Seeks High School Students for the Summer Employment Program Youth Conservation Corps

Are you, or someone you know, between 15 and 18 years old and interested in a summer job in the Kīpahulu District of Haleakalā National Park?


Spring Forward into Bryce Canyon’s Centennial Year

With around 30 inches of snow on the ground, it may not yet look like spring at Bryce Canyon. Nevertheless, the park is busy with preparations to reopen seasonal facilities, extend hours and resume shuttle service. No advance reservations are required to enter Bryce Canyon at any time, but we encourage planning ahead for the best experience during the park’s centennial year.


Olympic National Park begins approximately $11 million rehabilitation of the Hurricane Ridge Day Lodge

In spring 2023, Olympic National Park will begin rehabilitation of the Hurricane Ridge Day Lodge, an approximately $11 million project funded through the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA).


United States Park Police Officer Involved in Shooting During Call for Assistance

On Saturday, March 18 at approximately 8:50 a.m., a United States Park Police (USPP) sergeant and officer responded to a request for assistance by Metropolitan Police Department officers on scene at 34th Street and Baker Street NE for a vehicle reported as stolen.


Spring Operating Hours at Sitka NHP

As we move from winter to spring, Sitka NHP’s Visitor Center hours will alter to prepare for the upcoming summer tourist season.


Joshua Tree park rangers announce new podcast: Where Two Deserts Meet

Joshua Tree National Park rangers announce the new official park podcast, Where Two Deserts Meet. Meet our narrators, Donovan Smith and Ian Chadwick, as they explore some of the park’s most unique and special resources, including wildlife, night skies, and the changing desert landscape.


Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park Seeks Volunteers for Annual Park Day Project - 2023

On Saturday, April 1, 2023, Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park, in partnership with the American Battlefield Trust’s Park Day, requests volunteers to help clear brush and debris from the historic Brigadier General Bushrod Johnson earthworks and paint cannon carriages belonging to Captain Tyler Peeple’s Georgia Battery, both located on Chickamauga Battlefield.


Great Sand Dunes Announces Free Programs and Events during “We Love Our National Park” Celebration in April

To honor the Great Sand Dunes National Park, and to celebrate being the Gateway Community, Visit Alamosa will launch the third annual, month-long ‘We Love Our National Park Celebration’ on April 1, 2023.


First Shot of the Civil War Commemoration at Fort Moultrie

It’s the 162nd Anniversary of the beginning of the American Civil War, when the first shots of the war were fired on northern soldiers at Fort Sumter.


Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument invites public input on draft operations plan

Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument today announced an opportunity for the public to comment on preliminary concepts to guide the new national park’s future operations.


National Park Service donates venison to food bank concluding the deer management effort in February 2023

Fire Island National Seashore donated 3,211 pounds of venison to Feeding Westchester, located in Westchester County, New York.