No roads, phone service, Internet, or campsites. That's how it is in Alaska's most remote national parks, and Kobuk Valley is no exception. The upside? No crowds, unless you count the half-million ...

North Cascades National Park and Kobuk Valley National Park are in second and third, welcoming just over 16,000 and 17,000, respectively. Lake Clark National Park & Preserve welcomed 18,500 visitors, ...

North Cascades has more than 400 miles of trails. Clear, cool days are common in September in Kobuk Valley National Park. - Eileen Devinney/NPS There are no roads, campgrounds or entrance gates ...

The Great Kobuk Sand Dunes encompass 25 squares miles in Alaska’s Kobuk Valley National Park. With a new NASA grant, Southwest Research Institute will identify and characterize life and its ...

Noatak National Preserve and Kobuk Valley National Park. After a lengthy process, she was selected over more than 100 nationwide applicants in early January. It was an experience she called ...

Half a million caribou migrate through this park, crossing the Kobuk River and Onion Portage, according to the National Park Service. An 8,000-year tradition of hunting caribou here continues on.

While Zion National Park is managing summer crowds, 10 spots will see a small fraction of the millions of visitors crowding the most popular parks.