Hey there Shawnee! The last week in April is National Volunteer Appreciation Week, and the Shawnee Parks and Recreation ...

“ Find a national park and come visit!” the annual event’s webpage encourages, pointing to the 433 “parks” across the ...

Free National Parks Days 2025 are a perfect chance to get outside without spending money. Whether you're exploring Oklahoma’s ...

What truly distinguishes McGee Creek from other Oklahoma state parks is the adjacent Natural Scenic Recreation Area, an 8,900 ...

Explore this wilderness area in Oklahoma, featuring endless recreational opportunities that rival the mighty Big Bend ...

Every day, our award-winning visuals team spans out across the state, and occasionally the nation and world, to document all ...

California star running back Jaydn Ott has entered his name in the college football transfer portal as the spring window is ...

America’s national parks represent some of the country’s most treasured landscapes. Yet, for every protected paradise that ...

More and more people are using their time off to visit our country’s national parks. Numbers from the National Park Service (NPS) show a record 331.9 million visits in 2024. That’s an increase ...

America's national parks are warming much faster than the rest of the nation is, and that could mean increasingly dangerous heat for tourists in the future, particularly during the peak of summer ...

Do you like seeing the most beautiful parts of the U.S.A.? Are you a U.S. veteran or a Gold Star family member? Then you probably already know you can get a free lifetime entrance pass for federal ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Historian Wallace Stegner once called national parks "the best idea we ever had." But even our most treasured landscapes — Yellowstone ...