These communities are typically within a 60-mile radius of the parks. All told, roughly $26.4 billion was generated by national park guests in 2023. Here’s where they spent the most: It pays to ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park, far and away the busiest U.S. national park with 12.1 million visitors, placed first ...

People are exploring National Parks more than ever before. Visitation increased 4% from 2022 to 2023, according to the National Parks Service, with a record 325.5 million visits in the year. This ...

As national parks continue to grapple with scaled-back services due to the Trump administration’s federal budget cuts, peak travel season begins and many are bracing for what is ahead with ...

The Olympic National Park is located on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State. Created as an attempt to save the declining forest cover in the region, it was much later that the park received ...

Kristen Brengel, the National Parks Conservation Association's senior ... Earlier this year, President Donald Trump signed an executive order mandating an immediate hiring freeze on the federal ...

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Over the past 10 years, I've visited all 63 major US national parks. Acadia National Park in Maine has stunning ocean and lake views. Olympic National Park in Washington is one of the most ...

Heading into the busy summer season and coming off a historic year for visitation, services and morale at national parks continue to degrade due to inadequate staffing. The National Park Service ...

(NEXSTAR) — There are currently more than 400 National Park sites throughout the country, with at least one in every state, meaning there’s a good chance you’ve been to at least one. Even if you haven ...

The administration estimates it can save $900 million if states take over some NPS sites. Sen. Martin Heinrich is pressing the Trump administration to provide answers about its cost-cutting plan ...