The five newest National Recreation Trails in six states add nearly 400 miles to the network of more than 1,300 trails.

Avoid annoying crowds and excessive heat at these five national parks that make perfect July vacation destinations ...

Colorado has seen a dip in drownings and water-related deaths so far this year compared to last summer — and state officials ...

More than 90 years after it was created during the Great Depression, Lake Mead provides about 90% of the water supply in Southern Nevada. And while much of the focus is on the lake shrinking, those ...

New York’s Adirondack Park has long drawn travelers into the outdoors. Yet the cozy, convenient hut-to-hut system other ...

Trump’s legislation will hurt clean energy, boost fossil fuels and end investment in environmental justice. Climate advocates ...

Hidden in Tennessee’s southwest corner sits a wilderness playground that feels worlds away from everyday life. The centerpiece is a gorgeous 35-acre lake that reflects the sky like a giant mirror.

Lowdown: Located on an isthmus between Lake Michigan, Round Lake, and Lake Charlevoix, bisected by the Pine River along U.S.

Since 2011, the city Department of Parks and Recreation has offered a small fleet of free beachgoing wheelchairs for people to use. They have special wide wheels that allow them to travel over sand.

At the Assateague Island National Seashore in Maryland, visitors this summer are seeing shuttered lifeguard towers and signs ...

Here are six volunteers who make a difference at National Parks and other federal lands, from an 8-year-old who does the ...

Our country’s national parks are full of rare and wild natural splendor, and Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is no ...