There’s so much to love about our national parks! That’s why we’ve put together a national parks checklist and map you can use to keep track of the ones you’ve visited and make plans to see the ones ...

The Beehive State performed well across the board, excelling in one key metric, “access to scenic byways,” where it ranked third, just behind California and Oregon. West Coast states might boast more ...

An inverted U.S. flag, a symbol of distress, is seen near Upper Yosemite Fall during a national day of action against the Trump administration’s mass firing of National Park Service employees at ...

National parks play a vital economic role throughout the country. Some 325 million visitors spent an estimated $26.4 billion in local "gateway regions" in 2023 alone, according to NPS .

According to the National Park Service, parks received 331.9 million recreational visits in 2024, surpassing previous highs. The previous record was set in 2016 with 330,971,689 recreation visits.

At 71,000 acres, State Forest, Colorado’s largest state park, is only a fraction of the size of the 266,000-acre Rocky Mountain National Park. But this gem also sees a fraction of the crowds ...