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December 13, 2016

Grand Canyon hits 6 million visitors, setting annual park record

The Grand Canyon hit the 4-million-visitor mark in 1992.

November 9, 2016

Oregon tourism boom spurs income growth, surprising problems

The state is expecting a record number of visits to its parks and federal lands for the second year in a row.

October 31, 2016

Animals show their silly side in Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards

From lions hunting to gazelles leaping, we’ve all seen the classic pictures of majestic animals in their natural habitat.

October 26, 2016

Zion National Park may start limiting tourists

With record numbers of visitors, the park's soil is eroding and campgrounds are getting overcrowded.

October 13, 2016

Where the wild things are: A swamp walk through the Everglades

Close encounters with the wild kind in Florida.

October 7, 2016

The Denali National Park husky puppycam is pure joy

Animal lovers take note.

October 4, 2016

Debate simmers over name of Devils Tower monument in Wyoming

When President Theodore Roosevelt designated the country's first national monument 110 years ago, the proclamation inadvertently left out a punctuation mark, and what was supposed to be Devil's Tower became Devils Tower instead.

September 21, 2016

Body of hiker found in Arizona's Saguaro National Park

The body of a missing hiker was found in Tucson’s Saguaro National Park West.

September 20, 2016

Tourists warned about climbing Australia's Uluru after 11-hour rescue mission

Climbing Uluru is not banned — thousands of tourists do it every year — but signs near the landmark urge visitors to keep off to respect its sacred significance.

September 2, 2016

Yellowstone wildfire closes small park campground

It's the first visitor facility in the park to be affected by wildfires this summer.