National Parks18 hours agoYellowstone, Grand Teton National Parks see record visitors in OctoberThe number of guests at Yellowstone National Park nearly doubled, while visits to Grand Teton, its neighbor to the south, rose 88%.
National ParksNovember 17Stag attacks London park-goer who allegedly threw food at it, photos showJust a word of warning: Wild animals may sometimes act … wild.
GREAT OUTDOORSNovember 13National Park Service faces $270M wrongful death claimThe family of a women's rights activist from Uganda has filed a more than $270 million wrongful death and personal injury claim against the National Park Service.
VeteransNovember 10Veterans, Gold Star families given free access to National Parks, federal property starting Nov. 11The U.S. Department of the Interior will be offering war veterans and the relatives of service members who died in the line of duty free entry to national parks and other federally owned properties beginning Wednesday, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced in a recent blog post.
National ParksNovember 9Emily Harrington becomes first woman to free-climb El Capitan route in 1 dayThe professional climber had been practicing for this climb for years.
National ParksNovember 5Yellowstone visitor banned for cooking chickens in thermal hot springA man from Idaho has been temporarily banned from Yellowstone National Park after pleading guilty to charges stemming from an Aug. 7 outing, during which he was found cooking chickens in a thermal geyser.
America TogetherOctober 29Veterans, Gold Star families and fifth graders will get free access to national parksVeterans and Gold Star families will get free access to national parks next month.
CaliforniaOctober 23Zion hiker Holly Courtier's sister speaks out on 'discrepancies' in rescue storyA sister of Zion hiker Holly Courtier has spoken out in an attempt to clear up any confusion surrounding the woman’s rescue after she says she went 12 days without any water or food in the Utah national park.
GREAT OUTDOORSOctober 23Treasure hunter caught digging in Yellowstone cemetery is indicted by federal grand juryA Utah man has been formally indicted on charges of unlawfully excavating and damaging the Fort Yellowstone Cemetery in Wyoming between Oct. 2019 and May 2020.
ExploringOctober 22Bison stampede at Yellowstone National Park after tourists get too close: ‘I could feel the earth rumbling’Park goer Lisa Stewart said she saw the group of tourists nearing the bison after the herd already seemed upset.
