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May 15, 2023

West Virginia park system adds hiking, biking trail in New River Gorge

The West Virginia State Park system has added a new biking and hiking trail that provides people with a link to the New River Gorge. Visitors will be able to explore Babcock State Park.

May 15, 2023

California’s Yosemite National Park to close campgrounds over flood threat

Campgrounds near California’s Yosemite National Park will be closed as Sierra Nevada’s snowpack, which accumulated from a series of winter storms, melts from rising temperatures.

May 12, 2023

Grand Canyon National Park renames campground to honor Havasupai Tribe

A campground at the Grand Canyon National Park has been renamed to honor the Havasupai Tribe. The tribe lives in a village on the reservation adjacent to the Grand Canyon.

May 11, 2023

Mountaineers who disappeared near America's highest peak believed dead

Eli Michel and Nafiun Awal are believed dead after having disappeared while attempting to climb the Moose's Tooth in Alaska, just 12 miles from Denali.

May 9, 2023

Montana hiker, 19, found alive days after going missing in Glacier National Park: officials

Matthew Read, 19, set off Friday on the Huckleberry Lookout Trail at Glacier National Park in Montana and was reported missing Sunday. Officials confirmed Tuesday he was located.

May 7, 2023

Virginia teen dies after hole, sand dune collapse on him at Cape Hatteras National Seashore in NC

The National Park Service is looking into the death of a teen buried when a sand dune collapsed at North Carolina's Cape Hatteras National Seashore.

May 5, 2023

Denali National Park employee dies in avalanche

Denali National Park employee Eric Walter has been reported dead after being buried in a Thursday avalanche while he was backcountry skiing.

May 5, 2023

Bat rabies warning issued by National Park Service after California woman gets bitten: 'Behaving strangely'

A California woman was bitten by a rabid bat outside a general store in Death Valley National Park. The National Park Service is reminding the public to not touch wild animals.

May 3, 2023

1 Texas climber dead, 1 rescued in national park where rock climbing is banned

A climber was found deceased in a Texas national park on Sunday morning. Search teams also rescued a stranded member of the same party. One rescuer was injured.

May 1, 2023

Yosemite Valley to reopen earlier than expected as California flood threat subsides

The eastern section of Yosemite Valley will reopen earlier than expected. The national park previously expected the section to stay closed until May 3 due to flood threats.