Gorilla Gently Admiring Butterfly Among the Stunning and Shocking Winners of the 2026 World Nature Photography Awards

The 2026 World Nature Photography Awards are showcasing wildlife from all corners of the world. One shot from Australian ...
Getaway Magazine

Where to go in SA when you want wide open landscape views

For a different kind of wide open, drive north along the Atlantic to the West Coast National Park. Here, Langebaan Lagoon ...
SFGate

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park visitors run for cover during volcanic eruption, rare rock storm

HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK — When Scott and Pamela Rippel found out scientists were predicting a fountain of lava would erupt in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on Jan. 24, they extended their ...
The Washington Post

National park signs related to Native Americans, climate change to be removed

Trump officials have ordered national parks to remove dozens of signs and displays related to climate change, environmental protection and settlers’ mistreatment of Native Americans in a renewed push ...
The New York Times

How the National Park Service Is Deleting American History

Philadelphia sued the Trump administration after it directed the Park Service to rip out a memorial to slavery. Elsewhere, materials about climate change and labor history were being removed. By ...
Los Angeles Times

National park staff are asking about the citizenship status of visitors

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. If you’re planning to visit one of the 11 most popular national parks in the U.S. — two of which are in California ...
The Progress-Index

How to visit a national park for free

The National Park Service will offer free entrance on specific dates in 2026 for U.S. citizens and residents only. There will be a total of ten free entrance days throughout 2026, including holidays ...
Outside

This National Park Just Got Bigger—and Conservationists Are Calling It a Win for Wildlife

In a win for public lands, Arizona’s Saguaro National Park has increased in size by about 20 acres, following the acquisition of private land. On December 11, the nonprofit Trust for Public Land (TPL) ...
Palm Beach Post

2026 national park passes have a new design: Trump's face, not a park photo

An environmental group is suing to stop the use of Trump's portrait on some 2026 National Park Service annual passes. The lawsuit alleges the new design violates a law requiring the pass to feature a ...
Detroit Free Press

National parks add fee, cuts free entry for some. See 2026 changes

Foreign tourists who wish to visit U.S. national parks in 2026 will miss out on free entry days, and — at some national parks, will face an additional $100 fee on top of the usual entry price. The ...
AZ Central

National parks free days will look very different in 2026. Here's why

The National Park Service is changing its free entrance days for 2026. Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth will no longer be fee-free days, while President Donald Trump's June 14 birthday will ...