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Travel Quiz: How Well Do You Know America's National Parks?
September 1, 2015, 12:48 pm EDT
Test your Travel IQ and see whether you can identify these National Parks.
America's 14 Amazing National Lakeshores and Seashores (PHOTOS)
September 1, 2015, 10:31 am EDT
To celebrate the 99th anniversary of the National Park Service, check out the 14 amazing National Lakeshores and Seashores in America.
Incredible Milky Way Photos Above National Parks
August 28, 2015, 6:25 pm EDT
Astrophotographer David Lane captures the Milky Way above iconic landscapes at several National Parks.
Awe-Inspiring Stars in Yosemite National Park (PHOTOS)
July 6, 2015, 2:07 pm EDT
A California photographer captures a stargazer's lighthouse-like headlamp lighting up the starry night above Yosemite National Park in California.
Going Wild: 6 National Parks to Visit (PHOTOS)
July 6, 2015, 2:01 pm EDT
To celebrate National Park Week from April 19 to 27, explore some of the best the National Park Service has to offer.
Vintage Yosemite: Rare Black-and-White Photos of Pristine Landscapes
July 6, 2015, 1:59 pm EDT
Carleton Watkins' photos of Yosemite are said to have inspired Abraham Lincoln and Congress to preserve the land, the first protected wilderness of its kind. Stanford University recently displayed 80 of Watkins' original images, including the iconic Yosemite plates.
Top 10 National Park Hikes
July 6, 2015, 1:52 pm EDT
With so many national parks in the U.S. and so much ground to explore, choosing an ideal hiking trail can be a challenge. The best hikes should get you to one or more of the park's top sights, and our 10 favorite national park hikes do just that. These trails, some more strenuous than others, guide the explorer past stunning landscapes and offer a glimpse of the park’s most remarkable treasures: rare species, peculiar rock formations, pristine beaches, spectacular canyons, or abundant wildlife.
Los Alamos Working to Create National Park
November 30, 2013, 7:12 pm EST
The site is being proposed as sites for a new national park commemorating the Manhattan Project.
A Guide to the Shutdown of the Grand Canyon
October 4, 2013, 12:59 pm EDT
The shutdown of the federal government has closed the Grand Canyon National Park including roads, campgrounds, lodges, trails, overlooks and entry sites for rafting trips down the Colorado River through the gorge.
'Glamping' on Idaho's Salmon River
August 16, 2013, 3:26 pm EDT
'Glamping' — glamour camping — attempts to recreate the type of experience Ernest Hemingway might have had on a classic African safari.