Zion National Park has some of the most stunning landscapes in the country. Ribbons of red rock wind through the park, some of them 270 million years old. The breathtaking cliffside hike up to Angels Landing is world famous. This vertiginous climb to the peak is so steep that a Methodist minister visiting in 1916…
A hiker in a national park had a close call with one of North America’s largest land mammals. They captured a video of a bull moose wandering toward them on a trail. It’s another example of the growing number of human-wildlife encounters. What happened? Hiker Nolan Lotulelei was recording his trek through Glacier National Park…
Families watching their wallets at national parks – CBS News Watch CBS News Workers at Yellowstone say guests visiting the park have been paying more attention to their money this year in the face of economic uncertainty. Ian Lee reports. Source link
Most people know the basics before visiting a national park: don’t feed the animals, stay on the trails, and definitely don’t fly drones. Still, someone at Yellowstone either missed the memo or chose to ignore it. In a video posted by Tourons of Yellowstone (@touronsofyellowstone) on Instagram, a bystander confronts a tourist flying a drone…
Port Angeles, Wash. — The father of a 4-year-old is being hailed as a hero after, park officials say, the child was bitten by a mountain lion while walking with their family over the weekend on a popular trail in Olympic National Park in Washington state. The child was flown to a trauma center in…
A large bust of Elon Musk complete with the slogans “MAKE AMERICA WAIT AGAIN” and “Now With Longer Lines Thanks to DOGE Cuts!” was spotted on Saturday at Arches National Park in Utah. Newsweek contacted Musk, via the Tesla and SpaceX press offices, and the National Park Service for comment on Thursday via email outside…
How summer trips to national parks could look different this year – CBS News Watch CBS News The National Park Service reported a record-setting year with nearly 332 million visits in 2024. This year, an advocacy group says federal budget cuts and policy changes could have serious impacts for visitors. CBS News’ Nancy Chen reports….
By Steve Gorman and Jasper Ward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to increase entrance fees at U.S. national parks for visitors from other countries, even as his administration seeks to cut national park spending by more than a third. The additional revenue generated by higher fees from foreign tourists…
President Trump signed an executive order Thursday calling on the national park system to charge higher entry fees for foreign visitors. It instructs Interior Secretary Doug Burgum — who oversees the National Park Service — to “develop a strategy” to hike entrance fees and recreation pass fees for non-U.S. residents at any national park that…