Apr 20 2025
Staying inside Yellowstone National Park changes the entire experience. Instead of beginning and ending each day with a long drive from a gateway town, you can wake within walking distance of geysers, Yellowstone Lake, the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, wildlife habitat, and some of the park’s most famous trails. Yellowstone currently has nine lodging …
Apr 19 2025
Grand Canyon National Park protects one of the most extraordinary landscapes in North America: a vast gorge carved by the Colorado River through layers of rock that record nearly two billion years of Earth history. Stretching for hundreds of miles across northern Arizona, the canyon reaches more than a mile deep in places and exposes …
Apr 17 2025
Yellowstone National Park is famous for geysers, bison, wolves, waterfalls, and geothermal landscapes, but from late spring through summer another transformation takes place across the park. Meadows turn yellow with arrowleaf balsamroot, lupines bring swaths of blue and purple to open slopes, red and orange paintbrush grows along trails, glacier lilies emerge beside melting snow, …
Apr 16 2025
Zion National Park is one of the great landscapes of the American Southwest, a place where the Virgin River cuts through towering walls of Navajo Sandstone to create narrow slot canyons, hanging gardens, desert waterfalls, forested plateaus, and some of the most recognizable hiking routes in the National Park System. Located in southwestern Utah, Zion …
Apr 14 2025
Oklahoma does not contain one of the 63 places officially designated National Park, but that does not mean the state lacks federally protected landscapes worth exploring. The National Park Service manages several important Oklahoma sites, while the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Forest Service protect additional mountains, forests, grasslands, lakes, and wilderness areas …
Apr 12 2025
The National Park Service Junior Ranger program is one of the easiest and most rewarding ways for children—and often adults—to engage more deeply with America’s national parks. Instead of simply visiting a viewpoint or walking a trail, Junior Rangers complete activities that encourage them to observe wildlife, learn about history, understand geology, protect natural resources, …
Oct 01 2024
Zion National Park is one of the great hiking destinations of the American Southwest. Towering sandstone cliffs rise thousands of feet above the Virgin River, narrow canyons disappear between walls of red rock, and trails climb from the desert floor to viewpoints overlooking some of the most dramatic scenery in Utah. The best hikes in …
Oct 01 2024
The Narrows is one of the most unforgettable hikes in Zion National Park—and one of the few famous hikes where the river itself becomes the trail. Instead of following a dirt path through the canyon, hikers wade upstream through the Virgin River while sheer sandstone walls rise hundreds of feet on either side. At its …
Oct 01 2024
Glacier Point is one of the most spectacular viewpoints in Yosemite National Park. Perched high above Yosemite Valley at an elevation of about 7,214 feet, the overlook provides sweeping views of Half Dome, Yosemite Falls, Tenaya Canyon, and the rugged peaks of Yosemite’s high country. Unlike many of Yosemite’s grand viewpoints, Glacier Point does not …
Oct 01 2024
El Capitan is one of the defining landmarks of Yosemite National Park. Rising roughly 3,000 feet above Yosemite Valley, this enormous granite monolith dominates the north side of the valley and has become one of the most recognizable rock formations in the United States. For most Yosemite visitors, El Capitan is an unforgettable scenic landmark …
