The synchronous fireflies are always a popular spectacle. But with cuts at Great Smoky Mountains National Park, can you enter the lottery to see them?

A beloved area at Arches National Park in Utah was closed indefinitely amid budget cuts to the National Park Service. On ...

The National Park Service is reinstating 1,000 probationary employees who were terminated, following a court order. The ...

Industry insiders say uncertainty around park access is causing travelers to hold off on bookings or cancel plans entirely.

according to the National Parks Conservation Association website. About one-quarter of sites in the National Parks system ...

While the White House and federal courts spar over the fate of terminated workers, park officials must sort out who will tend ...

According to data published on the National Park Service website, there were 6.36 million more visits in 2024 than there were ...

“While late May and early September are the most popular times to visit due to smaller crowds and mild temperatures, there ...

National parks saw a record-breaking 331.8 million visitors in the last year, a 2% increase from the previous year. Great Smoky Mountains National Park remains the most visited national park ...

Spring visits to the Smokies will be different this year. Areas are closed and program start dates are delayed amid federal ...

Trails, bathrooms, wait times: How National Park staffing cuts could impact your next visit While you can find the data on the NPS website, the agency and its parks will likely not be sharing much ...

National parks across the U.S. are bearing down on an uncertain season, as federal layoffs and staffing shortages threaten many of the services they provide for their millions of annual visitors ...