The acting director of the National Park Service believes 2025 was a “ass-kicking year.” Advocates for what polls say is the most popular federal agency might use the same term, but with a far ...

The Trump administration has made changes to national park fees and free days, which go into effect on Jan. 1, 2026. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and Juneteenth are no longer on the list of free ...

BOULDER, Colo. — A Boulder artist is creating removable stickers featuring her nature paintings to cover the 2026 America the Beautiful annual pass. Jenny McCarty said she learned recently what the ...

Soskin was born in 1921 and became a National Park Service ranger in 2007. Betty Reid Soskin, the oldest serving National Park Service ranger in the country, has died at 104 years old. Betty Reid ...

Betty Reid Soskin, an iconic former National Park Service ranger, died Sunday, according to her family. She was 104. Soskin’s family said she died peacefully at her home in Richmond on Sunday morning.

CAPE FROWARD, Chile, Dec 19 (Reuters) - At the edge of the world map, where land turns into subantarctic forests, icy seas and glaciers, Chile is preparing to create a national park to protect ...

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) ...

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 ...

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 ...

For the first time in years, summer visitors in 2026 will be able to drive personal vehicles into the Glacier National Park at any time of day without a reservation. Officials implemented the vehicle ...

For the first time in five summers, visitors to Glacier National Park will likely be able to drive the park’s most popular thoroughfare — the Going-to-the-Sun Road — without a vehicle reservation in ...

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 ...