Trail and park updates as they happen.
Timed-entry reservations returned to Rocky Mountain National Park from May 24 through October 20, 2024 — and the detail most planners miss is that the two permit types cover different halves of the park.
A $100 per-person surcharge now applies at 11 of the busiest US national parks. Here is who pays, who is exempt, and when the $250 nonresident annual pass is the cheaper route.
National Park Week shifts to August 22–30 for the NPS's 110th birthday, stacking a fee-free August 25 on top of the August 4 waiver — a rare late-summer window.
From the Painted Canyon Overlook to Olympic meadow trails, fire-driven closures are stacking up across the park system — here is how to verify your route.
Grand Canyon's Transcanyon Waterline replacement continues through 2026, with NPS-scheduled construction closures touching the corridor trails many hikers plan around.