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National Parks Traveler, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit media organization, is the Internet's only website dedicated to covering the National Park System and everything relating to it. We offer stories ranging from travel articles to help readers get the most out of their national park visits and coverage of search-and-rescue missions to items focusing on Congress's action on issues involving the national

parks. We are not associated with the National Park Service, and rely on tax-deductible donations and grants to stay online.

01/19/2025

National parks, especially in the Southeast, are bearing the brunt of intensifying weather events.

01/18/2025

Two easements for the transportation of minerals out of an inholding within Lake Clark have been issued by the National Park Service.

It's the weekend, Travelers! Here's hoping you are somewhere within the National Park System and your view is as lovely ...
01/18/2025

It's the weekend, Travelers! Here's hoping you are somewhere within the National Park System and your view is as lovely as the vista seen here from the pullout overlooking Nymph Lake in Yellowstone National Park.

Rebecca Latson photo

01/18/2025

Tribes in the Yosemite area have requested making it legal for them to gather plants for traditional uses. The National Park Service is seeking input on their Environmental Assessment of the plan.

01/17/2025

The wilderness management plan for Everglades National Park has been updated and is available for review.

01/17/2025

The National Park Service has announced a major road, parking lot, and sidewalk reconstruction project in the Utah portion of Dinosaur National Monument for 2025.

It's Travelers!If you've visited Upper Geyser Basin at Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming/Montana/Idaho, then you've...
01/17/2025

It's Travelers!

If you've visited Upper Geyser Basin at Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming/Montana/Idaho, then you've surely viewed Crested Pool.

According to Lee H. Whittlesey in his book "Yellowstone Place Names," this lovely hot spring has gone through quite a few names, including "Devil's Well," "Diana's Spring," "Pool Beautiful," and "Diana's Bath." The pool is 42 feet (12.8 m) feet deep and the temperature has fluctuated over the years, from 155 degrees F to 236.7 degrees F. According to the National Park Service, it's currently averaging about 191 degrees F (88 degrees C). In 1970, Crested pool claimed the life of a young boy. Because of a resulting court case, a protective railing was constructed to keep people from getting closer. Those prints you see in this photo by Rebecca Latson are probably from bison, who have problems reading the warning signs and sticking to the boardwalks.

01/17/2025

Should national parks be open to visitors moving about on E-scooters, hoverboard, or Segways? the National Park Service is considering a rule that would allow park superintendents to make that decision.

01/16/2025

Legislation was introduced Thursday in the U.S. House of Representatives to strip presidents of their authority under The Antiquities Act to designate national monuments.

01/16/2025

Leaving some NPS properties to the wildlife would benefit both the animals and the land, says author and former park ranger, Hilary Clark.

01/16/2025

The National Park Service announced this week that it is allocating $1.25 million to support 20 projects across 17 states and Washington, D.C. linked to historically underrepresented groups for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places.

01/16/2025

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum's hard stance that the United States, already the world's leading producer of oil, must produce even more drew harsh criticisms Thursday from conservation groups concerned about how the nominee for Interior secretary under the Trump administration would manage public la...

It's Travelers!How many of you have visited West Thumb Geyser Basin at Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming/Montana/Id...
01/16/2025

It's Travelers!

How many of you have visited West Thumb Geyser Basin at Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming/Montana/Idaho? If you've wandered along the boardwalk, you will have noticed Fishing Cone.

According to Wikipedia:

In the earlier part of the 20th century, this cone had eruptions as high as 40 feet (12 m). As the water level in Yellowstone Lake has increased, the cone is now inundated during the spring and the temperatures in the cone have cooled enough that it no longer erupts and is now considered a hot spring.

The name Fishing Cone can be traced back to tales told by mountain men of a lake where one could catch a fish, immediately dunk it into the hot spring, and cook it on the hook. A member of the 1870 Washburn-Langford-Doane Expedition popularized this feat.

Image 1: NPS historical photo of two women walking toward and on top of Fishing Cone. Year unknown but probably late 1800s - early 1900s.

Image 2: Rebecca Latson photo of Fishing Cone in late summer 2024.

01/16/2025

President-elect Trump's upcoming return to the White House is generating grave concerns that the National Park Service will be facing fiscal reductions and policy revisions that could significantly alter both the way it does business as well as how it manages to conserve the park system.

01/15/2025

A broad coalition of outdoor recreation interests, from motorcycle and RV interests to ski areas and the sportfishing industry, has endorsed the nomination of North Dakota Governo Doug Burgam for Interior secretary in the Trump administration.

01/15/2025

From now through July 15, submit your photos for Big South Fork's annual photo contest.

01/15/2025

Kīlauea volcano at Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park resumed eruptions Wednesday with what was described as a small lava flow followed by "low-level continuous lava spattering."

01/15/2025

The person who got carried away with a spray can of red paint at New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in West Virginia is being sought by the National Park Service.

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