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Since August 2005, National Parks Traveler has been the only website focusing daily on the United States National Park System and the National Park Service. Unlike other sites that merely present park statistics and trail descriptions, The Traveler goes beyond being a simple travel blog. It provides a distinct mix of news, feature articles, discussions, and debates, all centered around America's national parks, making it a dynamic resource for park enthusiasts.

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Even Small Lakes Can Tell Big Earthquake Stories In The Yellowstone Region

1 week ago | nationalparkstraveler.org | Kurt Repanshek

Editor's note: Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. This week's contribution is from USGS Mendenhall Postdoctoral Fellow Sylvia Nicovich of the Geologic Hazards Science Center. Understanding the earthquake history of a region is key to estimating seismic hazard. To help with this task, geologists look for clues about prehistoric earthquakes at the bottom of lakes in the Yellowstone region.
Trump Administration Revives Effort To Weaken Migratory Bird Treaty Act

1 week ago | nationalparkstraveler.org | Kurt Repanshek

Five years after a federal judge blocked Trump administration efforts during his first term to weaken the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MTBA), the president has reinstated the same provisions across most of the country. At issue is whether businesses can be liable for "incidental takes" of migratory birds, instances where birds are killed by industrial activities, such as the deaths of birds that land on an uncovered pond of hazardous wastes.
Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park Goes Cashless

1 week ago | nationalparkstraveler.org | Kurt Repanshek

Your cash is no good at Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, which is only accepting mobile or electronic payments for entrance, camping, and permit fees. In explaining the move, the park staff says transition to electronic payment is safer, reduces transaction times, allows for reservations and prepayment, and improves accountability.
Rocky Mountain National Park Selling Gate Transponders For Visitors

1 week ago | nationalparkstraveler.org | Kurt Repanshek

Frequent visitors to Rocky Mountain National Park, or park travelers with an annual pass who might be heading to Rocky, can purchase a gate transponder for getting through the entrance stations quickly. Transponder lanes at the entrance stations are intended to reduce queuing and congestion.
National Park Service Veterans Lament State Of Agency

1 week ago | nationalparkstraveler.org | Kurt Repanshek

Elaine F. LeslieAs retired career federal employees, and as senior managers who strived to protect natural and cultural resources and the visitor experience, we have something to say. And we hope someone in the Department or Administration takes a minute to listen. We’ve been through changes before from one Administration to another. Some were certainly more friendly to parks and our mission than others.
Campground Reopens At Craters Of The Moon National Monument And Preserve

1 week ago | nationalparkstraveler.org | Kurt Repanshek

The National Park Service has reopened a portion of the Loop Road and the Lava Flow Campground at Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve in southern Idaho to motor vehicle travel after removing enough snow and ice from those areas to make it possible and safe. Visitors traveling in motor vehicles can now drive on the Loop Road from the visitor center to the North Crater Flow Trail. The east loop of the Lava Flow Campground is accessible to motor vehicles for camping.
Trump Militarizes Federal Lands Along Southern Border

1 week ago | nationalparkstraveler.org | Kurt Repanshek

President Trump has expanded the military's role on federal lands, including national parks, along the country's southern border, saying the boder "is under attack from a variety of threats.
Partial Road Closure Coming To Blue Ridge Parkway

1 week ago | nationalparkstraveler.org | Kurt Repanshek

A full closure of a 10-mile section of the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia will take effect on Monday to allow for road repaving and rehabilitation. The section in question runs from milepost 95.9 at Montvale Overlook to milepost 106 near U.S. Route 460. A signed detour will direct travelers around the closure via route(s) Highway 43 through Bedford, Virginia, and Route 460 north of Vinton. The National Park Service did not say how long the closure would be in place.
Time To Grab Your Olympic National Park Backcountry Permit

1 week ago | nationalparkstraveler.org | Kurt Repanshek

Olympic National Park wilderness permits for the summer season — May 15 through October 15 — will be available at 7 a.m. on April 15. All permits can be reserved online at Recreation.gov or by contacting the Wilderness Infromation Center at or 360-565-2992. Due to expected high call volumes, email may be the best method of contact. Wilderness permits are required for all overnight trips in the backcountry. Day hikers do not need wilderness permits.
More Than 10 Percent Of National Park Service Workforce Has Left

1 week ago | nationalparkstraveler.org | Kurt Repanshek

An estimated 2,400-2,500 National Park Service employees, roughly 12.5 percent of the agency's entire workforce, have taken Trump administration offers to resign or retire, according to the National Parks Conservation Association.