Badlands National Park, South Dakota The 244,000-acre Badlands National Park offers a mix of towering rock spires and buttes surrounding verdant prairie.

"There is no better example of Texas's natural beauty and vibrant wildlife than Big Bend National Park, and I'm glad the Senate has passed our bill unanimously so that all Americans can continue ...

WASHINGTON, July 3 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to increase entrance fees at U.S. national parks for visitors from other countries, even as his ...

In response to Badlands' Twitter activity from Jan. 20 to 23, heartfelt letters and doodles were sent, assuring the Badlands social media director and employees of the park that their heroic ...

A section of a trail in Banff National Park remains closed to visitors two weeks after a rockfall killed two hikers and injured three more. Parks Canada spokeswoman Amy Krause says an area around ...

President Trump’s proposed cuts to the National Park Service (NPS) are troubling some Republicans. The Trump administration has proposed a 30 percent cut to the park service’s operations and ...

According to a news release from the National Park Service, reports of two dead people found at a backcountry campground at Isle Royale National Park were called in at around 4 p.m. local time on ...

Much of Mackinac Island was designated as a national park in 1875, but it proved to be too expensive for the government to maintain, so it was transferred to the State of Michigan in 1895 ...

About half of all deaths at national parks are characterized by NPS as being "unintentional." Intentional deaths make up about 19% of park fatalities, while medical emergencies constitute around ...