Senator Chuck Schumer held a press conference at Saratoga National Historical Park on Monday in a push to restore federal funding for national parks.

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Court documents filed Monday by the Trump administration in a bid to fire more federal employees indicate the National Park Service could lose more than 270 employees, including some who work in its ...

But many endured in Nicodemus, which the Park Service notes is "the oldest continuously occupied town west of the Mississippi planned and settled by African Americans." Though the initial occupants of ...

Independence Hall will close to visitors from November 13, 2025, to January 28, 2026 to allow preservation work ahead of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in 2026.

Your support for the National Parks Traveler comes at a time when news organizations are finding it hard, if not impossible, to stay in business. Traveler's work is vital. For nearly two decades we've ...

Another popular trail to experience at Sequoia National Park in California is the Big Trees Trail. This 0.7-mile combination paved/boardwalk trail is a great introduction to giant sequoias and their ...

A series of ads in bus shelters across Washington, DC, is calling attention to the negative effects of funding and staffing ...

All units of the National Park System protect and preserve something, be it history, culture, landscape, wildlife, one or more ecosystems, or all the above. If you happen to travel to or through ...

This week's podcast from the National Parks Traveler brought together four leaders of friends groups from around the country who raised concerns not only for national parks but also for National Park ...

The government shutdown has been record-setting in terms of its length. So, too, has been the time that many employees of the National Park Service have been furloughed without pay. How has the ...

It’s time to test your national parks knowledge with this November quiz and trivia piece. This one is all about Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in California. See just how much you really know ...