Crowds often form at popular places in U.S. national parks, like the entrance to Yosemite Valley in California. Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) National park visitation is ...

America’s most iconic parks are no longer built for last-minute plans, forcing travelers to rethink how freedom really works outdoors.

Uncertainty grows as national parks rethink reservations.

They’ll all be free to enter on Monday, Aug. 4, one of the last fee-free dates this year. Some parks are free to enter year-round. Only a fraction of the 433 sites within the Park System charge ...

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Mark your calendar to visit a national park for free. Go on all 10 days, if you wish. For 2026, one day was added and two ...

From Yosemite’s Badger Pass to little-known slopes in Washington State and Ohio, three parks offer a rare chance to ski ...

This article is republished from The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Allie McCreary is an Assistant Professor of Parks and ...