Historic Lighthouse in Puerto Rico Transferred to Local Government
National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis today announced the transfer of a Spanish Colonial era historic lighthouse in Puerto Rico to a local government under the National Historic Lighthouse...
View ArticleTimucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve - This week's National Park Getaway
The thundering roar of a cannon, the gentle hum of cicadas, the soothing crash of the waves on the shore, these are the sounds of the Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve.
View ArticleHot Springs National Park - This week's National Park Getaway
Bordering part of a small city, surrounded by low-lying mountains, abounding in plant life and wildlife, the 5,500-acre Hot Springs National Park is the oldest federally designated site within the...
View ArticleTumacacori National Historical Park - This week's National Park Getaway
Experience a feast for the senses with a visit to this national treasure, a cultural melting pot near the country's southern border.
View ArticleNational Parks Waive Entrance Fees for Veterans Day Weekend
America's 398 national parks will offer everyone free admission during the Veterans Day weekend in honor of those that serve and have served in the United States military.
View ArticleFredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park - This week's National...
There is something about standing at places where great events occurred that stirs the soul and fires the imagination. Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, the bloodiest ground in...
View ArticleStatue of Liberty Illuminated In the Wake of Superstorm Sandy
The Statue of Liberty once again shines through the darkness of New York Harbor, providing a bright beacon of hope to storm ravaged residents of New York and New Jersey as the recovery from the massive...
View ArticleFee Free Days at National Parks, Public Lands for 2013
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced dates in 2013 when more than 2,000 national parks, national forests, national wildlife refuges, and other federal lands will offer free admittance...
View ArticleNPS Issues Prospectus for Hunting Guide Services at Katmai National Park and...
The National Park Service has issued a prospectus soliciting for proposals in response to a business opportunity to operate hunting guide services in Katmai National Preserve, Alaska.
View ArticleFort Matanzas National Monument - This week's National Park Getaway
This week's National Park Getaway examines the site where the history of the United States was changed by events that took place on September 29, 1565 on what is now Florida's northeast coast.
View ArticleRenee Albertoli Receives the National Freeman Tilden Award
Park Ranger Renee Albertoli from Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia is the 2012 recipient of the National Park Service's Freeman Tilden Award for interpretive excellence.
View ArticleKings Mountain National Military Park - This week's National Park Getaway
At Kings Mountain National Military Park, this week's National Park Getaway, you can ponder the battle of Kings Mountain, where 900 Patriot militiamen met and defeated a force of 1,000 Loyalist militia...
View ArticleVirgin Islands National Park - This week's National Park Getaway
In the water, tiny fish peek at my toes, and I think to myself, there is no place more breathtakingly beautiful than Trunk Bay, on the island of St. John where you'll find this week's National Park...
View ArticlePecos National Historical Park - This week's National Park Getaway
In the southern reaches of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, where the Pecos River opens into mesa lands east of Santa Fe, NM, lay the ruins of an ancient pueblo that dates to 800 AD. Today, the pueblo...
View ArticleDeath Valley National Park - This week's National Park Getaway
Tumpisha-what a wonderful sounding name for this week's National Park Getaway-or at least it would have been.
View ArticlePetrified Forest National Park - This week's National Park Getaway
Known to many as a "science park," this week's National Park Getaway is also a place to discover quiet, clear air, and solitude.
View ArticleNational Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis Statement on the Death of...
National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis today issued a statement on the passing of Hawaii's U.S. Senator Daniel K. Inouye.
View ArticleRio Grande Wild and Scenic River - This week's National Park Getaway
This week's National Park Getaway encompasses 196 miles of the Rio Grande starting within the eastern half of Big Bend National Park and continuing eastward. It is wild, remote, scenic, and of true...
View ArticleFort Davis National Historic Site - This week's National Park Getaway
A quiet getaway to the charming small town of Fort Davis, Texas-complete with fresh air, scenic cliffs, and friendly locals-is good for the soul.
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