National Parks, Monuments and Seashores
Recreation.gov, the National Park Booking App, Leaves Users Feeling Lost in the Woods
The public finds the system “very confusing,” said Linda Devlin, executive director of the Allegheny National Forest Visitors Bureau, one of the co-signers of the U.S. Travel letter. “If they want to rent a cabin at Red Bridge on the Allegheny National Forest, they have to go through multiple pages to first find the Allegheny […]
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Hiddens Gems to Visit In These 5 National Parks
One less-utilized access point is the east entrance, 25 miles west of Cameron, Ariz., on the Navajo Nation. Both entrances, divided by 23 scenic miles along the canyon’s rim, lead to the same spot at the Grand Canyon Visitor Center. “Check the wait times online,” Mr. Mohn said. “But the biggest bottleneck is going to […]
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Meet Charles F. Sams III, the New NPS Director
Last December, Charles F. Sams III made history when he became the first Native American to be appointed director of the National Park Service. He had his work cut out for him. The number of visitors to the biggest parks in the United States is at an all-time high, road repairs and other infrastructure upgrades […]
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Finding Traces of Harriet Tubman on Maryland’s Eastern Shore
Of the many feats Harriet Tubman accomplished, none awe me more as an historian than the estimated 13 trips she made to Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Each time, she stole family and friends from enslavement much in the way Tubman first secreted herself away to freedom in 1849. Born on the Eastern Shore, Tubman grew into […]
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Photos of Flooding Damage in Yellowstone
Yellowstone National Park employees led 10,000 visitors to safety this week as storms washed away roads and bridges, while nearby residents escaped as their homes were battered by mudslides and flooding brought on by record rainfall and melting snow. In Billings, a southern Montana city home to nearly 120,000 people, officials asked residents to conserve […]
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Yellowstone Park, Staggered by Rain and Floods, Will Stay Closed for Days
Ms. Darr, 43, said that she was thinking about commuting to nearby towns where she could take up her former profession as a nurse. Her husband, she added, operated heavy equipment, and hoped that he might be able to earn some money assisting with recovery efforts. Anna Holloway, 45, runs a bookstore and cafe in […]
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Hiking Down to Phantom Ranch, the Grand Canyon’s ‘Destination Hotel’
When a friend first mentioned the Grand Canyon’s Phantom Ranch, I couldn’t believe my ears. It’s America’s most elusive hotel reservation, she said, the only lodging within the canyon itself, all 277 miles of it. A cluster of century-old stone cabins tucked along a stream, reachable only by mule ride or by trudging down nearly […]
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K.O.A. Goes After the Luxury Market
The other take is our property Terramor in Bar Harbor, Maine. We saw people looking for unique ways of experiencing the outdoors, and not everyone is interested in traditional camping. We always felt the place where Terramor sits, which was a former K.O.A. campground, had something really special about it. We don’t call it glamping. […]
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Despite High Gas Prices, Road Trips Are Still Popular
“Even with gas prices going up, it would be hard to fly somewhere and get hotels for two weeks for nearly the same price,” said Mr. Willamor, who works in information technology support. In recent weeks, Mr. Willamor has cut down on unnecessary local driving and is working from home a few days a week. […]
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