National Parks

Free access to national parks to wounded veterans in New England and California may become a law.

LX News host Tabitha Lipkin takes us along on her adventure to Carlsbad Caverns National Park, which is in the Chihuahuan Desert of southern New Mexico and features more than 100 caves.

LX News host Tabitha Lipkin took her GoPro camera when she explored the Guadalupe Mountains National Park recently for a story about climate change. Tabitha gives viewers an inside look of her trip and the behind-the-scenes process of crafting a news story.

To see the impact of climate change, the first place to look is the U.S. national parks. LX News host Tabitha Lipkin traveled to Guadalupe Mountains National Park in West Texas to see firsthand how its fragile ecosystem is at risk — and how presidential politics will determine the future of some of our country’s most precious resources.

The NPS Channel Islands App gives ocean-loving adventurers the e-tools they need for a life-enhancing, salty-of-spirit day out.

“Park Predators” is a new podcast that takes a closer look at true crime cases from national parks in Canada and the U.S. Investigative journalist and host Delia D’Ambra joined LX News for #TrueCrimeTuesday to discuss the new series.

A bill is on its way to President Trump’s desk that would provide billions of dollars for national park repairs and maintenance plus other conservation-related projects. Marcia Argust of the Pew Charitable Trusts joined LX News to discuss how the Great American Outdoors Act will also be a key driver of new jobs.

A bipartisan bill that would spend nearly $3 billion on conservation projects, outdoor recreation and maintenance of national parks and other public lands is on its way to the president’s desk after winning final legislative approval.

Endangered California condors have been spotted in Sequoia National Park for the first time in nearly 50 years as the giant birds reclaim historic habitat lost when the species teetered on the brink of extinction. Condors were observed atop the towering granite dome of Moro Rock in late May, the National Park Service said Tuesday. Condors fitted with GPS transmitters…

“(A) large number” of the animals have been seen in part of the national park in recent days.

The super-dry, oh-so-hot destination just announced how it is welcoming back visitors.

Trip organizer Natural Habitat Adventures typically plans exciting excursions like African safaris, yacht cruises through the Galapagos and close-up encounters with pandas. These trips have been put on hold though as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to crush the travel industry ahead of the typically busy summer season.  However, Nat Hab President and founder Ben Bressler is confident that some of his...

As the coronavirus pandemic continues, the National Park Service is testing public access at several parks across the nation, including two in Utah, with limited offerings and services

The national park wants to see your at-home creative efforts, nature fans.

Grand Canyon National Park has closed indefinitely to visitors, joining other national parks seeking to prevent the spread of the coronavirus

Calls are mounting for the federal government to close Grand Canyon National Park after a resident of the iconic park tested positive for the coronavirus and has been in isolation.

Three of America’s best-known national parks — Yellowstone, Grand Teton and Great Smoky Mountains — closed their gates Tuesday as parks struggle to keep popular recreation areas open while heeding warnings from officials urging them to prevent spreading the coronavirus at congested sites.

Most national parks are open as a refuge for Americans tired of being stuck at home because of the coronavirus

A pristine, 80-square-mile ranch within an hour’s drive of San Francisco is up for sale for the first time in 85 years and California wants to acquire the property to create one of the largest state parks in decades.

An experimental project underway at a national park in Ohio could hold the keys to protecting not only American land but the American farmer, NBC News reports. Cuyahoga Valley National Park, about 20 miles south of Cleveland, is the only national park to lease land to farmers, and the 10 farms on its 50 square miles produce an assortment of…