The iconic Chisos Basin will be off-limits for years as Big Bend updates its lodge and infrastructure. Discover where to go ...

This sprawling land of reeds, winding rivers, and open sky is Japan’s largest wetland and a sanctuary for rare wildlife.

A year ago, federal environmental regulators told West Virginia officials that their plan to clear sulfur and smog from skies ...

Rocky Mountain is no longer among the top 5 national parks. Why it matters: The Colorado park's summer timed-entry permit system is helping limit visitors, even as others abandon similar policies.

Set on 240 acres of unbridled wilderness, the resort blends elevated alpine minimalism and cowboy core into a refined retreat ...

U.S. road trip ideas in the American West, from Alaska glaciers and Utah's Mighty Five to California's Highway 1 and New Mexico's desert towns.

Scenic coastal bluffs that stretch for more than a mile near one of the Bay Area’s most dramatic coastal landmarks, Pigeon ...

John Muir wrote the often quoted line “the mountains are calling and I must go . . .” in a letter to his sister Sarah Muir ...

Sometimes the best treasures are the ones nobody’s fighting over, and State Forest State Park near Walden, Colorado is proof ...

The Smokies are about get ... well, smokier. The National Park Service plans to burn over 400 acres in Wear Cove Gap and Lyn ...

Fire crews in Great Smoky Mountains National Park are battling a fire estimated at nearly 46 acres as of Monday afternoon.

New data from the National Park Service shows which parks drew the biggest crowds, and which stayed quiet.