May 23rd, 2012 at 3:30PM: Summer can mean a trip to one of America's national parks for many. These adventure-packed and history-rich destinations offer travelers a wide variety of vacation options at hundreds of locations. To promote America's national parks and help with planning a summer park vacation, the Travel Channel has joined with the National Park Foundation (NPF) in a summer-long partnership of initiatives.
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Travel Channel, National Parks Join For Summer Promo
May 23rd, 2012 at 3:30PM: Summer can mean a trip to one of America's national parks for many. These adventure-packed and history-rich destinations offer travelers a wide variety of vacation options at hundreds of locations. To promote America's national parks and help with planning a summer park vacation, the Travel Channel has joined with the National Park Foundation (NPF) in a summer-long partnership of initiatives.
...US Service Members Now Get Free Entry To National Parks
May 18th, 2012 at 8:00AM: Earlier this week the U.S. Department of the Interior announced that all active U.S. service members, and their dependents, will now be eligible to receive a free annual pass to national parks. This new military version of the America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands Annual Pass will be available starting tomorrow, just in time for Armed Forces Day.
The new pass grants ...Plenty Of Campsites Available In Yellowstone This Spring
May 12th, 2012 at 11:00AM: Unlike last year when late season snows hampered travel, visitors to Yellowstone this spring will find plenty of campsites open and available. The park has 12 campgrounds sprinkled across its 2.2 million acres of wilderness and each of them offers a unique and affordable way to visit one of the most spectacular wildernesses in all of North America.
Spring is the perfect time to visit ...Catch The May 20 Solar Eclipse From A National Park
May 11th, 2012 at 8:00AM: Later this month, North America will witness its first solar eclipse in more than 18 years. On May 20, the moon will pass between the Earth and the Sun, blocking out most of the light from our star and blanketing much of the western United States and Canada in darkness. For astronomy buffs it promises to be quite a celestial event and most will want to take it all in while surrounded by a ...New Mapquest Website Allows Visitors To Explore National Parks
May 2nd, 2012 at 8:00AM: A new website, powered by MapQuest, is giving travelers a unique way to plan their next visit to America's National Parks. The site, which has launched in beta form, features detailed profiles on all 58 National Parks in the system and provides visitors with information on their history, available activities and much more.
As you would expect, the site offers readers the ability to locate ...Video: Yosemite In Timelapse
May 1st, 2012 at 8:00AM: Timelapse videos seem to be all the rage on the Internet these days but when they look as amazing as the one below, you can understand why. The 4 minute-44 second clip was shot in Yosemite National Park by filmmaker Shawn Reeder and it only serves to remind us just how beautiful that place actually is.
If you've never experienced Yosemite for yourself, there is no better time to go than in the ...
Photo Of The Day: Summer In The City
Apr 26th, 2012 at 6:00PM:
It's only April, but many of us have already switched to iced coffee and put away our sweaters. Now's the time to start thinking about summer vacation, whether you plan to explore a national park or soak up the culture in a city like Havana. When you're a kid, summer is all about playing outside and staying cool, preferably with lots of ice cream and water projectiles. Today's Photo of the Day ...Celebrate National Park Week: 5 Luxe Places You Can 'Camp' Sans Tent
Apr 24th, 2012 at 4:00PM:
National Park Week has begun! Many travelers will be taking advantage of free access to our country's best national parks but, if they're anything like this writer, won't want to sleep in a tent after.
So, instead of camping try "glamping" at some of these great hotels near national parks that let you enjoy nature without giving up your creature comfort – no camping required.
...The National Parks Are Fee-Free For The Next Week
Apr 20th, 2012 at 8:00AM: Tomorrow marks the start of National Parks Week and to celebrate the National Park Service has waived all entry fees from April 21-29. That means that more than 100 parks that typically require visitors to pay at the gate will have free access for the next nine days.
America's national parks include some of the most spectacular outdoor environments on the planet and Parks Week was created to ...National Park Service Launches New Civil War Website
Apr 12th, 2012 at 8:00AM: On April 12, 1861, exactly 151 years ago today, Confederate forces attacked Fort Sumter in South Carolina officially igniting the American Civil War. What followed was four years of brutal fighting that would not only decide the fate of over 4 million slaves, but also the very future of the nation. That war left an indelible mark on American history and culture that is felt to this day and many of ...A US National Park Ranger Tells All
Apr 10th, 2012 at 3:30PM: Memorial Day is fast approaching, kicking off the beginning of the busiest time for America's national parks – the summer season. Budget Travel has just published some confessions from a national park ranger (stationed at the Grand Canyon, judging from his anecdotes). Think Americans are the most reverent about our national treasures? Think again. It's more likely to be a foreigner who knows ...Video: Scenes From Greater Yellowstone
Apr 5th, 2012 at 8:00AM: Yellowstone National Park and the surrounding wilderness is one of the most beautiful destinations in all of North America no matter what time of year you visit. For outdoor lovers and adventure travelers it is an amazing place that deftly blends breathtaking views, exceptional wildlife encounters and crazy geothermal features that are unlike anything else on Earth.
Last year cinematographer ...
New App Is Passport To National Parks
Mar 30th, 2012 at 8:00AM: Since being introduced in 1986 the Passport To Your National Parks program has been a popular one with travelers. The program encourages visitors to America's national parks to collect "cancellation" stamps in a passport book from as many parks as they possibly can. The stamps, which feature photos taken by park employees, are issued on an annual basis and are often viewed as collectors' items. ...New Civil War museum at Appomattox features General Lee's sword and uniform
Mar 26th, 2012 at 10:00AM: As we reported a year ago, a new Civil War museum has been under construction at Appomattox, Virginia. It is a branch of Richmond's Museum of the Confederacy and will commemorate the surrender of General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia and the aftermath of the Civil War.
Now the Museum of the Confederacy-Appomattox is almost complete and will open March 31. Among the displays are ...Civil War Battle of Glorieta Pass to be reenacted in New Mexico
Mar 21st, 2012 at 2:30PM:
The Battle of Glorieta Pass, the most important battle of the Civil War in the Southwest, will be reenacted this weekend in New Mexico.
This important battle took place on March 26 and 28, 1862, but the reenactment will take place on the weekend of March 24 and 25. A Confederate army under General Henry Hopkins Sibley had marched out of Texas to take what was then the New Mexico Territory. ...Nature Valley Trail View is 'street view' for national parks
Mar 10th, 2012 at 12:00PM: Earlier this week, Nature Valley launched a fun new website that delivers a Google Street View-like experience for hiking trails in some of America's most popular and iconic national parks. Dubbed Nature Valley Trail View, the new site allows hikers to explore over 300 miles of trail directly from their browser.
Much like its counter-part from Google, Trail View actually puts us on the ground ...Video of the Day: Two days in Zion National Park
Mar 5th, 2012 at 9:30PM:
Zion National Park in Utah is one of those places that exceeds expectations and defies explanation. I might just be partial to it because I'm getting married there in June, but it truly is an awe-inspiring place. Red rocks line steep canyons and wild flowers dot the horizon. It's difficult to imagine what early settlers of the West must have thought when they came across Zion. This video shows ...
2012 opening dates for Yellowstone lodges announced
Mar 4th, 2012 at 8:00AM: The opening dates for the lodges inside Yellowstone National Park were announced earlier this week giving travelers an opportunity to start booking their accommodations well in advance of any planned visits later this year. While largely shut down for the winter months, the park's historic and iconic lodges will open in stages throughout the spring in order to meet demand for the busy summer ...National Parks Foundation picks 5 most romantic park getaways
Feb 16th, 2012 at 8:00AM: Valentine's Day may be over, but that doesn't mean you can't continue to incorporate a little romance into your life, especially if it happens to involve travel as well. Earlier this week, the National Parks Foundation selected their five most romantic national park escapes, and they are so good, they're practically guaranteed to score you points with your significant other.
The five romantic ...National Parks Conservation Association launches official blog
Jan 27th, 2012 at 8:00AM: The National Parks Conservation Association, a non-profit organization whose mission is to protect and preserve America's wild and historic places, officially launched their new blog earlier this week. The site, which can be found at ParkAdvocate.org, went online just as America's first Summit on National Parks was getting underway.
As you would imagine with any new blog, content is a bit ...
