My list of the ten best summer national parks brings plenty of stops to cool off, but also a few where it’ll be hard to beat the heat! So grab your sunscreen and favorite canteen, pile the ...

She edits stories with a focus on outdoor and adventure travel, as well as Canada, Northern Europe, and the Southeastern U.S. It's no secret that national parks across the U.S. are beloved by ...

Today, 63 designated national parks in the United States draw millions of visitors a year to witness jaw-dropping natural wonders and unforgettable terrains. To determine the best U.S. national ...

For her 63 Parks column, she visited every U.S. national park. To come up with a ... or traversing fragrant sagebrush slopes on a ten-mile round-trip up to shimmering Baker Lake.

Generally smaller than the pure parks listed above ... areas in the United States with three national lakeshores, four national rivers, ten national seashores and a combined ten national wild ...

Our national parks saw record crowds over the summer during the National Park Service's centennial. Some of our most popular national parks were so full that the NPS set daily caps on visitors.