The United States' national parks have an inherent contradiction. The federal law that created the National Park Service says the agency—and the parks—must "conserve the scenery and the natural and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When travelers picture the iconic national parks of the United States, names like Yellowstone, Yosemite, and the Great Smoky ...

We can all agree that the national parks in the United States are breathtakingly beautiful and chock-full of opportunities to get outdoors in some of the most dramatic settings on Earth. The ...

Dozens of wildfires are burning across the United States, with several threatening national parks and forests and forcing partial closures and restricted access to popular natural landmarks. Newsweek ...

As someone who's been to all 63, I think Yosemite, Death Valley, and Olympic are some of the best US national parks to visit in the spring months.

This article is republished from The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Sarah Diaz is an Associate Professor of Recreation and ...