Parks Slowly Recovering From Damage Inflicted By Helene
Oct 3, 2024 · Editor's note: This updates with the entire length of the Blue Ridge Parkway closed. As damage assessments and recovery work slowly progressed in national park units from North Carolina to Georgia that were hard hit by Tropical Storm Helene, National Park Service officials decided to close the entire 469 miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway as a public safety precaution.
Camping At Badlands - National Parks Traveler
Located less than a mile (1.62 km) from the Ben Reifel Visitor Center, Cedar Pass RV and Campground is open April 11 – October 20, 2025 and offers 96 sites, including three ADA accessible sites, one of which is in the group site loop (see map). Accessible sites are not set aside specifically but instead offered on a first-come, first-served basis, so they may not be available if the ...
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It's been a tumultuous four years for the National Park System and the National Park Service, with powerful storms and wildfires sweeping the parks, insufficient funding and declining staff when you consider the addition of ten units since President Biden …
Repairing The Blue Ridge Parkway In The Wake Of Helene Won't …
Oct 12, 2024 · Through the years, Mike Litterest has been assigned storm recovery duties in a dozen or so national parks, but he's never seen devastation like that visited on the Blue Ridge Parkway from the remnants of Hurricane Helene. "I can say, really without hesitation, that the destructive force of what hit the Blue Ridge Parkway is unlike anything I've seen at any of the other ones," he said during a ...
Badlands History - National Parks Traveler
Badlands National Park human history dates as far back as 12,000 years ago, when people traveled over the landscape camping, hunting, and quarrying. From homesteading in the mid-late 1800s to the establishment of a World War II gunnery range, Badlands has more than its share of history prior to its national park designation in 1978.
Park History: Guadalupe Mountains - National Parks Traveler
Guadalupe Mountains National Park is much more than hiking trails in the Chihuahuan desert; it is a park with more than 10,000 years of human history. The mid-19th century saw Mescalero Apaches fight to defend their lands in West Texas as settlers, cattle drivers, and stage lines began to …
A Tale Of Cabins In The National Parks
Oct 6, 2024 · Becky: The cabins in which I stayed may not have possessed hugely scenic views, but they were still close to where the action was.For instance, my Old Faithful Lodge fourplex cabin led across the gravel road between cabin and main lodge right onto the Upper Geyser Basin boardwalks, Old Faithful Geyser, Geyser Hill, and the Observation Point trailhead.
Following The Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath
Oct 28, 2024 · Sheltered from the sprinkling rain under the train station’s broad roof, I stood on the wooden platform, waiting expectantly. Nearby, a mother with a stroller tried to corral her excited children, while two white-haired couples, clearly old friends, sat on …
A Deeper Dive Into The Newly Formed National Wilderness Coalition
Oct 23, 2024 · NWC's mission, when it comes to policy, is to support legislation that strengthens protection for existing wilderness areas and expands them when possible, and to use wilderness conservation as a tool to "address the ongoing degradation of wildlands, climate change, biodiversity loss, and the lack of access to nature,” according to a statement from the NWC.
Great Smoky Mountains Finishes Restoration Of Ramsey Cascades …
Nov 19, 2024 · The National Park Service (NPS), in partnership with Friends of the Smokies, has completed a three-year restoration of the Ramsey Cascades Trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.This popular trail, located in the Greenbrier area, winds through stunning hardwood forests and leads to the 105-foot Ramsey Cascades, the park’s tallest waterfall.