Timed entry, long lines of cars at the gates and trails crowded with people angling for the best photos ops. Visitors aren’t likely to find any such hurdles at the least visited of the United States’ national parks.

From Acadia in Maine to Joshua Tree in Southern California, protesters turned out to stand up against what they see as threats to public lands.

As part of the Trump administration’s recent efforts to cut federal spending, the National Park Service has fired around 1,000 employees.

Scores of people, many toting homemade signs, braved the briskly cold weather Saturday afternoon to gather at the Indiana Dunes National Park Visitor Center to protest the loss of park employees.

As the administration fires rangers and other workers, an internal memo is directing the National Park Service not to publicize visitors numbers.

In light of our current administration's desire to downsize the federal government, the National Parks Service was hit with around 1,000 layoffs in February – that means the crucial workers that maintain trails and camping grounds,

Facing massive layoffs, spending freezes, and general uncertainty, the National Park Service reports a record-breaking 332 million visits last year.

By Bobby Bascomb The Trump administration, as part of its downsizing of the federal government, fired roughly 1,000 National Park Service (NPS) employees, who manage protected areas in the U.S. With more terminations on the horizon,