There’s something truly marvelous about visiting a national park. It’s a connection to something much larger than ourselves, a reminder of the raw beauty and enduring history that has shaped our nation.

The Trump administration fired about 1,000 park service employees in February as part of a plan by President Donald Trump and Elon Musk to reduce the size of the federal workforce.

Boy did Americans and other visitors make good use of US National Park Service sites in 2024 – enough to set a record.

The No. 1 most visited NPS site is home to military sites such as the Presidio in San Francisco, and it supports 19 distinct ecosystems from seashore to redwood forests. Attendance jumped almost

A record-setting year for U.S. parks may have been something to celebrate in the past, but with staffing shortages and other issues on the horizon, it's unclear whether parks will be able to cope going forward.