There’s so much to love about our national parks! That’s why we’ve put together a national parks checklist and map you can use to keep track of the ones you’ve visited and make plans to see the ones ...

It felt like paddling through soggy cereal. My wife and I were deep within Everglades National Park, struggling to kayak past dense mats of periphyton, a mass of algae, fungi and other organisms.

I've visited all 63 major US national parks. I think Great Smoky Mountains and Grand Canyon are some of the best parks for ...

Yes. "National Park Week is a great time to visit one of the country's 430+ national parks," an NPS spokesperson told USA TODAY by email. "It also is an opportune time to plan summer vacations or ...

"GPS will commonly not work in remote areas like national parks. Carry maps and know how to read them," he said. He also encourages visitors not to blindly follow their GPS if they decide to use it.

“National parks in the Southwest are already busy,” says Cassidy Jones, ... Pawlitz recommends downloading the NPS App to easily access park information and maps while in the park, ...

The Beehive State performed well across the board, excelling in one key metric, “access to scenic byways,” where it ranked third, just behind California and Oregon. West Coast states might boast more ...

The Top 10 National Parks By Guest Spending National Park Service spending by state. | Courtesy of USAFacts It pays to have a business near Great Smoky Mountains National Park .

(NEXSTAR) — You may have been on a hike in, say, one of America’s national parks and seen bountiful nature — tall sequoias, dazzling waterfalls, a breathtaking valley of flowers. And then ...