National Park Travel Stories

Learn about adventures, road trips, and legends in America's national parks including Yellowstone, Yosemite, Grand Canyon, and others.

Beartooth peak from Montana's Beartooth Highway just outside Yellowstone National Park

With no prior RV experience, traveler Kim Gipple took a 26-foot RV named “Harvey” across the country, visiting 13 parks and driving 6,800 miles in 31 days.

The price of the National Parks Senior Pass will increase from $10 to $80 on August 28, 2017.

Hiker at Great Sand Dunes National Park in Colorado

Hit the road and experience the best America has to offer. Experience waterfalls, peaks, dunes, wine country and ruins.

Lightning storm in the mountains above tree line

While you are exploring the national parks this summer, don't leave common sense in the car. The parks are wild places with real hazards.

Don't just sit there. Start planning. There are rainforests to admire, startlingly beautiful trails to hike, mountain peaks to view and incredible wildlife to see.

Blue Mesa in Petrified Forest National Park

Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon get all the attention. These national parks are just as striking but are missing one thing: the crowds.

Sevag Kazanci (left) and Keith Eshelman (right), co-founders of Parks Project

Giving back to national parks with thoughtful products

Looking out at Desert View in Grand Canyon National Park

Here are our top viewpoints in seven of the country's best national parks. Warning: your photos will make everyone who's not with you envious.

White Cascade Waterfall in Yosemite National Park

Can waterfalls make you happy? Studies show that the negative ions produced by moving air and water may have a positive effect on your mood.

Hiking on a trail in Rocky Mountain National Park

Even if you live by the phrase “take only photos; leave only footprints” when you’re outdoors, it still might seem counterintuitive to pack out food scraps and toilet paper.

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What is your park personality? Which national park should you visit? Take our easy photo quiz to find out.

The trail bridge over Sol Duc Falls in Olympic National Park

Don’t hit the trails this summer without checking out these incredible hikes in the country’s most popular national parks including easy and moderate trails.