The National Park Service (NPS) is facing significant challenges due to recent budget cuts and workforce reductions.

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In this article, we recognize the important mission of the parks and share a message from the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) on the essential role of the NPS in biodiversity ...

The NPS has reached a new overall milestone, with almost 331.9 million recreation visits logged at all of its 433 units, which include famous national parks such as Yellowstone but also places ...

America’s national parks are known for their vast tracts of unspoiled wilderness, and we love celebrating the trails that take you deep into the backcountry of these iconic landscapes.

Traditionally, individual parks and the National Park Service have touted how successful the previous year was. That has been especially true since a spike in attendance during the COVID pandemic.

Nearly 332 million people showed up to hike, camp or simply get a breath of fresh air in America’s national parks last year. That’s 6 million more visits than the year before, and a million ...

By Lisa Friedman Reporting from Washington America’s national parks saw more than 331 million visits last year, a record. But the Trump administration does not want to call attention to those ...

Fred is the Articles Editor at Outside. It turns out that the U.S. national parks are more popular than ever. The National Park Service (NPS) this week revealed that a record-breaking number of ...

The National Park Service recorded the highest number of visitors across the national park system ever in 2024 — a staggering 331.9 million visits, representing an increase of 2% over 2023.