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 ...

When you picture America's national parks and historic places, you might be thinking of the impressive Teton mountain range, the rock formations of Bryce Canyon or the geysers at Yellowstone. But you ...

Waterfall and bridge at Watkins Glen State Park, New York. Though they're not as well-known as America's famous national parks, state parks can be more accessible-and less crowded-alternatives for ...

State parks get a bad rap. While national parks get dubbed “America’s best idea” and the full Ken Burns documentary treatment, the state-park system scattered throughout the U.S. is treated as an ...

National Geographic cartographers fill a key map gap on the North American Continental Divide and pay tribute to the Father of American Mapmaking A portion of the Trails Illustrated Wind River Range ...

Less famous but just as unforgettable, these state parks showcase iconic landscapes without the long lines at America’s national parks. Under the Milky Way Galaxy, a night explorer stands at the ...

Dozens of wildfires are burning across the United States, with several threatening national parks and forests and forcing partial closures and restricted access to popular natural landmarks. Newsweek ...

After traveling to many US national parks, I've found that state parks are just as beautiful. State parks tend to be less crowded, cheaper to visit, and easier to get to than national parks.

More than 300 miles north of San Francisco, near the town of Hiouchi, just south of the Oregon border, a trailhead turnoff leads to the Mill Creek Trail and the famed Grove of Titans — home to some of ...