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El Camino Real de Los Tejas is a network of trails that connected Spanish missions, settlements, and military outposts from Mexico through Texas and into Louisiana. Now a national historic trail, this ...

The National Parks Conservation Association is almost as old as the National Park Service. The Service, as you probably know, was established in 1916, and NPCA came along three years later. Through ...

A mountain lion bit a 4-year-old child walking with their family on a popular trail on Hurricane Ridge in Olympic National ...

White Sands National Park in New Mexico is a park unit with opening and closing hours, which makes it a little difficult to get a sunrise shot. Nonetheless, the park opens early enough for you to ...

Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico is a cave-centric park, and the star of the show is Carlsbad Cavern, itself. Naturally you should want to photograph this cave and its formations (aka ...

A Republican budget proposal for the Interior Department for FY26 would cut $176 million from the National Park Service's operations budget./NPS file National Park Service funding would decline by 6 ...

Bleached earless lizards may have a covering over where its ear openings should be, but it still has a very well-developed inner ear which allows it to hear things. Because of their camouflage against ...

There’s only one entrance into Mesa Verde National Park in southwestern Colorado. This is via a turnoff from Highway 160 between the towns of Mancos and Cortez, Colorado and about 35 miles (56.3 ...

The National Parks Traveler’s editorially independent coverage of national parks and protected areas is made possible through your investment in our mission. Unlike any other media organization, the ...

Ravens are the most visible wildlife you'll likely see during the day at Petrified Forest National Park, but they are definitely not the only animals that reside here. It's a guarantee you'll see at ...