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These Were the Most—and Least—Visited National Parks in 2024
America's national park sites saw a record number of visitors last year. Great Smoky Mountains, Zion and Grand Canyon ...
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Emerald Pools Trail - Zion National Park
The Emerald Pools Trail Zion National Park is one of my favorite all-time hikes! For me, this is the heart of Zion Canyo ...
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Stay at the Watchman Campground in Zion National Park
The Watchman Campground at Zion National Park is another of my favorite campgrounds in the National Park system. I have ...
National parks break visitation record for the first time in nearly a decade
At more than 12 million visits, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park was the most visited national park in the country. It ...
This Arizona national park is among most popular in US. Here's many people visited in 2024
An Arizona national park had the third most visitors in 2024 of all the parks in the United States. Here's how many visited ...
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National parks face uncertainties in funding and staffing as busy season arrives
Record numbers of visitors came to national parks last year, and many of those sites were in the Mountain West. But staffing ...
They used to run Utah’s national parks. Trump’s mass firings are ‘a really big deal,’ they say.
Three former superintendents of Utah’s "Mighty 5" national parks say the Trump administration’s firings of park staff will degrade not only visitors’ experiences, but also the lands and history the ...
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Photos capture 'significant' rockslide in Zion National Park
According to Zion National Park spokeswoman Amanda Rowland, the slide occurred about 3:30 p.m. Monday in the Big Bend area. Rocks, dust and other debris fell near the Weeping Rock bus stop ...