Have you ever stood under a vast, dark sky and wondered if magic was possible? Witnessing the northern lights feels exactly ...

A rapidly warming Arctic is driving long-lasting summer extremes, such as this month’s sweltering temperatures, new research ...

Voyageurs National Park, the 218,000-acre expanse of water and wilderness on the Canadian border just east of International Falls, turns 50 this year. And the gala celebration planned by the park’s ...

National parks like Gates of the Arctic, Big Bend, and Yosemite have blown me away. I didn't love Dry Tortugas National Park or Gateway Arch National Park — neither felt immersive.

Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve, located in Alaska, welcomed just under 12,000 visitors last year. North Cascades National Park and Kobuk Valley National Park are in second and third, ...

Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve in Alaska - 11,907 visits; North Cascades National Park in Washington - 16,485 visits; Kobuk Valley National Park in Alaska - 17,233 visits; ...

I've visited every national park in the US and a few have stood out to me as underrated favorites. Alaska's Gates of the Arctic National Park has some of the most beautiful views. Kings Canyon is ...

Congress established Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve in 1980 to safeguard the Rocky Mountains’ northernmost extension, the Brooks Range. However, the sprawling park has been ...

There's no other experience on Earth quite like witnessing the northern lights. Also known as the aurora borealis, this spellbinding phenomenon – when brilliant hues of green, yellow, red and purple ...

According to data from the National Park Service (NPS), Gates of the Arctic received just 11,045 recreational visits in 2023. That’s an increase of 16.8 percent compared to the previous year ...

My first Arctic venture was in 1983, with a fellow National Park Service ranger in a tandem kayak on the Noatak River in Gates of the Arctic. We awoke one morning, startled by the sounds of a big ...