If you crave the solitude of an undeveloped stretch of coast to beachcomb, birdwatch, and sunbathe, check out America's best national seashores.

The superintendents of national battlefield parks and a historic site in Richmond and Petersburg retired early amid pressure by President Donald Trump to reduce the size of the federal workforce.

We launched an entire National Parks bureau, hiring three enterprising outdoors journalists in three different states to help us report on parks across the American West.

Just three days into the official start of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, the National Hurricane Center is monitoring the first tropical system with potential for development.

In just four days, you can road trip through some of the Southwest’s most iconic national parks, stopping at restaurants that help define the local culture.

The year 2024 was record-breaking for the National Park Service, with about 331.9 million recreational visits, a nearly 2% increase from the previous year and surpassing the previous all-time high ...

After traveling to all 63 US national parks, I fell in love with places like Isle Royale, New River Gorge, Dry Tortugas, and Capitol Reef.

Reports that the Trump administration was eyeing six national monuments in the West for energy development drew promises Thursday that any reduction in a monument's boundaries would be met with a ...

I visited all the major US national parks and ranked them based on factors like beauty and crowd size. My favorites include Grand Teton and Acadia.

The West Coast is one of the most beautiful parts of the US. Here are 14 of the best national parks on the West Coast to help plan your next visit.

To that end, we’re embarking on a major national parks expansion at SFGATE to deepen the coverage of the American West’s most awe-inspiring outdoor spaces.

When imagining the United States national parks, most people’s minds wander to the jagged peaks of the Rockies, the ...