Latest National Park Service News

The White House public tour has been upgraded so visitors can see, hear and touch more

Oct. 21, 2024 16:43 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden on Monday unveiled what she says is a reimagined White House public tour that will engage visitors' senses to teach them about the mansion's history and events that happened there. New to the tour is the Diplomatic Reception Room, which previously had...

Man falls to his death while canyoneering in Zion National Park

Oct. 08, 2024 03:41 AM EDT

SPRINGDALE, Utah (AP) — A canyoneer died in Zion National Park after falling between 150 and 200 feet near the the Upper Emerald Pool in southwest Utah, according to the National Park Service. The 40-year-old man, whose identity has not been released, was rappelling through Heaps...

Colorado man dies on Colorado River trip; 7th fatality at Grand Canyon National Park since July 31

Sep. 09, 2024 19:26 PM EDT

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — There has been another fatality at Grand Canyon National Park, authorities announced Monday. Park officials said 59-year-old Patrick Horton of Salida, Colorado, was on the 10th day of a non-commercial river trip along the Colorado River and...

US national parks are receiving record-high gift of $100M

Aug. 26, 2024 10:07 AM EDT

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The official nonprofit organization of the National Park Service is set to receive the largest grant in its history, a $100 million gift the fundraising group described as transformative for the country's national parks. The National Park Foundation, which...

Authorities recover body of Arizona woman who went missing in Grand Canyon after flash flood

Aug. 25, 2024 22:18 PM EDT

SUPAI, Ariz. (AP) — The body of an Arizona woman who went missing in the Grand Canyon National Park after a flash flood days earlier was recovered Sunday, park rangers said. The body of Chenoa Nickerson, 33, from the Phoenix suburb of Gilbert, Arizona, was discovered by a group...