Utah.com celebrates 100th anniversary of National Parks with Details and Itineraries
The National Park Service celebrates its 100th birthday this year. Utah’s five National Parks featured on Utah.com offer adventure travelers and families a unique blend of accessibility and grandeur that have More...
Trey Gowdy targets Park Services head on why ‘pot-smoking’ Occupy protesters treated better than WWII Vets
During a US House hearing concerning the closure of national parks and monuments during the partial government shutdown, Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) targeted the director of the National Park Service for treating “pot-smoking” More...
John Bell, the latest runner to get fined for jogging at Valley Forge during government shutdown
A Pennsylvania man has made headlines for his run through Valley Forge because when he returned he was greeted by two park rangers and slapped with a $100 fine. Scenic overlooks closing were just the beginning. More...
National Parks are still closed but immigration reform rally moves ahead on National Mall
The National Park Service is allowing an immigration reform rally to go on as planned Tuesday on the National Mall, even though it’s closed due to the federal shutdown. Susana Flores, a spokesperson for the “Camino More...
LP Political Director Howell on ‘government shutdown’: ‘The government is very much open here in Washington, D.C.’
While the media and most political officials continue the hyperbole and scaremongering over the partial government shutdown, one spokesperson from the nation’s third largest political party says the government slowdown More...
Democrats block GOP bills to fund national parks, veteran affairs, DC in government shutdown battle
The House of Representatives will make another attempt Wednesday to pass three emergency funding bills after each failed to obtain the required two-thirds majority Tuesday. Harry Reid caricature by donkeyhotey More...
401 national parks closed due to government shutdown
Because of the shutdown of the federal government caused by the lapse in appropriations, the National Park Service has closed all 401 national parks and suspended operation of dozens of community assistance programs. photo More...
Visit a national park for free on ‘National Public Lands Day’
Image/National Park Service The National Park Service said in a news release Thursday that all 397 national parks will be free to enter Saturday, September 29 for the 19th annual National Public Lands Day. “National More...
