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Welcome to National Parked!

If you've come to find information about one or more of the national parks in the United States, you've come to the right place. We've been to all but a few of them personally. In these countless months of travel, we've made our own observations, recorded our own info, taken our own photographs, and filmed our own video clips. The result is this site, full of information, yet always a work in progress.

If you're looking for information on a specific park, make your choice to the left. If you're looking for some great photos, you can click on the Photo Gallery in the top menu. You can even buy your own prints and merchandise of them from the same top menu. You can find our own HD video clips up there too. Of course, there are plenty of photos and video within individual park sections as well.

This site is a great source of information, but there is always more. We have that covered too. You can find books, maps, and DVDs of the parks on our pages, once again from the top menu. Finally, if you've got questions on one of the parks, or the website itself, feel free to Contact Us. Just keep in mind that while we're very knowledgeable about the parks, we are not a representative of the National Park Service.

Fire near Scottys Castle

Posted on May 23, 2013

A fire burned 15 acres around the famous Scotty’s Castle in Death Valley National Park today. The castle was undamaged, but is expected to be closed to visitors for several days while water and power are restored to the area.

Newfound Gap Road reopens

Posted on April 16, 2013

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announced the completion of road repairs to Newfound Gap Road (Hwy 441). The road has been closed since the January 16th landslide that washed away approximately 200 feet of the road. At 10:00 am on April 15, the Park officially opened the road to all thru traffic between Cherokee, [Read More]

Rockfall closes Hickman Bridge Trail

Posted on April 2, 2013

A significant rockfall occurred at the Hickman Bridge Trailhead off Utah Highway 24 during the early morning hours of Saturday, March 23. Several hundred tons of material fell, blocking the only trail access to Hickman Bridge. One rock was the size of a large automobile. The trailhead was officially closed upon discovery of the rockfall. [Read More]

Newfound Gap Road closed by major landslide

Posted on January 16, 2013

Great Smoky Mountains National Park has closed Newfound Gap Road (U.S. 441) due to a landslide which undercut the road near mile marker 22 between Collins Creeks and Webb Overlook at 9:40 am. The slide is estimated to be a 200 foot section of road extending 1000 foot down slope, but the full extent of [Read More]

Acadia winter closures begin

Posted on October 24, 2012

Winter season closures are beginning in Acadia National Park. On October 31, Hulls Cove Visitor Center and Sand Beach Entrance Station will close for the season. Beginning on November 1, information will be available every day at the Winter Visitor Center at park headquarters on Route 233, except on Thanksgiving Day, December 24 and 25, [Read More]

Bear kills hiker in Denali

Posted on August 26, 2012

Denali National Park officials confirm that a solo backpacker was killed by a grizzly bear along the Toklat River the afternoon of Friday, August 24. A wallet with probable identification of the victim was found near the kill site, and NPS rangers are working to make positive confirmation and notify next of kin. It [Read More]

Katmai seeks new bridge to avoid “bear jams”

Posted on June 16, 2012

Katmai National Park officials are studying possible plans to replace the bridge over the Brooks River near Brooks Camp. The current bridge is a floating, temporary span that is installed at the beginning of the tourist season, and removed in the fall. Anyone who has visited the park has likely heard the term “bear jam”. [Read More]

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