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Watch Freida Pinto and Cory Tran take full advantage of everything the surreal landscape has to offer

From western landscapes to the Blue Ridge Parkway, our national park expert maps out five beautiful road trips—all doable in a week

With sunny skies and cooler temperatures, fewer crowds, and off-season deals to be had, fall may be our favorite getaway season. Here where our editors are headed.

“Turn around, don’t drown,” park rangers are reminding travelers as Hilary bears down on the southwestern United States

���ϳԹ���s in national parks don’t end at sundown. We’ve found the best ways to explore after dark, from seeing the Northern Lights to Yooperlite hunting.

As you’re visiting national parks this summer, don’t miss out on these spectacular outlooks, mountain summits, and lake vistas. We’ve got the intel on how to reach them all.

Touring rock stars aren’t exactly known for clean living. The members of this band do ginger shots and ice baths.

California’s wild storms and wet weather have resulted in dazzling displays of wildflowers, some peaking and others ready to pop. Here’s how to see one before it’s too late.

National parks protect our land and a wide variety of wildlife, many of them dangerous if you don’t know what you’re doing. Here are the animals and reptiles to look out for and the best ways to keep you—and them—safe.

California’s Twenty Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians will sign a co-stewardship agreement to help operate the park

Yellowstone and Death Valley. Now Joshua Tree. What the hell is going on in our national parks?

Those iconic bulbous boulders, lucid skies, and namesake trees are mere backdrops to a Californian desert playground filled with jaw-dropping vistas, dynamic hiking trails, and that famous grippy rock. Here’s everything you need to know to explore it.

Plastic rangers exploring America’s best idea

As it turns out, the national parks just aren’t that great for some visitors (though we definitely disagree)

A recent ruling on an Endangered Species Act case may set a precedent for incorporating climate models into species protection

You can’t beat the desert vibes at these stunning vacation homes, all minutes from California’s most laid-back national park

Claire Nelson’s memoir, ‘Things I Learned from Falling,’ describes how a spill from atop a 25-foot boulder in Joshua Tree National Park changed her life

Whether you’re after a beachfront campsite, some good juju, or a cabin built for mountain bikers, we’ve got a spring travel deal for you

And it will make you one, too. The park is our 62 Parks Traveler's first stop on her journey to visit every U.S. national park in a year.

Hundreds of people from the Everglades to Yosemite have mobilized as part of a grassroots effort to rid national parks of refuse while federal employees remain furloughed

New research suggests that national parks are getting hotter and drier faster than the rest of the country

We had the chance to see the brand’s new packs, running shoes, hiking boots, and apparel nearly a year before they’ll hit shelves.

Within a month, the remains of two people—one of them half-buried—were found inside the park's boundaries, a place with a storied relationship to death

This film is one of the coolest night sky time-lapse films we've seen.

A pioneering big-wall climber who made his mark in Yosemite and Joshua Tree died unexpectedly earlier this week

Not visiting the in-laws? Have an adventurous Turkey Day in one of these destinations.

New research shows that the bulk of the national park’s iconic plant are in jeopardy from exceptionally dry conditions

Winter weekends are short and dark—which means you need to be fast and smart. Beat the blues with one of these surprisingly affordable escapes.

Long Walks

Finding uncrowded bliss from Olympic to Acadia

Let Cancún have the crowds. Four spots that lend style to spring debauchery.

There’s more than one way to take in the adventure and splendor of America’s national parks. So we’re serving up a prize package of SECRET TRIPS—locals’ no-tell favorites, from Acadia to Yellowstone to wildest Alaska—along with a roundup of DREAM TOWNS nearby, the places to eat, drink, and dance after…

How To Get Off the Beaten Trail (or River, or Mountain) With These 43 Soon-To-Be-Classic National Park ���ϳԹ���

Warm, windswept, unfettered, ever-changing—North America's four great desert regions hide untold possibilities for classic winter adventure. They may be scorching and sere, with prickly dangers over every horizon, but if you know where to go—and how to explore wisely—you'll find these 500,000 square miles of desolation downright hospitable.

Beyond the top ropes and chalk stains, Joshua Tree's famous granite reveals its more mysterious faces.