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But there’s still hope it will reopen sooner.

There were only 22 deaths in the park between 2007 and 2018.

With the snowpack double the average so far, thru-hikers could face tougher travel in the mountains and more dangerous river crossings this year.

Golden Gate National Recreation Area Closes at least seven sites, while Redwood National Park shuts down and Yosemite braces for a blizzard that could drop four feet in the high country

James Alan Cattley was reported missing on December 12, but may have disappeared months earlier.

A pair of hikers had to spend the night on a mountain when their rescue helicopter wasn't able to return for them.

Senate Bill 168 gave SAR volunteers legal immunity and—hopefully—the money they need to keep hikers, climbers, and paddlers safe.

This bruin’s journey across four states is a reminder that hikers and campers should be extra careful with food and trash

An experienced 59-year-old hiker and Mount Washington Cog Railway engineer passed away after tumbling from a cliff in the White Mountains.

A Bentonville, Arkansas man who led a 31-person hike along the Buffalo National River where one participant died will face sentencing in March.

Wolves in Colorado should benefit both humans and the ecosystem, but can they survive the culture war? A new draft plan outlines how the state plans to protect both them and livestock.

Twenty Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians is the first Native group to ink an agreement with the park.

Only a handful of other thru-hikers have completed the big three in one year.

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An injured hiker got a lucky break when two campers heard him screaming for help. As it turned out, he had been waiting for a while.

Cocaine Bear's first trailer shows a bloodthirsty, intoxicated bruin rampaging through the forest. But how much of the based-on-a-true-story movie is real?

One visitor died and another required medical attention after attempting to tackle a popular trail in unusually cold conditions.

The increase is part of a larger program of fee hikes aimed at covering costs as visitors soar.

Indian Garden will be known as Havasupai Gardens following a government decision.

National Park Service doesn't suspect foul play in the death of Il Hun Ro.

The park is giving up on its 3-year-old timed entry program, but says it's still committed to finding ways to keep visitor numbers manageable.

Nick “Chezwick” Gagnon became the fastest person to circumnavigate the enormous route, which takes in sections of five major thru-hikes

We appreciate a good post-hike (or pre-hike, or mid-hike) sandwich. Soon you'll be able to find one—plus a pair of hiking boots, a stove, or whatever else you need—at The Happy Goat.

Seven years after the Trump administration ordered an end to it, the National Park Service and Fish and Wildlife Service announced they would once again investigate bringing grizzlies back to the mountains of north-central Washington.

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The National Park Service has advised hikers to avoid direct exposure to water colonized by cyanobacteria.

Sonoran desert toads are one of the largest species of toads in North America, and threatened across parts of their range. Unfortunately for them, some national park visitors have discovered that they also get people high.

Daron Marquel Ellis pleaded guilty in the November 2021 incident.

Following a boost in visitation, Isle Royale National Park is seeking public comment on a plan to begin requiring visitors to reserve campsites in advance.

Hikers shelled out for parking and a new pay shuttle at Quandary Peak in 2022.

Park officials issued the closure for the safety of visitors and bears.

A new alert system will let hikers keep tabs on first-come, first-serve sites.

The park’s low visitor counts follow a series of flooding-caused closures.

Bear attacks are rare, even in areas with high grizzly concentration. These teammates say it's a "miracle" that they made it out alive.

Rebecca Clark broke down the incident and emergency response in an update on the social network.

Timed entry may be over for the year, but so many people have visited this week that the park has been reaching capacity by 8:30 or earlier.

The hiker had broken her leg and been stuck in the wilderness overnight when she crawled to a spot in view of the train.

USFS will take public comment on its comprehensive plan for one of the least-travelled National Scenic Trails through October 30.

The King of Brooks Falls prevailed for his second title at Fat Bear Week.

Why is the world so taken with Katmai National Park and Preserve’s pre-hibernation faceoff?

Our editors sound off on the bears dominating our brackets.

Hikers can now visit the Sunshine State's national parks and preserves, but some are still reeling from the storm.

Will now be known as "high pile," company announces.

March Madness < Fall Fatness. Voting for the biggest bear at Katmai National Park starts this week.

Authorities tracked down and killed the cougar following an encounter that left one woman with minor injuries.

One of the most popular spots on the Appalachian Trail, Max Patch, is better off now than it has been in years.

With the summer high season wrapping up, a variety of national parks are lifting reservation requirements for a while.

The company's founder has given away the business, placing ownership in a trust and vowing to spend an estimated $100 million a year to fight climate change

Joe “Kanga” Harvey appears to have drowned in the Connecticut River on the border of Vermont and New Hampshire.

Three days: That's how long it took endurance athlete Jeff Garmire to finish the John Muir Trail. But from health scares to falling asleep while hiking, it was anything but a casual stroll.

Each year, Big City Mountaineers changes thousands of kids’ lives by bringing them on their first outdoor adventures. You can make it happen for another.

Hikers pled guilty to reckless conduct following off-trail rescue in Franconia Notch.

After locals sighted a plume above the summit of Tahoma, the National Park Service rushed to reassure its social media followers.

No reroute is currently available.

Volunteers hope a new bus to the McAfee Knob trailhead will cut down on congestion.

Suit seeks return to reduced Trump-era boundaries.

Don’t whack a golf ball off one either, or chuck a Frisbee, or do anything else that jeopardizes the safety of your fellow hikers

Rescuers found Jetal Agnihotri, 29, on fourth day of search.

From funding for conservation projects to mitigating wildfires, public lands win big.

While the park still doesn’t have an entrance fee, it’s going to get a little more expensive soon.

Hiker claimed self-defense; bear was roughly 100 feet away.

On Thursday, they finished the last leg of the triple crown, but they’re not done yet

Joe McConaughy sets a new Fastest Known Time on the 223-mile John Muir Trail.

A complete list of everything the new record holder carried and wore

Two men defaced the popular Moran Point overlook, and photographers caught them in the act

Park received 1.46 inches of rain, out of an annual average of 1.9 inches.

“Um, don’t do drugs kids (and don’t start spiders on fire during a drought),” Utah governor Spencer Cox tweeted Tuesday

A 22-year-old died in camp in the Absaroka Mountains on Tuesday evening.

Redwood National Park officials cite damage visitors have caused to forest.

Driven by closures and new parking rules, hikers spent 27% fewer days hiking the state's highest mountains in 2021 than they did in 2020.

Fires have killed at least four people so far; backpackers face extensive closures.

The first woman to tick all of the United States' National Scenic Trails spent 20 years on her quest.

According to law enforcement in Curry County, Oregon, local residents tied a suspected arsonist to a tree after he got “combative”

Will oversee projects in Denali, including $91 million bridge construction.

Officials said the bear visited the Montana campsite an hour before the attack.

Incident follows deaths at White Sands, Grand Canyon; another hiker passed away in Badlands on Wednesday.

The artist’s first-ever Web3 collection tells the story of his own journey into the outdoors

A detailed look at Outside Inc.’s first foray into Web3 and how it might improve our digital health and overall wellbeing

No foul play suspected in the death of section hiker Michael Charles Lombardo.

Peanut-pushing is a 93-year-old tradition on Pikes.