OutdoorsParks
NPS Awards Almost $1 Million to Historic Gettysburg Battlefield
The National Park Service recently donated $926,674.18 in Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants through their American Battlefield Protection Program. NPS donated…
The National Park System contains more than 400 national park sites across the United States. At Outsider, our goal is to educate readers about all of them. From Yosemite to the Great Smoky Mountains, we have all the information needed to get the most out of each outdoors adventure.
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OutdoorsParksYellowstone National Park To Reopen North Loop July 2: What To Know
by Jon D. B.Come July 2, 93% of Yellowstone National Park roadways will finally be open to the public. Here’s what to know…
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OutdoorsParksSecond Yellowstone National Park Visitor Gored by Bison in Three Days
by Jon D. B.The third incident in a month’s time, an elderly woman was just gored by a bison near Yellowstone National Park‘s…
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OutdoorsParksRocky Mountain National Park Cautions Visitors, Closes Upper Chaos Canyon Following Rock Slide
by Amy MyersRocky Mountain National Park’s Upper Chaos Canyon has just seen a significant rockfall event, and the park wants to ensure…
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OutdoorsParksAnother Yellowstone National Park Tourist Approaches, Turns Back on Bison: PHOTOS
by Jon D. B.Until people learn, the hits will just keep on coming from Yellowstone National Park.In today’s episode of “lucky to be…
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OutdoorsParksVIDEO: Yellowstone National Park Visitor Gored By Bison, Caught On Film
by Jon D. B.This intense footage illustrates why Yellowstone National Park bison are never to be approached or treated as anything less than…
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OutdoorsParksYellowstone National Park Tourist Gored By Bison Near Old Faithful
by Jon D. B.While on the boardwalk, an adult male visitor was charged by a bison bull. It’s the second goring in less…
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OutdoorsParksNational Park Service Reveals Top 15 States For NPS Visitation: LIST
by Jon D. B.From California to Maine, find out which states top the National Park Service’s list for national park visitation across America.Looking…
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OutdoorsParksNational Park Visitors Contributed $42.5 Billion to U.S. Economy in 2021
by Jon D. B.Visitors spent over $1 billion at Great Smoky Mountains National Park alone in 2021, the highest of any U.S. national…
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OutdoorsParksCapitol Reef National Park Hikers Speak Out About ‘Insanely Lucky’ Experience Amid Dangerous Flooding
by TK SandersA group of hikers on a church campout described their own escape from flooding in Capitol Reef National Park as…
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OutdoorsParksGrand Canyon Hiker Recalls Rescuing Other Sick Hikers Amid Spike in GI Illness Cases
by TK SandersGrand Canyon officials think contaminated water may have led to a spike in gastrointestinal illnesses for park visitors recently. The…
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OutdoorsParksWATCH: Capitol Reef National Park Visitors Rescued From Vehicles Amidst Intense Flash Flooding
by Jon D. B.From helicopter rescues to muddy cliffside waterfalls, intense footage continues to pour in as flash flooding sweeps Capitol Reef National…
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OutdoorsParksCapitol Reef National Park Flash Flooding Leaves Visitors Stranded, Six Rescued
by Jon D. B.2022’s monsoon season brought a roaring flash flood through Utah’s Capitol Reef National Park, leading to the rescue of six…
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OutdoorsParksPHOTOS: Yellowstone National Park Bison & Old Faithful Show Up Big For South Loop’s Reopening
by Jon D. B.Yellowstone National Park‘s south loop reopened to the public Wednesday morning, and some of the park’s biggest icons showed up…
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OutdoorsParksNational Parks Journal: Yellowstone Superintendent Cam Sholly Goes In-Depth on Park’s Historic Flooding
by Jon D. B.In a historic press conference, Yellowstone National Park Superintendent Cam Sholly details the “catastrophic” June 2022 Flood Event.“It’s mid-June. The…
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OutdoorsParksYellowstone National Park Reopens South Loop Today, June 22: What To Know
by Jon D. B.Find out what’s opening, what’s still closed, the interim entrance system, and more as Yellowstone National Park’s south loop reopens…
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OutdoorsParksNational Park Service Puts $3.4 Million Into Preserving and Interpreting World War II Japanese American Confinement Sites
by Jon D. B.“The National Park Service is committed to telling a more complete story of the impacts and injustices of the Japanese American experience during World…
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OutdoorsParksYellowstone National Park Expedites Plan to Reopen 80 Percent of the Park with $50 Million in Emergency Funding
by Jon D. B.In addition to reopening the southern loop on June 22, Yellowstone National Park expects to reopen the northern loop “in…
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OutdoorsParksDeath Valley National Park Visitors Find Man’s Body Near Zabriskie Point
by Amy MyersEarlier this week, several Death Valley National Park visitors discovered the body of a man who had died near Zabriskie…
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OutdoorsParksYellowstone National Park To Partially Reopen After Historic Flooding
by Amy MyersPreviously, Yellowstone National Park began closing its doors to visitors and evacuating current patrons as a result of the flooding….