National Parks Service

The National Park Service released visitation statistics this week showing that five of the top 15 most-visited parks in 2022 are in the Mountain West. Big crowds can put pressure on national parks, though.

The National Park Service is behind on studying 28 potential sites to add to its system. Two of them are in the Mountain West.

In 1872, President Ulysses S. Grant signed the Yellowstone National Park Protection Act into law. It created the first national park that was meant to protect over two million acres of land for the benefit and enjoyment of people. In the last 150 years, there have been a lot of successes and mistakes. Wyoming Public Radio’s Kamila Kudelska asked the park’s Superintendent Cam Sholly about the park’s earlier days.

The National Park Service and the Grand Teton National Park Foundation are partnering up to preserve and stabilize one of the houses on Mormon Row.

The woman at the helm of one of the West’s most visited national parks – Grand Canyon – is under federal investigation.

The National Park Service is considering raising entrance fees at 17 popular parks during peak visitor season in order to pay for improvements to aging…