Update, 4:25 p.m. Friday: SF Gate reports that President Donald Trump’s administration has approved a pilot day reservation program for spring and summer visitors to Yosemite National Park, according ...

Fish Creek Pond Campground near Saranac Lake opens for 2026 reservations on Dec. 15 at 9 a.m. Campsites have been renumbered and new family sites added for easier navigation.

Contributing editor Megan Michelson is an award-winning journalist who covers travel and the outdoors for a wide range of publications, including Outside, The New York Times, and the San Francisco ...

It’s hard to get a summer campsite in Yosemite Valley. Yosemite National Park hopes to at least make the reservation process a little less intense for many by trying something new. The popular park in ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Visitors will be able to reserve more campsites in advance at Yellowstone National Park for the ...

A park ranger dons snowshoes at Bryce Canyon National Park's Full Moon hiking trail. Park officials are proposing a new online registration system for the popular hike. The National Park Service is ...

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