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Fee increases for international visitors to national parks to begin 2026

Avatar photo by Utah News Dispatch December 1, 2025December 1, 2025

Following the busiest year on record for the U.S. National Park Service, which saw more than 331 million visitors in 2024, the Department of the Interior announced this week changes to how national parks will be accessed next year. The major change is the implementation of resident and nonresident fees for national parks, an idea […]

Historic photo of the construction of Gateway Arch.
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Gateway Arch earns top national museum recognition

Heather Bergeson by Heather Bergeson August 19, 2025August 19, 2025
Clipping on NPS cuts from the Billings Gazette
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NPS cuts are reminiscent of 1969 budget crisis

Avatar photo by Will De Man March 21, 2025March 18, 2025
Delicate Arch in Arches National Park
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Arches National Park to offer earlier timed-entry reservations for the 2025 season

Heather Bergeson by Heather Bergeson December 20, 2024December 20, 2024
A curving red-rock natural bridge in a Utah canyon.
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The timeline of Utah’s epic national park empire

Avatar photo by Will De Man November 16, 2024November 19, 2024
A trail through black lava rock
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National Historic Trails for Native American Heritage Month

Avatar photo by Will De Man November 2, 2024November 5, 2024
View of Grand Prismatic Springs from overlook trail
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Yellowstone boss: Higher fees are on the table to meet staffing, visitation needs

Avatar photo by WyoFile October 17, 2024October 17, 2024
The Casa Grande Ruins, as they would have been viewed by archeologists and tourists in 1880.
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Little Known National Parks to Explore the Ancient Indigenous Past

Avatar photo by Will De Man October 15, 2024October 15, 2024
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National Park Service turns 108, celebrates on social media

Heather Bergeson by Heather Bergeson August 26, 2024August 26, 2024

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A man in Yellowstone was seen approaching a pack of at least five wolves in Yellowstone National Park. It's that time of year once again! The Department of the Interior wants to hear about your experiences at the parks this summer. A pair of hikers in Glacier National Park were attacked by a brown-colored bear trailed by two cubs last Thursday. For the first time in more than four decades, visitors to Great Basin National Park can explore rarely seen sections of the park’s iconic Lehman Caves on a new ranger-led adventure. When the Dragon Bravo Fire began on July 4, the NPS decided to manage it as a controlled burn in a defined perimeter.
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