The midwest is the US’s surprising new outdoor hotspot
Post-industrial states such as Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin and even upstate New York, are seeing a boom in outdoor activities
November 2022
Toad licking: just say no, National Parks Service tells Americans seeking a high
Secretions of Sonoran desert toad have long had hallucinogenic reputation but authorities want you to keep your tongue away
March 2022
The age of extinction
Yellowstone at 150: a journey into the heart of America’s first national park – in pictures
Steven Fuller has been the ‘winterkeeper’ at Yellowstone for 49 years. In that time, he has captured the breathtaking natural phenomena and the wildlife that exist there through all the seasons
January 2020
Yosemite national park: 170 recent visitors suffer norovirus symptoms
Two cases of upset stomach and diarrhea confirmed as norovirus, as park says it is undertaking ‘extensive cleaning’ efforts
May 2018
One man's race to capture the Rocky Mountains glaciers before they vanish
Glaciers, which are vast masses of snow and ice, are receding at varying rates around the world due to rising global temperatures
April 2018
Joshua Tree national park: music, myths and art in the desert
The Coachella festival, starting this week, showcases music in a dramatic landscape but in – and around – Joshua Tree the arts and culture shine all year round
September 2017
Huge rock fall leaves one dead on El Capitan in Yosemite national park
More than 30 climbers were on the face when the accident happened, rangers say, as witnesses describe slab ‘the size of an apartment building’
August 2017
This land is your land
Trump's decision to allow plastic bottle sales in national parks condemned
Reversal of ban shows ‘corporate agenda is king and people and environment are left behind’, say campaigners
July 2017
On the radar
Campaign against Trump’s threat to US national monuments gathers pace
Activists are ramping up efforts to raise awareness of the US president’s order, which puts 27 US wilderness areas at risk of losing their protected status
May 2017
The elusive American wilderness: in search of my own private Idaho
Off-trail amid towering mountains, engulfed in freezing fog and stepping over fresh bear tracks, our writer finally finds America in the raw
January 2017
Call of the wild: can America’s national parks survive?
America’s national parks are facing multiple threats, despite being central to the frontier nation’s sense of itself, says Lucy Rock
December 2016
'Eat, Pray, Love' in the USA: meet the man visiting all 413 national parks in one trip
Mikah Meyer is making a record-breaking attempt in a battered Hyundai his father left him when he died, hoping to highlight parks for gay people and millennials
October 2016
World view
World view: home on the range in Yellowstone national park, Wyoming
Bison ruled the plains of North America until they were almost slaughtered into extinction in the 19th century. Today the population is recovering, and one of the best places to see them is Yellowstone national park
August 2016
The new bottom line
Ditch the car: how to visit America's national parks without the congestion
American pika vanishing from western US as 'habitat lost to climate change'
National parks at 100
Animal jams and selfies: Yellowstone deals with record number of tourists – video
National parks at 100
10 of the least-visited US national parks
National parks at 100
Climate change will mean the end of national parks as we know them
National parks at 100
If US national parks are to continue to thrive they must reflect the diversity of our population
James Edward Mills
July 2016
How to survive a bear encounter (and what to do if it all goes wrong)
You’re more likely to die from a tick bite or a bee sting than to you are to be killed by a grizzly bear in Yellowstone park, but here are a few tips just in case
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The age of extinctionYellowstone at 150: a journey into the heart of America’s first national park – in picturesSteven Fuller has been the ‘winterkeeper’ at Yellowstone for 49 years. In that time, he has captured the breathtaking natural phenomena and the wildlife that exist there through all the seasons
