Posted: 6:37 AM- WASHINGTON -- Two Utah parks -- Zion and Cedar Breaks -- are among the first in the nation to participate in the National Park Centennial Initiative, which combines federal dollars and contributions to improve park services.

BURNED UP: Nearly 60,000 acres burned in park, lake. EVACUATED: Glades inmates, Krome refugees are moved. AT RISK: Many urged to limit time outdoors. Wildfires crackled across South Florida on Monday, veiling the region with a smoky pall, forcing schoo

On November 30, the State of Illinois will lock the gates to 12 state parks and 13 historic sites. If you try to get in, you could be arrested for trespassing . . . on public lands you've been supporting with your tax dollars all these years.

The foothills and forests of this area are sprinkled with the best trail camps of any metropolitan region in America. Some are famous, like Sunset Camp at Big Basin Redwoods State Park, Wildcat at Point Reyes National Seashore and the hike-in camps at Ang

Going to a U.S. national park this summer? You won't be alone. From Memorial Day until Labor Day, crowds fill every park lodge and campground, squeeze together at famous viewpoints and along hiking trails and jockey for parking spaces from the Rockies to