Built in 1874, the one-room schoolhouse was part of a hamlet known as Griffin’s Corners, and later Mekeels Corners, that ...

While Yellowstone might be what comes to mind when you think of bison, Custer State Park has a leg up on the famed Wyoming-Montana destination: Stretching across 71,000 acres, South Dakota’s first and ...

Another Oregon state park has closed as storms continue to batter the Pacific Northwest. Following a raft of closures Wednesday, including popular state parks like Silver Falls and Detroit Lake, the ...

Silver Falls State Park is partly closed due to "massive" storm damage on its trails while a handful of other Oregon state parks have also been shut down. Parks that are fully closed include: Saddle ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced that the state wants to name Blanchard Springs Caverns as the 53rd Arkansas State Park. The governor made the announcement from the Arkansas ...

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A view of Mount Mitchell from the Blue Ridge Parkway. At 6,684 feet above sea level, Mount Mitchell is the highest point in the eastern United States. NEWS & OBSERVER FILE PHOTO As the fall ...

Lydia Mansel is a writer with more than eight years of experience editing and writing for both brands and online publications—with a particular focus on travel, fashion, and lifestyle. She’s also the ...

The Hill Country will be home to Texas' newest state park, a 1,700-acre property in Uvalde County near Garner State Park. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department said Monday that it paid $33.5 million ...

The search for the suspect in the Staunton State Park stabbing continues. A manhunt entered its second day on Wednesday for a suspect who stabbed a ranger at Staunton State Park in Colorado in what is ...

An urgent manhunt is underway after a husband and wife were killed at an Arkansas state park over the weekend while hiking with their two young daughters, according to police. Arkansas State Police ...

Some state parks are closing their campgrounds before the end of the 2025 season. The parks offer camping in Michigan's outdoors with some amenities. This year's closures are due to planned ...