national park: Quick Facts

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Nov. 14, 2026

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National Park sites are free today. Here's where to visit in Michigan • Nov. 11, 2026, 6:03 AM ET (Detroit Free Press)

D.C. monuments sit in the dark as National Park repairs lag nationwide • Nov. 7, 2026, 2:00 PM ET (Washington Post)

Leading Causes of Death in Each National Park Revealed • Nov. 3, 2026, 3:00 AM ET (Newsweek)

P.E.I. National Park employees face uncertain future amid Parks Canada's planned job cuts • Oct. 27, 2026, 7:48 PM ET (CBC)

At Cadillac Mountain, a missing Wabanaki marker and the fight over what national parks should tell • Oct. 22, 2026, 7:08 AM ET (AP)

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Yosemite National Park

Yosemite National Park

Snow-capped mountains reflected in the bright blue waters of Moraine Lake, surrounded by dense evergreen forest in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada.

Exmoor National Park, West Somerset, England

A group of zebras walks across dry grassland near a large acacia tree in Amboseli National Park, Kenya, with distant trees and mountains under a partly cloudy sky.

Tour Yellowstone National Park's geysers and hot springs and observe its wildlife

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