Grand Canyon National Park has closed indefinitely to visitors, joining other national parks seeking to prevent the spread of the coronavirus

As first reported by the Washington Post, some National Park Service employees have tested positive for coronavirus. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports about concerns of people visiting national parks.

Calls are mounting for the federal government to close Grand Canyon National Park after a resident of the iconic park tested positive for the coronavirus and has been in isolation.

Three of America’s best-known national parks — Yellowstone, Grand Teton and Great Smoky Mountains — closed their gates Tuesday as parks struggle to keep popular recreation areas open while heeding warnings from officials urging them to prevent spreading the coronavirus at congested sites.

Most national parks are open as a refuge for Americans tired of being stuck at home because of the coronavirus

An experimental project underway at a national park in Ohio could hold the keys to protecting not only American land but the American farmer, NBC News reports. Cuyahoga Valley National Park, about 20 miles south of Cleveland, is the only national park to lease land to farmers, and the 10 farms on its 50 square miles produce an assortment of…

Get into any national park for free on Saturday and Thursday, April 25 during National Park Week.

The National Trust for Historic Preservation announced Wednesday plans to partner with the Trust for the National Mall and the National Park Service to update infrastructure at the Tidal Basin. News4’s Cory Smith spoke with cherry blossom visitors about the importance of the Tidal Basin and climate change.

Human feces, overflowing garbage, illegal off-roading and other damaging behavior in fragile areas were beginning to overwhelm some of the West’s iconic national parks on Monday, as a partial government shutdown left the areas open to visitors but with little staff on duty. “It’s a free-for-all,” Dakota Snider, 24, who lives and works in Yosemite Valley, said by telephone Monday,...

The National Park Service is giving people more time to weigh in on a proposed fee that would nearly triple the entrance fee at Shenandoah National Park, raising the price per car from $25 to $70 during peak times of the year.

Visitors to the Grand Canyon and other parks would be charged $70 per vehicle, up from the current $30 fee.

The National Park Service has proposed nearly tripling the Shenandoah National Park entrance fee, raising the price per car from $25 to $70 during peak times of the year.