Yesterday Park Chasers everywhere woke up to see exciting, and frankly surprising, news about our national parks. Despite being an outspoken critic of the Antiquities Act of 1906 (and using the same Act to shrink monuments in 2017), President Trump used it to designate a new national monument on Saturday. Camp Nelson National Monument in…
You may have noticed Isle Royale National Park back in the news lately. The 42-mile long island in the cold waters of Lake Superior made headlines in recent weeks as the National Park Service announced new wildlife management plans. This sparked new interest, including questions about what’s there and when is the best time to…
The National Park Service announced their 2017 Visitor Use Statistics earlier this month. This includes the Top 10 Most Visited National Parks in the United States. For several years, Parkchasers.com has compiled a quick list of these parks and the number of visitors to each site. Some highlights of this year’s list: The overall number…
This week the National Park Service announced the 2018 fee-free admission days. These dates are a historic tradition, allowing all Americans to access our protected spaces and visit a national park for free. Of the 417 units in the National Park Service just over 100 park units charge some entrance fee. Grab your calendars and…
The National Park Service posted the visitation statistics for 2016 this week in its “Annual Park Ranking Report for Recreation Visits.” In total, the National Park Service saw more than 330.9 million visitors in its Centennial Year. This was boosted by fee-free days and the “Every Kid in a Park” initiative to provide 4th graders…
During the last weeks of his administration, President Obama added not one, but four new National Park Service units. As of January 16, 2017 this brings the total number of units in the National Park Service to 417. The new units recognize the triumphs and trials of human rights advocates–beginning in the Civil War years…
This week thousands of school-aged children in the United States will sit down to answer one question: “What am I Thankful For This Year?” Park Chasers hopes that at least one essay or two includes the National Park Service. It certainly is top on our list this year. During the 2016 NPS Centennial Celebration, it has…
Park Chasers everywhere received a special Valentine’s Day treat this weekend. The National Park Service just got a little bit bigger with the designation of the 410th unit, Castle Mountains National Monument. The designation on February 12, 2016 elevated 2 other units in the service to National Monument status and preserved an additional 1.8…