Great Smoky Mountains National Park

The National Park Service Has Waived Entrance Fees

Will Bostwick

These Are the Most Visited National Parks in America

Maura Fox

The Outside Guide to Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Neil Norman

This 85-Year-Old Is on a Mission to Visit Every National Park

Connor W. Davis

A Secret Ingredient for 5-Star Trail Meals

Olde Virden's Red Hot pepper flakes turn even the rankest dehydrated meal into mouthwatering fare

Kelly Bastone

Apr 15, 2019

Last year alone, Georgia ridgerunners interacted with more than 10,000 people, packed out 486 pounds of trash, and dismantled 245 fire rings.

Fixing the AT’s Overcrowding Crisis

A group of hired caretakers, called ridgerunners, are working to protect America’s favorite wilderness footpath from the hordes of people who walk it each year

Jonathan Olivier

Mar 30, 2018

6 Breweries on the Edge of National Parks

You may be in the middle of the wilderness, but a local IPA isn’t that far away

Megan Michelson

Aug 21, 2017

The 10 Most Deadly National Parks

We pulled records from January 2006 to September 2016 on where, how, and why park visitors are dying. Here’s what we found.

Eric Killelea

Mar 1, 2017

The colorful landscape around Washtington State's Dry Falls

The 10 Best Adventures from the New Atlas Obscura Book

Get out and explore the country’s weirdest sites with help from Atlas Obscura’s co-founder

David Ferry

Sep 28, 2016

Camping in the Washington state's North Cascades National Park.

5 Excellent National Park Campgrounds, No Reservations Required

Fit in a last-minute camping trip at one of these iconic parks before summer ends

Graham Averill

Sep 2, 2016