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Mount Rainier National Park

Laughingwater Creek Trailhead
  • Type: Place

Hike to Three Lakes Camp or connect to the Pacific Crest Trail along this trail that follows Laughingwater Creek through the forest.

Mount Rainier National Park

Paradise Inn
  • Type: Place

If you enjoy historic architecture, a good meal or place to relax than the Paradise Inn is the place for you! Built in 1917, the Paradise Inn is open generally from May through September and features a large dining room and gift shop.

Grand Canyon National Park

South Kaibab Trail
  • Type: Place

This well-maintained dirt trail offering wonderful expansive views. This is a great trail for short day hiking trips into the canyon of half a day or less. During winter months foot traction and hiking poles are advised when trail surfaces are icy. There is no public parking at the South Kaibab Trailhead. Please park at the Visitor Center, then take the Kaibab (Orange) Route shuttle bus to the trailhead. It is a 9-minute ride from the Visitor Center to the Trailhead.

Brooks Range brown bears spend most of the year in their dens
  • Type: Article

Read a summary and get a link to a published journal article on denning duration of bears in the Brooks Range of Alaska: Deacy, W., M. S. Sorum, M. D. Cameron, G. V. Hilderbrand, D. D. Gustine, and K. Joly. 2025. Denning chronology in an Arctic brown bear population. Wildlife Biology e01420.

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Philip A. Hart Visitor Center
  • Type: Place

The Philip A. Hart Visitor Center houses brochures, books, park passes, and all the sound advice you'll need to plan your visit. The visitor center has displays of Sleeping Bear Dune's natural history, fauna and flora, geology, history, and stories about people of the park.

Horns vs. Antlers
  • Type: Article

Did you know? Elk antlers can grow an astonishing 1 inch per day and generally grow larger on older males.

Keweenaw National Historical Park

Quincy Mine
  • Type: Place

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Charles Robinson
  • Type: Person

Charles Robinson was the third Keeper stationed at the Sleeping Bear Point Life-Saving Station. He had ancestral ties to the Odawa people, as his grandparents were of Odawa heritage.

Historical and Future Climate Patterns at Rocky Mountain National Park: Some Biological Implications
  • Type: Article

Climate change has the potential to profoundly alter national parks, affecting plants, animals, and cultural resources. During this time of unusually rapid change, proactive management—planning ahead—has a better chance of success than reacting to crises after they arise. This article compares historical climate patterns at Rocky Mountain National Park with future projected conditions to help park managers proactively plan for climate change.

Gates Of The Arctic National Park & Preserve

Why Snowshoe Hares Use Mineral Licks
  • Type: Article

After nearly 20 years, the snowshoe hare population in the central Brooks Range on the eastern boundary of Gates of the Arctic National Park is building toward a peak in the population. Traditional ecological knowledge of the area tells us that the coming peak should be considerably larger than the small population increase we saw in 2008-2010. Based on the report: Snowshoe hare population trends at mineral and non-mineral sites in the central Brooks Range, Alaska.

Moores Creek National Battlefield

A Trap is Set Wayside
  • Type: Place

Grand Teton National Park

Jenny Lake Climbing Exhibit
  • Type: Place

Summit the Teton mountain peaks at this climbing exhibit. Learn about women alpinists, touch multiple elevation benchmarks, and scope out the different peaks.

Grand Teton National Park

Jenny Lake Plaza
  • Type: Place

Dive deeper into the history of Grand Teton National Park. Interpretive signs introduce topics like the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, grizzly bear research, geologic forces and features, glaciers, and the Hayden Survey. A large bronze tactile relief map will help orient you in relation to where you are in the park. Different peaks, canyons, lakes, falls, and other park features are labeled throughout the map.

Grand Teton National Park

Jenny Lake Gateway to Wilderness
  • Type: Place

Interpretive signs introduce the idea of "wilderness". As you head to the western side of Jenny Lake, the developed front country area slips away into an undeveloped, primitive world.

Grand Teton National Park

Jenny Lake & Park Orientation
  • Type: Place

Plan your Jenny Lake and park experience by reading these informational signs.

Yellowstone National Park

Old Faithful Snow Lodge
  • Type: Place

The Positive Impacts of Policy Implementation on Wintertime Air Quality in Yellowstone National Park through 2024
  • Type: Article

Motorized access to Yellowstone National Park during the winter season has been historically contentious, with continual concerns regarding potentially affected resources, including air quality. The culmination of the air quality monitoring aimed at understanding the impacts of OSVs in Yellowstone National Park provides an excellent example of how balancing policy and public interests can result in positive environmental impacts. NPS, Intermountain Park Science, 2025.

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Stories in the Sky
  • Type: Place

Stories in the Sky Interpretive Panel

Yellowstone National Park

Biscuit Basin Trailhead (OK4)
  • Type: Place

Trailhead in the Old Faithful Area

Grand Teton National Park

Charles Wort's Boathouse
  • Type: Place

Constructed in 1932 by the National Park Service, the Charles Wort Boathouse was used for winter storage of boats by Jenny Lake boat concessioners. Boat concession operations have existed at Jenny Lake since the 1920’s. This building is now on the National Register of Historic Places.