El Capitan as seen from U.S. 62/180 on July 7, 2021, in Culberson County, Texas. El Capitan peak located within Guadalupe Mountains National Park is the 10th-highest peak in Texas at 8,085 feet. El ...

Roasting marshmallows around the fire, telling scary stories under the stars and running around the campgrounds are only just ...

There are a few different flavors of wilderness camping. Most often, the term refers to simply camping in the backcountry. That means camping in a place that you have to hike at least a mile or more ...

SALT FLAT Beginning Sept. 30, visitors will be able to book reservations in advance for the park’s ten hike-in wilderness campgrounds. The reservations can be found online at recreation.gov ...

The high temperatures and wildfire activity in far West Texas and Southwest area of New Mexico are main reasons for these temporary emergency closures. According to the National Park Service, park ...

Wilderness camping is not for the faint of heart. It’s for the dreamers, the doers, the ones who crave connection with nature and aren’t afraid to get a little dirt under their nails. Far removed from ...

Oregon is home to much natural beauty, including this gorgeous area that was formed countless years ago from the remains of a ...

Summer reservations are now open for popular spots in the White River National Forest, according to a news release from forest officials. Visitors can begin booking campgrounds, wilderness permits, ...

The 1.6 million acre Willamette National Forest has limited campfires as of Saturday to developed campgrounds and five alpine wilderness areas, but they're banned everywhere else, including dispersed ...

Well-maintained campgrounds once dotted the Weminuche Wilderness. Mountain goats roamed far beyond Chicago Basin. Delicate ...

"If only we go a little bit more." That's the tease when you take off from the trailhead into the Ohlone Wilderness out of Del Valle Regional Park. You walk for a half hour and you rise high enough ...