America's National Parks Podcast

Two years before the creation of our first National Park, Truman Everts got lost in Yellowstone. He lost not one, but tw... Read more

There are a million conspiracy theories about people missing or turning up dead in National Parks and other public lands... Read more

In the Black Hills of South Dakota, majestic figures of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abr... Read more

In 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt ditched his secret service detail to go camping in the woods of Yosemite with cele... Read more

National Parks play roles in all kinds of American legends, and Yellowstone, our first park, is no exception. It's Octob... Read more

On May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens erupted — it was the "deadliest and most economically destructive volcanic event in th... Read more

At the southern tip of Florida lie the Everglades, a crucial ecosystem to America and the world. Everglades National Par... Read more

Ridge upon ridge of forest straddles the border between North Carolina and Tennessee, where ancient mountains, covered i... Read more

When we think about the people that help keep the gears turning in National Parks, it’s easy for us to think about the w... Read more

In 1848, gold was discovered in California and people from all over the United States packed their belongings and began ... Read more

Strange weather patterns set in 1947 in the state of Maine, as a quick and early spring thaw preceded months of endless ... Read more

Mountain climbing is surely one of the most dangerous of the extreme sports. It’s a trial of wills that takes a clear he... Read more

In the early days of what is now Denali National Park and Preserve, one park scientist stood out among the rest. He was ... Read more

The shape of the southwestern edge of Texas is carved by The Rio Grande river, as it tranquilly flows bringing life to s... Read more

It was an international road for American and Mexican traders, until 1848, when the Mexican-American War ended, and New ... Read more

The deep canyons of the west enchant us today as much as they did those who dared to explore them for the first time. Th... Read more

One of our most visited National Parks averages more than a half-million visitors per month in the summer, who flock to ... Read more

Awe-inspiring giant sequoia trees are among the largest living things on earth, but the opportunity to experience them i... Read more

The Yellowstone Supervolcano snores through the geysers and mud pots, and restlessly tumbles as multiple earthquakes hit... Read more

Only a few miles of rough wagon roads existed within Glacier National Park when Congress established the park on May 11,... Read more