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It’s the start of National Park Week 2025. If you haven’t already worked up some plans to visit a national park, then this ...

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That’s the everyday miracle happening at Smokehouse 41 BBQ in Oakhurst, California. Nestled near the gateway to Yosemite National Park, this unassuming blue building is quietly revolutionizing ...

There’s a moment of pure magic that happens at Smokehouse 41 BBQ in Oakhurst, California – that first bite when the smoky, tender meat hits your palate and suddenly everything else fades away, leaving ...

For the kickoff of the annual National Park Week, which for 2025 will be held April 19-27, the park service is offering free ...

From June 16 through Aug. 15, the park’s peak season, reservations will be required every day for entry between 6 a.m. and 3 ...

“You often need a martyr or someone very committed to act first,” Margaret Levi, a professor emerita of political science at ...

Campsites in Yosemite will soon require reservations, park rangers announced on Thursday. According to park rangers, Camp 4 will require reservations beginning ...

During a hike in Great Smoky Mountains National Park in 1995, Don Barger climbed Chilhowee Mountain hoping to gaze across the ...

Los Angeles may be a sprawling city, but it’s also full of families who care deeply about the planet—and there’s no better ...

Tonatiuh Newbold is shown at the piano. He has written three songs for this year’s production. Submitted photos For the eighth time, Shakespeare is returning to Yosemite National Park. Shakespeare in ...