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18 Best National Parks to Visit in March

Bram — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 14:14:00 +0000

After the relatively quiet winter months, March is the first month of the year where visitation visibly starts to rise across the National Park System. Some parks are at their busiest this time of year, while others are still much less crowded than in the busy summer season. Most parks, though, have significantly higher visitation...

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12 Best National Parks to Visit in December

Bram — Fri, 28 Nov 2025 15:30:00 +0000

As many people are holiday shopping, decorating their homes, and begin hunkering down for winter, December isn’t usually a busy month in the National Park System. There are, however, still many national parks that are downright amazing in December—you could even say that some are in their absolute prime this time of year. Whether you’re...

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12 Top Things to Do in Redwood National & State Parks

Bram — Fri, 23 May 2025 14:07:00 +0000

Home to the tallest trees on Earth, many of which soar more than 350 feet above the forest floor below, the Redwood National and State Parks are unique in the world. This four-park complex preserves some of the last remaining groves of coast redwoods. Other attractions include a rugged coastline, prairies and wildlife.

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13 Best National Parks to Visit in February

Bram — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 15:25:00 +0000

Well within the heart of winter in the Northern Hemisphere, February is typically a pretty quiet month in America’s national parks. In fact, only January tends to be even less crowded, with December a close third. Many parks are covered by a thick layer of snow in February, while others are chilly, if not downright...

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President Biden Establishes Sáttítla Highlands National Monument in Northern California

Bram — Tue, 07 Jan 2025 22:38:57 +0000

Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack praised President Biden’s designation of a new national monument Sáttítla Highlands National Monument in northern California. This comes on the same day that President Biden also designated Chuckwalla National Monument in southern California. The designation protects Tribal ancestral homelands, historic and scientific treasures, rare flora and fauna, and underground aquifers...

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President Biden Designates Chuckwalla National Monument in Southern California

Bram — Tue, 07 Jan 2025 19:27:48 +0000

Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland today applauded President Biden’s designation of the Chuckwalla National Monument in southern California. This comes on the same day President Biden also established Sáttítla Highlands National Monument in northern California. The new national monument spans over 624,000 acres of Bureau of Land Management-managed public lands where the Colorado and...

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