Roughly a third of the National Park Service's senior leadership positions are vacant, and the Interior Department reportedly has told the agency it will not be able to fill them.

They range from national memorials to national seashores. The National Park Service says they are all often referred to as parks, but only 63 have "National Park" in their name, like Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Boy did Americans and other visitors make good use of US National Park Service sites in 2024 – enough to set a record.

The National Park Service has reported record breaking visitation last year. But agency employees are now being told to avoid talking about those numbers, according to a reported internal memo.

The number of National Park Service employees who keep more than 400 sites running is dwindling thanks to layoffs, buyouts. Here's what it could mean for visitors this year.

The No. 1 most visited NPS site is home to military sites such as the Presidio in San Francisco, and it supports 19 distinct ecosystems from seashore to redwood forests. Attendance jumped almost

Park advocates say recent staff layoffs and building lease terminations could have far-reaching implications for both the visitor experience and the protection of natural resources.