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This is the Most Visited National Park, Yet Again
Once again, Great Smoky Mountains National Park is no. 1! With more than 14 million visitors, GSMNP had almost 3x more than Zion National Park, which had the second most at about 5 million visits in 2021.
Earthquake Triggers Desert Tsunami in Death Valley National Park
A 7.6 magnitude quake generated 4-foot tall waves in a hidden water oasis.
Bear That Feasted On Human Food is Euthanized
Officials at North Cascades National Park euthanized a wild black bear known as 380 this summer. They say he kept finding human food at campsites and lost his fear of people, making it hard to chase him away.
Park Visitors Discover Rare and New Species
Visitors using the iNaturalist nature app helped to discovered 92 new species not previously seen in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
This Park is Home to the World’s Largest Living Tree
The General Sherman Tree in California’s Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park is the largest living tree in the world measured by volume.
Mammoth Cave Grows By 6 Miles
Mammoth Cave is officially six miles longer. The new additions bring the total length of the cave to 426 miles.
