The small community of Lake City in Hinsdale County is Colorado's most remote town. It's full of natural beauty and on the ...

Heavy winds that swept through Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park on Sunday night started “rapid fire spread” after a relatively slow day of growth, according to fire officials.

While casual visitors might not know it, Kawuneeche Valley on the west side of Rocky Mountain National Park was once a ...

Few places in North America offer the kind of wildlife-rich experience found in Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. With diverse habitats such as alpine tundra, boreal forests, wetlands, rivers, and ...

Have you ever wondered how hiking in Alberta compares to B.C.? Here is my experience as a B.C. transplant living in Calgary.

These parks in Minnesota, Colorado, Florida and other states are too often overlooked by travelers. Here's why you should add ...

Motorists in and around Rocky Mountain National Park are advised to be on the lookout for “safety checkpoints” this weekend.

Grandfather Mountain, the not-for-profit nature park run by the Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation, will play host to the Nantahala Outdoor Center’s SOLO Southeast Wilderness Medicine ...

Portions of the more pristine roadless areas are often nominated by members of Congress and other interest groups for even tighter Wilderness Area protections.

In wilderness areas, the terrain is rugged, steep and prone to fire with little access to water or infrastructure to support housing, he said.

The 11th Annual Vertical Mile Challenge (VMC) Trail Race attracted almost 140 runners from across North Carolina and beyond on a hot Saturday, June 21 at Rocky Face Mountain Recreational Area in ...

Road densities are especially high in Wyoming outside of wilderness areas and wilderness study areas, marked in blue in this map. Roads depicted are from the U.S. Geological Survey National ...