As of 2025, the United States National Park Service protects 63 different national parks and hundreds of other national park sites. This impressive collection encompasses vast landscapes of all shapes ...

HOT SPRINGS (KATV) — An Arkansan won the Ouachita Triple Crown endurance race as part of the sixth Gudrun Mountain Bike Festival in Hot Springs, city officials announced Thursday. Despite challenging ...

PHOENIX – The city of Phoenix Parks Board added all trails at South Mountain Park and Preserve to the Phoenix Trails and Heat Safety Program after a vote last Thursday. In addition, all trail closures ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The city of Phoenix is one step closer to implementing new rules for closing hiking trails at South Mountain Park /Preserve during extreme heat. The Phoenix Parks and Recreation ...

Phoenix Parks and Recreation Board voted unanimously to close four trails on South Mountain on days the NWS issues an extreme heat warning. The board chose to make the decision to help protect first ...