As of Tuesday, May 27th, there are no lifeguards at the national parks in both Maryland and Virginia. Assateague National ...

Two employees of the National Park Service oversee 500 miles of trails in the 198,000-acre Shenandoah National Park, which ...

Why it matters: Tourism to Virginia's 22 national parks, trails and historic sites contributed $1.5 billion to the state's economy in 2023, according to a federal report released last year.

Unlike most national parks, Shenandoah is a place where settlers lived for more than a century. To create the park, Virginia state officials acquired 1,088 privately owned tracts and donated the ...

RICHMOND — Virginia State Parks announced it will feature kid-friendly programming in celebration of National Kids to Parks ...

There are six national parks within an hour and a half radius ... his family arrive at entrance to Prince William Forest Park in Virginia, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais ...

Traditionally, individual parks and the National Park Service have touted how successful the previous year was. That has been especially true since a spike in attendance during the COVID pandemic.