Looking for Fall Foliage? Great Smoky Mountain National Park Wants You to Look Elsewhere
A recent social media post from Great Smoky Mountain National Park offered advice to beat the fall foliage crowds.
Alex Murphy
Alex Murphy has worked as a professional journalist for more than a decade. He has written about camping, hiking, climbing, surfing, conservation, national parks and more for Trail Runner Magazine, Outdoor Life, GearJunkie, Campendium, The Trek, WavePoolMag and Surf Park Central. His love of travel has brought him to dozens of states and national parks and kept him on the move. He's lived in five different states in the past 20 years.
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Conservation
Watch: Two Deer Rescued from a Very Unlikely Place
Alaskan wildlife officials say they rescued two lost deer swimming for their lives about four miles offshore.
Adventure
Winter Adventure is Here: The Highest Continual Highway Shuts Down for the Season
Rocky Mountain National Park has officially closed Trail Ridge Road for the season. The road shuts down every year around this time.
Culture
How Well Do You Know the U.S. National Parks? Take Our Quiz to Find out
How much do you know about the U.S. National Parks? Take our National Park Quiz to test your knowledge and learn some fun facts too.
Conservation
‘My Dad Would Be Stoked’: Turtle Species Discovered by Steve Irwin Gets a Second Chance
An Australian zoo made history after successfully hatching a turtle named for Steve Irwin. Watch the video.
Camping
Is Gatekeeping the Outdoors Okay? The Internet Weighs In
Gatekeeping the outdoors has been a big debate, especially in the last few years, as record crowds have visited national parks and other spaces.Â
Conservation
Are Your Spooky Halloween Decorations a Nightmare for Local Animals?
People celebrate Halloween each year with fun fake spider webs and other spooky decorations, but fun decorations can be a nightmare for deer.
Action Sports
Get Ready for ‘Bridge Day,’ A Day When You Can Legally BASE Jump in This National Park
One of the most popular events in New River Gorge National Park is Bridge Day, where BASE jumpers leap off a bridge.
Adventure
Help Get Your Family Outdoors With the 5 Best Camping Episodes of Kids’ Shows
Passionate about going camping? This list of best camping episodes of kids’ shows may help get the whole family outdoors.
Action Sports
Red Bull Rampage: Watch Drops, Backflips and More Terrifying Highlights From This Year’s Controversial Event
Another year is in the books from this year’s Red Bull Rampage. The annual event brings mountain bikers to southern Utah.