Providence Canyon: Georgia’s “Little Grand Canyon”
Laura Michaels, Managing Editor
March 15, 2013
Nicknamed Georgia’s “Little Grand Canyon,” Providence Canyon in Lumpkin is a constantly evolving canvas. Ongoing erosion manipulates the soft Georgia clay, continuing a process that began in the 1800s when poor farming practices resulted in furrows that deepened over several decades into gullies,... Read more »
Bruneau Sand Dunes State Park
Laura Michaels
January 17, 2013
Home to the largest sand dune in North America, Idaho’s Bruneau Dunes State Park could supply Mr. Sandman for life. Rising 470 feet above the small lakes of this popular park, the tallest dune stays put thanks to relatively constant wind activity and an ample source of sand that collects in the basin.... Read more »
Franconia Notch State Park
Laura Michaels
September 4, 2012
Franconia Notch State Park’s Old Man of the Mountain crumbled in 2003, but the rock formation also known as the Great Stone Face was just one of many natural wonders within this swath of New England greatness. Located in White Mountain National Forest in northern New Hampshire, Franconia Notch is... Read more »
Surplus Funds to Help Keep Calif. Parks Open
Press Release
August 6, 2012
Following the discovery of $54 million in surplus state parks funds, California Gov. Jerry Brown pledged Aug. 3 to work with the California State Legislature to direct millions of dollars in state funds to keep parks open, fix serious park maintenance problems and match donor contributions. “Much... Read more »
Recreational Trails Program Receives Two More Years of Funding
Press Release
July 9, 2012
The Recreational Trails Program (RTP), the funding program that has sustained state trail programs for two decades, has been reauthorized as part of the transportation bill approved by Congress on June 29. The bill was signed by President Barack Obama on July 6. Under the new legislation, which... Read more »
Day-long Celebration Marks 65th Anniversary of Indiana’s Shades State Park
Press Release
June 20, 2012
A host of special activities Saturday, June 23, will mark Shades’ 65th anniversary of becoming an Indiana state park. The fun includes a Chautauqua, which is a cultural learning event; late-night stargazing under what’s been called Indiana’s darkest sky; and many hands-on activities. Chautauqua... Read more »
Appalachian Trail Museum Announces 2012 Program Series
April 24, 2012
Hiking the 2,000-plus miles of the Appalachian Trail from Maine to Georgia is an accomplishment for some, but a dream or curiosity for many, many more. The first in a series of programs reviewing the trail in each of the 14 states that it crosses will be presented on Sunday, May 6, at 2 p.m. at... Read more »
Fire-Scorched Texas Park Set to Reopen Dec. 1
October 21, 2011
Bastrop State Park The new target date for reopening Bastrop State Park located 30 miles southeast of Austin, Texas, has been pushed back to Dec. 1 due to scheduling delays for ongoing and start-up capital repair projects affecting the cabins, campground, park roads and refectory, The Memorial Examiner,... Read more »
Venturing Off the Beaten Path in Florida’s State Parks
May 22, 2009
Florida’s state parks are as varied as they are numerous – 161 of them scattered throughout the Sunshine State. Studying the map as my husband, Guy, and I drove Interstate 10 west from Jacksonville to Pensacola, we noted a host of state parks positioned within easy reach of the highway. We... Read more »
Working for a Campsite in Paradise: Honeymoon Island State Park
February 11, 2009
It took only one visit to Florida’s Honeymoon Island State Park for my husband, Guy, and I to decide we wanted to spend some significant time at this idyllic place. Although 2,800-acre Honeymoon – of which all but 400 acres are “submerged” – has been a state park for more... Read more »
