In Park

Whether you’re looking to cross the Northern Lights off your bucket list, add astronomy festivals to your 2023 calendar, or are just seeking a few nights away from artificial lighting, we’ve compiled a list of our five favorite Dark Sky Parks and their noteworthy attractions.

If you’re planning a trip to one of our top ten fall/winter parks, you might be interested in checking out some of our favorite cabins, lodges, and inns nearby. In addition to their proximity to the national parks, these stays offer one-of-a-kind opportunities to reconnect with the great outdoors. 

At Parks Project, we believe it is our duty to promote, preserve, and protect parklands for future generations. Through volunteering and donations, we are working with 34 unique projects ranging from trail maintenance and habitat restoration, to funding critical programming in parks. This Giving Tuesday, we're asking our friends and family to give back in their own way. Need some help getting started? Here’s a list of ways to give back to parklands!

Parks Project has gifts for everyone on your list—from the homebody to the adventure-seeker. In preparation for the upcoming holiday season, we asked some people from the Parks Project team what they'll be gifting their loved-ones this year.

In August, Parks Project partnered with HER Trails for a trail run and clean up day in Will Rogers Park outside of LA. We asked Bec Wilcock, founder of HER Trails, a couple questions regarding HER work to build this new outdoor community for women, check them out! 

In honor of National Mushroom Day (October 15th), we’ve put together a list of some of our favorite mushrooms to forage in autumn. 

The Parks Project team headed to the beautiful red rock canyons of Zion National Park for a company-wide retreat. Many members of the team, who work mostly remote, met for the first time in person during this three-day park adventure. 

Last week the Parks Project team took part in the annual Yosemite Facelift event, where multiple outdoor brands and volunteers get together to focus on restoring Yosemite.

A collection of spooky stories that will make you think twice about walking around alone in parklands.

As a wise bear once said, only you can prevent wildfires. With the exception of burn bans and other legal regulations, you don’t have to give up campfire quality time in order to prevent wildfires—as long as you’re striving to create a minimum impact fire. 

With the recent Washburn fire in Yosemite and extreme flooding in Yellowstone, Joshua Tree, and Death Valley, park lovers are truly in need of some good climate news. Luckily for us, we recently received some great news for planet Earth: the House of Representatives just passed the Inflation Reduction Act, which is the largest investment the U.S has made in combating climate change. 

Parks Project teamed up with volunteers under the guidance of our Field Crew Leader Sydney Marsman and Volunteer Coordinator David Thomas of the National Park Service to clean up trash in Powers Island. 

Not too far from NYC is home to the great Catskills mountain range. We had the chance last weekend to dedicate a couple days to not only exploring the area but volunteering at the Catskills Visitors Center. Here’s how it went…

With the rise of digital burnout, disconnecting from our screens and reconnecting with nature is more important now than ever before; although outdoor exercise is a great way to get your heart-rate up while spending some time outside, it’s also important to unwind and relax in the outdoors, which is why we love forest bathing! 

Looking for a place the lodge in the Catskills? We've got you covered.

Ten trailheads to pick up along the Catskills Long Path

We asked Hassan Basagic—an outdoor explorist and geographer who grew up local to the Catskills area in Hunter & Tannersville, New York—some questions about the Catskills. 

To learn more about the life of a park ranger, we interviewed Ranger Jane Rodgers of Joshua Tree National Park