Just beyond the eerie dunes that make up the Mojave Desert’s Devils Playground, a glaringly white dome rises up out of the ground. Poised atop a 150-foot cinder cone in Newberry Springs, the ...

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Hikes will put you in the heart of this park's (Or Pele's) fiery past, present, and futur ...

Crater Lake National Park is famous for its deep blue waters and volcanic origins. Visitors can view Wizard Island, a cinder ...

Smoke billows from the mouth of Mt. Shasta like a thunderous cough. Within moments, clear skies turn gray, and the sun vanishes behind thick, shifting layers of volcanic gas and ash. Visitors snap ...

There’s a “hidden gem” in Northern California for travelers who prefer to stay off the beaten path, Lassen Volcanic National Park. “We have volcanic features and hydrothermal features that you might ...

Note: This is the fourth in a series of six Guest Opinions commemorating the Craters of the Moon National Monument Centennial. While southern Idaho’s vast Snake River Plain is lauded and renowned ...

Kilauea Iki hikers cross the crater floor at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Photo Credit: Photo courtesy NPS The month of January is Volcano Awareness Month at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, and the ...

HONOLULU — The eruption of the Mauna Loa volcano on Hawaii's Big Island continues to ease, scientists said Sunday, reinforcing an earlier pronouncement that the mountain's first flare-up in nearly 40 ...

About 114,000 people visited the National Park Service’s High Plains Group during 2023. The grouping includes Capulin Volcano National Monument in New Mexico, along with Bent's Old Fort, Sand Creek ...

From the archive: This story first published in September 2016. Just beyond the eerie dunes that make up the Mojave Desert’s Devils Playground, a glaringly white dome rises up out of the ground.