National Park Week Apr 20, 2026

National Park Week

National Park Week is your cue to trade routine for trail dust. It"s a nine-day celebration running April 18–26, highlighting more than 400 places across the National Park System that preserve natural and cultural heritage while creating unforgettable outdoor experiences. From coastlines and forests to vast desert landscapes, these protected sites invite exploration, reflection, and wonder.

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Today in History

Apr 20, 2018No, it s not a leaf. Happy Look-alike Day
Apr 20, 2019Glacial spires in the fog
Apr 20, 2020In the Garden of Europe
Apr 20, 2021Terraced fields of green
Apr 20, 2022Mute swans
Apr 20, 2023Juniper Springs, Florida
Apr 20, 2024National Park Week begins
Apr 20, 2025Happy Easter!

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Nov 15, 2020What’s blooming in New Zealand?
Jul 1, 2018Let the games begin
Jan 19, 2024Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia
May 25, 2019Traveling warblers
Aug 11, 2018Lace up your hiking boots for Mountain Day
Apr 6, 2018It’s National Walk to Work Day
Mar 13, 2023National Napping Day
Jul 13, 2019Batten down the hatches
Aug 12, 2019Don t forget—it’s World Elephant Day
Sep 1, 2021It s National Mushroom Month!
Oct 18, 2021A Welsh wonder turns 70
Jun 17, 2025Maritime forest in Cumberland Island National Seashore, Georgia
Jul 4, 2020Happy Independence Day!
Jan 6, 2019A winter wonderland in Northeast China
Sep 12, 2025In the Red Sea for World Dolphin Day
Dec 30, 2024Mount Field National Park, Tasmania, Australia
Mar 28, 2020The meeting point of the winds
Nov 14, 2024Manarola, Cinque Terre National Park, Liguria, Italy
Aug 14, 2020In the Navajo Nation for Code Talkers Day
Jun 21, 2021The tallest animal in the world on the longest day of the year
Dec 25, 2025Merry Christmas!
Apr 24, 2018National Park Week: Everglades National Park
Jun 3, 2018Travel Sunday: Liverpool
Feb 21, 2025Champaka Sarasi, Shivamogga, Karnataka, India
Jul 26, 2024Summer Olympics begin in Paris
Nov 5, 2019Balloons and camels are two ways to catch a ride here
Dec 19, 2021Aurora borealis
Aug 27, 2023Jeju Island, South Korea
Apr 21, 2024National Park Week continues
Aug 6, 2022San Francisco Bay salt flats