Stories from our nation's treasures.

Explore our nation’s treasures — our National Parks — their history, their people, and their stories. From Denali, the tallest mountain peak, to Death Valley’s Badwater Basin, 282 feet below sea level. Nearly 90 million acres of land and the 20,000 rangers and 246,000 volunteers that protect it all at over 400 individual National Park Service units.

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Stories from our nation's treasures.

Recent Episodes

  • The Waving Girl of Savannah

    09 Aug , 2019

    The Savannah river twists and turns for 301 miles in the Southeastern United States, forming most of the border between Georgia and South Carolina, before it’s divided into channels by several islands near Savannah Georgia, and then spills into the Atlantic. The last of those islands holds a storied past, having played a role in

  • The Voice of Wilderness in the Storm

    02 Aug , 2019

    n the early days of Denali National Park and Preserve, one park scientist stood out among the rest. His name was Adolph Murie.

  • Restoring the Giants

    26 Jul , 2019

    Awe-inspiring giant sequoia trees are among the largest living things on earth, but the opportunity to experience them is rare.

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  • 37 Days in Yellowstone” by the America’s National Parks Podcast presents the truly captivating story of Truman Everts with equal parts tranquility and suspense similar to The Revenant. Listeners are easily engrossed with the narrator’s natural storytelling cadence and a light score underlying the entire episode. The hosts know the story is worthy of cinematic quality, and they achieve that feat easily within its brief 40 minute runtime. America’s National Parks Podcast succeeds in capturing the natural majesty of their subject matter.

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