MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — The Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife is warning that spring weather means snakes are going to be found along roadways, hiking trails and backyards across the state....

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A 70-year-old man has died after collapsing while returning from a five-day hike in southeastern Utah, authorities said.

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Grand Canyon National Park plans another four-day period for limited entry and daytime recreational access to some park areas on the South Rim.

MEDORA, N.D. (AP) — A bison had to be put down after injuring a woman visiting the North Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota, the National Park Service said.

PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities used a Phoenix Police Department helicopter to rescue a man bit by a rattlesnake while hiking on South Mountain in the city's mountain preserve Friday.

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — The Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife says a number of hiking trails along some cliffs and overlooks across the state are closed to protect nesting peregrine...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Bureau of Land Management has proposed developing a parking lot and making other changes at one of the most heavily used hiking trails in Bears Ears National Monument in...

SUNSET, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina teenager who fell from a waterfall in a hiking area died of blunt force trauma, officials said.

Nathalie Ann Ospina, 18, was pronounced dead Sunday at...

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A 911 dispatcher who provided CPR instructions for over an hour to a woman whose husband had a medical emergency while hiking in the White Mountains has been honored as a...

STOWE, Vt. (AP) — Two hikers who found themselves stuck in snowy and icy terrain while on a temporarily closed trail in Vermont were rescued.

WEST FORKS, Maine (AP) — A Maine teenager rescued after slipping and falling 30 feet down an embankment near the state's tallest waterfall is recovering.

COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS, Utah (AP) — A man died after falling during a hiking and climbing excursion in Big Cottonwood Canyon in northern Utah, authorities said.

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) — The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is recruiting volunteers to adopt a trail, according to a news release from the park.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Spring is approaching, and that means Tennessee's state parks are scheduling another day of free hikes.

All 56 of Tennessee's state parks will offer Spring Hikes...

CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — California wildlife authorities have euthanized a mountain lion that attacked a 6-year-old girl who had been hiking with her parents.

JARRETTSVILLE, Md. (AP) — A hiker died after he slipped and fell at a state park in Maryland.

Joseph Buxton, 22, of Savage, was hiking with friends Monday at Rocks State Park when he fell...

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner has released a heavily-redacted autopsy report on an Oklahoma man whose remains were found in the Catalina Mountains in...

DUMMERSTON, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont land association is going to be getting some financial help to conserve land in the town of Dummerston and built a trail.

PHOENIX (AP) —

Police in Phoenix say a dead body has been found on a South Mountain hiking trail.

They say a hiker discovered the body of a man Wednesday morning while on the Geronimo...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A trio of backcountry snowboarders were able to safely escape after being caught in an avalanche in Alaska's Chugach National Forest, authorities said.

MIAMI (AP) — An alligator bit an 18-year-old college student who was hiking with a group at the Everglades National Park, officials said.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Skeleton found last fall in California mountains was artist from Japanese internment camp who died on hike in 1945.

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Human remains have been discovered on a Tucson hiking trail, authorities said Tuesday.

Pima County sheriff's deputy James Allerton said investigators are working with...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Several West Virginia state parks and forests are offering free New Year's Day hikes next week.

Hiking is one of the main reasons visitors from inside and outside...

New Hampshire authorities came to the aid of a mother and daughter out hiking who became stranded at a mountain summit due to whiteout conditions.

MOAB, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a man and woman who died last week while hiking in a popular area of Arches National Park in Utah were a couple from California.

MOAB, Utah (AP) — A man and woman died Friday morning while hiking in a popular area of Arches National Park in Utah.

Chief Ranger Scott Brown said a 65-year-old man and 60-year-old woman...

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The medical examiner in Maine has changed a finding that alcoholism played a role in the death of a Massachusetts man who died while hiking the Appalachian Trail.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Hikers, hunters and other people planning to head into the Adirondack backcountry may find some of their favorite trails inaccessible due to extensive damage from the Halloween...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The time to drive down a scenic road at Red Rock Canyon is shifting as the sun sets earlier.

The 13-mile scenic drive at the national conservation area west of the Las Vegas...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Eagle Creek Trail has two new bridges, but it could still be months before it reopens to the public.

The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the U.S. Forest Service...

ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, N.J. (AP) — A man says he and his hiking companion were rescued after they fell off a cliff in New Jersey because the impact spurred his smart watch to call 911.

SALUDA, N.C. (AP) — Authorities in North Carolina have identified a hiker who fell from a waterfall and died over the weekend.

Polk County Emergency Management Director Bobby Arledge...

BOLTON, Conn. (AP) — Hiking and biking enthusiasts are celebrating the completion of 3 miles (5 kilometers) of trails in Connecticut that will link portions of the East Coast Greenway.

ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Zion National Park visitation set records this summer, averaging more than a half-million visitors per month.

The Spectrum newspaper in St. George reports that yearly...

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Two Connecticut lawmakers are calling for a legal bear hunt in the state after a bear knocked a hiker down last weekend.

SOUTHBURY, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut officials say a hiker who was knocked to the ground by a black bear has been treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

JAFFREY, N.H. (AP) — New, heated restrooms at Monadnock State Park will allow for year-round use to address the increase in winter hiking at the park.