Spanning 1.5 million acres across central Missouri, Mark Twain National Forest is the crown jewel of free camping in the Show-Me State. This national forest offers countless free campsites and ...

On June 14 and June 19, the USDA Forest Service will waive standard amenity fees for all visitors to national forest and grassland day-use areas. Saturday, June 14 celebrates National Get Outdoors Day ...

Coconino National Forest wants to increase some day-use, camping and boating fees across ... If approved, it would mark the latest example of outdoor recreation in Arizona getting pricier.

When your livelihood is on line Those who work outdoors face some of the highest risks for tick exposure. Occupations like military service, park management, landscaping and environmental sciences ...

An online fundraiser for Whitney Decker raised more than $1 million, and friends Amy Edwards, who taught the girls in a theater program called “Short Shakespeareans,” and Mark ... camping area, which ...

By comparison, Justin Kaplan’s penetrating 1966 biography, “Mr. Clemens and Mark Twain,” which won both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, came in at a brisk 424 pages.

Campgrounds on the Black Hills National Forest will open Friday, May 17 for first-come first-served camping. Campsites that have been reserved will be available for use beginning Wednesday ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. “Mark Twain” By Ron Chernow Penguin Press, 1,200 pages, $45 Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ron Chernow is known for ...

I forgot to put in the yacht race!” At 1,174 pages, Ron Chernow’s “Mark Twain” is essentially the same length as “War and Peace,” but seemingly nothing has been overlooked or left out.

Forest Lake State Forest Campground in Michigan's Upper Peninsula will close permanently on June 9. The closure is due to the state's leased property becoming bank-owned after foreclosure.

His book about Alexander Hamilton was adapted into a hit Broadway musical. Now, in “Mark Twain,” Chernow turns to the life of the author and humorist who became one of the 19th century’s ...

“The goal was initially to look at the causal factors that would put a campground at greater risk for grizzly bear incidents,” said Marna Daley, Gallatin National Forest public affairs office ...