Events calendar

Parachute Shield Tour

Great Basin National Park

Jun 12 8:30 am – 9:30 am

Duration: 60 minutes Distance: 0.6 miles / 1.3 kilometers Total Stairs: 0 Difficulty: Moderate. Tour goers will be on their feet for the entire tour. Only the Inscription Room has seating. White Nose Syndrome Screening is mandatory on all cave tours...

Jun 12 8:30 am – 5:00 pm

Talented students from all over California created art and poetry for the California Coastal Commission's annual Art and Poetry Contest. Pieces that won or received an honorable mention in 2025 are on display in the Channel Islands National Park...

Self-Guided Mission Tours

Tumacácori National Historical Park

Jun 12 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

9:00 am-5:00 pm daily, year-round. Available in multiple formats (audio, digital, or paper) a variety of routes can be explored through the mission grounds.

Lehman Caves Visitor Center Porch Talk

Great Basin National Park

Jun 12 9:00 am – 9:30 am

Join a ranger on the Lehman Caves Visitor Center porch to explore various topics about Great Basin National Park.

Great Basin Visitor Center Patio Talk

Great Basin National Park

Jun 12 9:30 am – 10:00 am

Join a park ranger outside the Great Basin Visitor Center for a 30-minute program exploring various aspects of Great Basin National Park. Topics vary.

Guided Hikes on the Islands

Channel Islands National Park

Jun 12 10:00 am – 11:00 am

On days that the concessionaire boats run to the islands, guided hikes may be offered by national park rangers, volunteers, or concessionaire naturalists. If they are not available to lead hikes, self-guided interpretive trail booklets are available...

Tours of President Johnson's Boyhood Home

Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park

Jun 12 10:00 am – 10:30 am

Daily tours of the Boyhood Home explore Lyndon Johnson's childhood growing up in the rural, 1920s town of Johnson City, Texas. Tours start at the National Park Visitor Center in Johnson City at 100 Ladybird Lane.

Ancestral Sites Trail Guided Walk

Pecos National Historical Park

Jun 12 10:00 am – 11:00 am

Pecos Pueblo sits at the site of a unique ecological and cultural crossroads. Join a park ranger on this tour to lear n a bout the Ancestral Pueblo , Spanish Colonial history, and the importance of this site to communities today . The tour begins at...

Trash Clean-up Canoe Trip

Big Thicket National Preserve

Jun 12 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Help keep our waters beautiful as you canoe! Volunteer with us as you paddle along a scenic waterway inside Big Thicket National Preserve. Learn canoe skills, enjoy the beauty, and help keep our waterways clean by picking up trash along the way. We...

Geology Talk

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park

Jun 12 10:00 am – 10:30 am

How did the Black Canyon form? What kinds of rocks are these? Discover answers to these and other questions about this deep, steep, and narrow canyon. Meet at Pulpit Rock Overlook at 10:00 am. 20-30 minutes. May be cancelled due to staffing changes...

Gothic Palace Lantern Tour

Great Basin National Park

Jun 12 10:00 am – 10:30 am

The Gothic Palace Lantern Tour takes visitors into the beautiful and bizarre first room of Lehman Caves by lanternlight.

Ranger Program

Chaco Culture National Historical Park

Jun 12 10:00 am – 11:00 am

Join a park ranger for a program or guided walk and learn more about a variety of topics about Chaco Culture National Historical Park. Specific topics, locations, and length of program time are dependent on the ranger giving the program; please...

Ranger Guided Tour of Mission San José

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park

Jun 12 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Join our guided walks led by a National Park Ranger at Mission San José.Daily 10:00 am and 11:00 am (weather permitting).Each tour is limited to 50 people. First come, first served daily.San José guided walks begin at the Visitor Center at Mission...

Guided Tour of the Reconstructed Fort

Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site

Jun 12 11:00 am – 12:15 pm

During the summer of 2025, guided tours of the fort will occur at 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. on Saturdays. On Sundays, Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays, guided tours will be available at 11:00 a.m. only. Each tour will last approximately 75 minutes and begin...

Ranger Guided Tour of Mission San José

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park

Jun 12 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Join our guided walks led by a National Park Ranger at Mission San José.Daily 10:00 am and 11:00 am (weather permitting).Each tour is limited to 50 people. First come, first served daily.San José guided walks begin at the Visitor Center at Mission...

Jun 12 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm

Wagons and cowboys and Hollywood, oh my! On this ranger-guided tour, learn about the Santa Fe Trail and area ranching, with stops at the Trading Post and historic Forked Lightning Ranch House . This tour requires limited walking , but extended...

Ranger Program

Chaco Culture National Historical Park

Jun 12 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Join a park ranger for a program or guided walk and learn more about a variety of topics about Chaco Culture National Historical Park. Specific topics, locations, and length of program time are dependent on the ranger giving the program; please...

Ranger Program

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park

Jun 12 2:30 pm – 3:15 pm

Visit the Visitor Center at Mission San José to explore a mission topic with a park ranger.

Ranger's Choice Talk

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park

Jun 12 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Join a park ranger to explore one of the fascinating stories of Black Canyon, from human history to plants to wildlife. Stop by the South Rim Visitor Center for daily topics and locations. Program may be cancelled due to staffing changes or bad...

Big Medicine: York Outdoors documentary screening

Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail

Jun 12 5:45 pm – 8:30 pm

Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail in partnership with NEW Multimedia presents a special screening of the 30-minute documentary, Big Medicine: York Outdoors at The Union for Contemporary Art in Omaha, Nebraska. Big Medicine: York Outdoors...

Guided Hike: Piedras Marcadas Canyon

Petroglyph National Monument

Jun 12 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Join us for a hike at Piedras Marcadas Canyon! These weekly hikes focus on the history, the geology, and the petroglyphs along this 1.9 mile hike. Binoculars are recommended. Bring water, sunscreen, warm layers, and comfortable shoes for a flat...

Fossils of Curecanti

Curecanti National Recreation Area

Jun 12 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Drop in anytime between 7:00-8:30pm to experience fossil life here at Curecanti.

Bat Flight Program

Carlsbad Caverns National Park

Jun 12 7:15 pm – 11:59 pm

Please join us for the free Bat Flight Program (April through October), an evening ranger talk about bats prior to their flight. No reservations are required for this program that occurs every evening from April through October. The program takes...

Astronomy Program

Great Basin National Park

Jun 12 8:30 pm – 10:30 pm

Great Basin National Park offers astronomy programs in the park at the Astronomy Amphitheater each Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday during the summer and fall. Programs consist of a 30 minute Ranger Presentation followed by roughly 1 hour and 30...

Night Hike

Carlsbad Caverns National Park

Jun 12 8:30 pm – 11:59 pm

This is a 1.5 mile (2.4 km) round trip hike along an unimproved trail, marked only by stick posts and rock piles in low-light conditions. Sharp-pointed plants with thorns are very common along the trail with a slight but rocky slope.

Balancing Recreation and Conservation

Curecanti National Recreation Area

Jun 12 8:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Join a ranger to explore how Curecanti protects this landscape of recreation.