Since 2000, an average of 25 people have died every year within the Lake Mead National Recreation Area in drowning and boating accidents, according to National Park Service data obtained through a ...

and Great Smoky Mountains National Park in the top three. Lake Mead cracked the top 10 list coming in at 9 with nearly 6 million visitors last year. To check out the full report, click here.

This recreation area provides scenic vistas of Lake Mead and Lake Mohave with more than 700 miles of shoreline and a ... 10 Easy Getaways Read more about The 12 Most-Visited Winter Parks Blog Post The ...

In Nevada, Lake Mead National Recreation Area produced $358 million, far more than Great Basin National Park ($21.8 million) or Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument ($5.5 million).

National Park Service spokesperson Mike Theune pointed out that, even after the drop, Lake Mead is still in the top 10. “Out of 424 units, Lake Mead is currently number nine and accounts for ...

Absent intervention by state wildlife officials, Nevada’s state animal, the desert bighorn sheep, may see its herds thinned ...

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Whether you're hiking, boating or just taking a stroll outside, the great outdoors has its dangers, and that includes the ...

Only Lake Mead National Recreation Area and the Grand Canyon National Park rank higher than Yosemite in number of park deaths with 204 and 134 fatalities, respectively. A third of the deaths at ...

Yosemite National Park’s superintendent Cicely Muldoon will retire next month, according to an internal email she sent to her ...

Lake Mead National Recreation Area is twice the size of Rhode Island and offers plenty of solitude, even when crowded. Lake Mead is Arizona’s busiest park, yet I always seem to find a chunk to ...