An inconspicuous free-standing arch that spans the famous Spruce Tree House cliff dwelling at Mesa Verde National Park is secured by 60-year-old bolts and is threatening to collapse.

But the growing crowds at Mesa Arch aren't an isolated phenomenon. All across the country, more people are flocking to national parks and public lands with smartphones in their hands.

If you hike the 0.6 miles to Mesa Arch to catch the sunrise (pictured), you won't be alone, as it's on every outdoor photographer's bucket list. But on most other hikes in this park, ...

Whether you're looking for the perfect photo at Mesa Arch or hoping to see some of the 273 bird species in the park, there are plenty of reasons to visit Canyonlands National Park.

CANYONLANDS NATIONAL PARK, UTAH — The dark blue, predawn sky was just beginning to brighten over Mesa Arch — a once-hidden gem in southern Utah — as Jonathan Zhang frantically set up his ...

MOAB, UTAH—Apparently there’s a path guiding the way, but you’d never know it. There’s a cliff somewhere in the distance, too. It plummets hundreds of feet. In this darkness, you wouldn ...

Mesa Arch is in Canyonlands National Park and a staple of desktop wallpapers There is nothing anyone can do about this - the arches are created and destroyed by erosion. It's the natural order.

“My husband, Bob, and I went on a hiking and sightseeing trip to Utah in mid-April,” Marsha Bjorkholm of Henrico County wrote in her email. “We visited five national parks ...