Public forests belong to you and me. But 1,793 acres of our state’s national forest have just been slashed and burned.

The Haoe Fire, which is burning in the Nantahala National Forest, has spread to approximately 500 acres and 0% containment.

To celebrate, Campspot, a Grand Rapids-based booking platform for private campgrounds, dug into traveler data to reveal the 15 most-searched National Parks for 2025. The ranking is based on check-in ...