I hope everyone is having a safe and healthy summer! With no opportunity to go on international trips, it’s a great time for Americans to stay local and visit their nearby parks.  (International visitors: we’ll see you next year.)

I’ve been updating pages with new map upgrades, adding a few dozen within the last week, with many more to come. I have to say, the National Park Service is getting better and better at publishing visually-pleasing and interesting maps. Take a look at some of the recent map edition updates:

Compare the new Lassen Volcanic National Park brochure map on the left with the old one here. I love the trail mileages and topography; what a difference! View the rest of the maps on the Lassen Volcanic maps page.

We see the same upgrades to the Theodore Roosevelt National Park brochure maps. To the left is the new South Unit map, and here’s the old one. See other updates on the Theodore Roosevelt maps page.

Even the grand ol’ parks like Yellowstone got facelifts! The new map is on the left and the old one is here.  Great job by the NPS maps team! View the rest of them on the Yellowstone maps page.

And at long last, I’ve finally got a new map of all national parks uploaded as well. This one is current as of today, featuring all 419 units.

Those are just a few examples of the many behind-the-scenes map upgrades I’ve made to this site. More to come later! And yes, I will eventually get around to creating some new pages as well — Gateway Arch National Park is feeling left out, I’m sure…