2026-11959: EXPLORE Act Mandated Wilderness Climbing Guidance for National Park Service
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The National Park Service (NPS) announces the availability of draft guidance governing the management of climbing activities in wilderness areas in the National Park System, as mandated by the EXPLORE Act Section 122 (Protecting America's Rock Climbing). Comments are now being accepted from the public, and local, State, Tribal, and Federal agencies.
The agency’s own summary, as published.
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