Hosted by two friends who share a passion for public lands and a fascination with what can go wrong there, each week hosts Danielle and Cassie explore the darker side of our National Parks. But it isn’t always chills and thrills. By utilizing storytelling as a form of environmental stewardship, they hope listeners will be inspired to take a walk into the wild to create meaningful adventures of their own.
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Trail Tales 101: Arm Funerals, Scottish Fairies & Coins from the Beyond
Today’s stories include being stalked on the Highway of Tears, lights over the lake, ghost grammies, arm funerals, Scottish fairies & coins from the beyond. Outsiders Onl
Sep 10 54 min
The Most Hated Man in Yellowstone: Yellowstone National Park
It’s hard to get an entire National Park to hate you … unless your name is EC Waters. Considered one of the most despised men to have ever stepped foot in Yellowstone, Wa
Sep 7 1 h 14 min
The U.S. Forest Service’s Deadliest Aviation Disaster: Nez Perce National Forest
In June 1979, a group of U.S. Forest Service employees and volunteers
boarded a routine flight into the remote Idaho backcountry to begin
another summer season at the M
Aug 31 1 h 11 min
National Park After Dark X Red Handed: Louisiana Style
This week we are teaming up with the UK Queens of True Crime - Hannah and Suruthi of Red Handed! Today’s theme is Louisiana, and we all come with stories from the Bayou S
Aug 27 1 h 02 min
Real People. Real Crimes. | Introducing CRIMES OF REDDIT
Reddit is an endless archive of humanity’s most disturbing, bizarre, and deeply human stories. If you love going down internet rabbit holes, you are going to love CRIMES
Aug 25 6 min
The Family Annihilator: Great Smoky Mountains National Park
On March 1st, 1976 William Bradford Bishop Jr. bludgeoned his mother, wife, and three young sons to death in their Bethesda, Maryland home. He drove their bodies to North
Aug 24 1 h 10 min
Leaving Earth to Join the Aliens: North Cowichan Municipal Forest Reserve
In November 1980, Granger Taylor vanished after leaving a note claiming he was departing on a 42-month journey aboard an alien spacecraft and was never seen again. What f
Aug 17 56 min
Trail Tales 100: Popping P***y in Glacier, Trails of Horror, & Night Vision Ghosts
Today’s stories include p***y popping in Glacier, trails of horror, night vision ghosts, life saving shadow people & a horse named Miracle. Outsiders Only bonus stories a
Aug 13 1 h 00 min
Pups in the Parks: Man’s Best Friend in America’s Best Idea
From conservation assistants, celebrities, protectors, and public educators - dogs have done it all in National Parks. Today we honor the stories of incredible canines wh
Aug 10 1 h 17 min
Die or Amputate Your Arm: Canyonlands National Park
In 2003, Aron Ralston became trapped beneath an 800-pound boulder in Utah's Blue John Canyon after setting out alone without telling anyone where he was going. After 127
Aug 3 1 h 21 min
Trail Tales 99: Bike Heists, Scubavangelists & Camping Gone Wong
Today’s stories include scubavangelists, cave proposals, bike heists, and camping gone wrong. Outsiders Only bonus stories available for Patreon and Apple Subscribers!
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Jul 30 1 h 12 min
The Colorado Cannibal: Gunnison National Forest
In April of 1874, Alfred Packer stumbled out of the Colorado wilderness after months spent missing. Initially claiming his five companions had died in harsh winter condit
Jul 27 1 h 22 min
The Deadly Hunt for the Lost Dutchman Mine: Tonto National Forest
When a dying prospector revealed the secret of a hidden gold mine deep within Arizona's Superstition Mountains, he ignited a mystery that has lured people to their deaths
Today’s stories include spooky sleuths, tentacle bunnies, satisfying curses, bully grouse, and shaming monkey owners. Outsiders Only bonus stories available for Patreon a
Jul 16 1 h 02 min
What Happened to Sheila Kearns? Mount Rainier National Park
In the fall of 1996, 43 year old Sheila Kearns had just finished her first summer season working in Mount Rainier and was excited to begin a winter season in the park she
Jul 13 52 min
The Cog Railway Disaster: White Mountain National Forest
Mount Washington became the location of one of the deadliest accidents in American Railroad history in 1967. Home to the world's first Cog Railway, a routine descent turn
Jul 6 57 min
Trail Tales 97: Hot Cowboys, Cold Nights & Bathroom Ghosts
Today’s stories include cold camping, hot cowboys, haunted first dates, high evacuations, bathroom ghosts, and a bad night in the Badlands. Outsiders Only bonus stories a
Jul 2 1 h 04 min
The Mysterious Death of Mostly Harmless: Big Cypress National Reserve
In July of 2018, two hikers in Big Cypress National Preserve stumbled across a deceased camper. The man was emaciated, surrounded with food and cash but no form of identi
Jun 29 1 h 23 min
The Grizzly Mauling That Changed Yellowstone National Park
In June 1972, 23-year-old Harry Walker left Alabama for the adventure of a lifetime. Days after arriving in Yellowstone National Park, he was killed by a grizzly bear. Ha
Jun 22 1 h 21 min
Trail Tales 96 ft. LGBTQ Outdoors
Today’s stories includes campsite sabotage, bigfoot gaslighting, Yosemite Valley spookiness, type 3 fun, finding belonging, and titanic-ing in Voyageurs National Park. Ou
Jun 18 1 h 11 min
Chart positions
Where National Park After Dark ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Sep 10, 2026).
A curated, balanced selection of Apple Podcasts reviews.
I’ve been listening to this podcast for a little while now and have mostly enjoyed it. The unsolved murder mysteries are the best and the latest one about the Pilgrim family in Wrangell-St Elias had me on the edge of my seat! Even a little of the paranormal can be a fun diversion at times. I don’t like that there are so many subscriber-only episodes, but I also understand they’re trying to make money. However, I was shocked when I pulled up the latest episode that I had been waiting for — the second part about the Pilgrim family only to find out it’s subscriber-only. I get you’d like people to have the paid subscription to your podcast, but any leanings I had in that direction are now gone.
NP Tim · Dec 2024
I’ve listened to at least 40-50 episodes, and a lot of the older ones are great. The past year or so, the episodes are far too saturated with ads and plugs for their merch/patreon/events. I understand that is part of building a brand and business, but it’s over the top at this point. The hosts also get off topic consistently and take about 10 minutes to actually start talking about the story they are telling.
ShadyPines89 · Dec 2024
My girlfriend actually told me about this podcast because we are the type that are into paranormal/mystery podcasts. I have to say you two do an awesome job at mixing in history, folklore, mystery, and tragedy. I will admit some times the episode can hit harder than others but I still enjoy every minute.
Darkone88123 · Dec 2024
I love this show and these ladies so much. I have listened from the very beginning and have enjoyed every episode so much. I love the outdoors but don’t do much adventuring, however, you don’t need to, to enjoy this podcast. I love learning about the history of national parks and so much more. Thank you for all that you do and share with us all!
kacienc · Dec 2024
I’ve been listening to this pod for a few years now. If I were reviewing them 1-2 years ago, I probably would have given them a 4 star rating. The topics they used to cover were fascinating and I am in love with our Nation Parks so this was naturally a good fit for me. However, in recent months/the past year, I feel as though their focus has drifted to more spiritual nonsense and other topics that I could not care less about. Essentially, if you are enamored by the personalities of the hosts, I think you will enjoy this pod. I cannot say I ever really loved their personas. Their utter lack of historical knowledge coupled with their often times unnatural scripted delivery has really sullied this pod for me. I know pods are scripted but I don’t like when it feels like they’re reading their notes to me. In between the scripted readings, they genuinely connect and share anecdotes that can be enjoyable. So, if you identify or truly enjoy their personalities, I think you’ll still love this pod. But it you aren’t fully on board, it can feel tedious at times.
Thobbs3 · Nov 2024
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