National Park After Dark

Hosted by two friends who share a passion for the outdoors and a fascination with what can go wrong

Episodes

Total: 290

On July 17th, 1944 the worst home front disaster of WWII unfolded in an instant when a munitions bas

281: Trail Tales 64

4d ago

Today’s stories include check ins from the other side, underwater close calls, man ghosts, cases of

The area that is now Biscayne National Park was once considered a wasteland and worthless - but the

Jake Haendel has been handed a death sentence. He has a terminal progressive disease that's eating a

Jake Haendel has been handed a death sentence. He has a terminal progressive disease that's eating a

In April of 2010, a young woman from Colorado was living her dream in Asia. At the tail end of her f

278: Trail Tales 63

2025/1/30

Today’s stories include ghostly gossip, nature soup, weird places, cursed stories, hellos and goodby

277: NPAD Turns FOUR

2025/1/27

It’s our birthday (or, anniversary)! Four years ago this week we released out very first episode wit

When Jordan and Cody met each other they quickly fell in love and tied the knot. But when Cody disap

275: Trail Tales 62

2025/1/16

Today’s stories include acts of love, stiff pants, angry neighbors camp ghosts, Gila monsters and co

The Birthplace of Jazz, NOLA, The Big Easy - no matter how you know it, New Orleans is world renowne

Margarett McFaddin Harritt and Joel Polson sparked an unlikely friendship that lead them to plan a t

Director Andrew Kightlinger joins NPAD to give us all a glimpse into the making of the much anticipa

Today we are joined by Leitah Mkhabela of the Black Mambas - the world's first officially formed, re

In March of 1973, Holly and Gerald Fitzgerald were lost, starving and on the brink of death in the m

269: Trail Tales 61

2024/12/19

Today’s stories include boat explosions, unexpected friends, questionable decisions doggie miracles,

Today we follow Elishaba and Jerusalem’s escape through the unforgiving terrain of Wrangell - St. El

When the Pilgrim family ventured to the remote Alaska town of McCarthy, they were in search of a sim

266: Trail Tales 60

2024/12/5

Today’s stories include cursed stories, near death experiences, whistles in the forest, haunted babi

In August of 1976, twin brother Jim and Jack Weiner and their friends Chuck Rak and Charlie Flotz em