Hikers and environmentalists are at each other's throats on TikTok over rock stacking and whether it's harmful to local ecosystems. Videos went from poses next to rock cairns to dramatically knocking ...

Some Texas park officials want people to stop stacking rocks in state parks. They say it disturbs the wildlife habitats there. Rock stacking may seem like a wholesome way to leave your mark on a trail ...

Rock piles have proliferated on hiking trails in recent years, irking conservationists. Stuart Cox has been applying his boot to the issue. By Isabella Kwai Reporting from London Towers of rocks, ...

I've seen them, and I'm sure you have, too. Rocks are stacked and balanced in various formations on hiking trails, beaches, and in deserts. There's actually something artful about it and very Zen.

Building a cairn, AKA: rock stacking, sounds like a beautiful way to commune with nature and unwind. The process doesn't involve anything more than collecting rocks of various sizes and then stacking ...

PARADISE, MICH. -- Tahquamenon Falls State Park is reminding visitors that the seemingly innocent act of stacking rocks in nature is actually harmful to the environment. “Thank you for being ...

YOSEMITE, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Have you ever passed a tower of rocks perfectly balanced on one another while hiking and felt the urge to knock it over? Depending on where you are, that might not be ...

Just like carving initials into a tree, leaving behind trash in a campground, or spray-painting your name on a rock face, do not stack the rocks. Sometimes called cairns, these rock stacks are often ...

On a mild Saturday morning in March, I wound my way west from Austin through the Hill Country along Texas Highway 29, took a left through downtown Llano, the barbecue haven and “Deer Capital of Texas, ...

Rock stacking may seem like a wholesome way to leave your mark on a trail. Known as rock cairns, they've been used as navigational guides and memorials in parks and by rivers. But some park officials ...