These are the 10 Most Popular National Parks for you to visit in the U.S.
National Park is named for its glacial peaks and valleys, and is most well-known for one of the nation’s best drives, famed Going-to-the-Sun Road. There are over 700 miles of hiking trails, and you can see grizzly bears here .
sits on the Olympic Peninsula, houses several different ecosystems, including old-growth forests and rainforests, draws climbers for its stunning peaks and the glaciers on Mt. Olympus, and has tons of hiking trails throughout the woods and along the Pacific coastline .benefits greatly from its close proximity to Yellowstone, America’s oldest National Park, making a classic two-for-the-price-of-one road trip in one of the most beautiful parts of the nation. It also has an amazing gateway, the fabled cowboy/skiing town of Jackson, full of lodging at all price points, great food and Old West charm. The park is known for iconic views of the Teton mountains and great landscapes. It occupies more than 300,000 acres of lush valleys, mountain meadows, and alpine lakes, with 230 miles of exceptional hiking trails, some of the world’s most renowned fly fishing on the famous Snake River, and wildlife viewing including bison, elk, moose, bears and bighorn sheep .8/7 . Acadia National Park, Maine: The entire coast of Maine is a great tourist attraction and road trip, full of roadside lobster shacks, charming fishing villages and rocky coves, but 47,000-acreand the town of Bar Harbor, both on Mount Desert Island, are its heart. Its signatures include miles of old carriage roads now perfect for bilking or walking, and Cadillac Mountain, the highest point on the East Coast. Many visitors famously hike or drive up the peak early because it is the first place in the country from which you can see the sunrise. You also typically see lots of moose, along with bears, whales and seabirds .The one that started it all, the world’s very first National Park, Yellowstone is famous for lots of things, but as its sits above atop a volcanic hot spot, its signature feature is hot springs and geysers, most notably Old Faithful.is huge at around 3,500-square-miles with both crowded sightseeing roads and largely unvisited wilderness. It’s mostly in Wyoming, out of the same great Jackson gateway as Grand Teton NP but there are entrances in all three states as well as near Cody, Wyoming another charming town brimming with Old West flair. Home to hundreds of animal species, Yellowstone is also a top spot for viewing grizzlies, as well as wolves, bison, antelope and elk .: Located in the Sierra Nevada mountains of Southern California,is the anchor for a classis American road trip that include Los Angeles, Lake Tahoe, Las Vegas and the Grand Canyon, a loop that draws visitors from all over the world. But whichever way you drive it, Yosemite is the heart, anchored by the charming town of Mammoth Hot Springs. Famed photographer Ansel Adams captured imaginations everywhere with his iconic black-and-white Yosemite landscapes, and the park is home to ancient giant sequoia trees and the granite cliffs of El Capitan and Half Dome, among the world’s most famous climbing sites and the setting for the recent Oscar-winning documentary5/4 TIE. Zion NP, Utah:sits in the southwestern corner of the state, relatively near to Las Vegas. The highlight is huge Zion canyon, 2,000 feet deep, with signature steep red cliffs and hiking on its floor and famously in the slot canyons known as The Narrows and The Subway. The Virgin River runs through the park and feeds the Emerald Pools, with waterfalls and hanging gardens. The park also boats very impressive natural rock arches, several of which are famous and iconic images, including Crawford, Kolob and Hidden Arches .Rocky Mountain NP has 415 square miles of spectacular mountain environment. Trail Ridge Road is famously the highest paved road in the U.S., goes over a 12,000 foot pass and I have cycled it, and can attest to the stunning views. The park is popular in summer and winter, has over 300 miles of hiking trails, tons of wildflowers, and is convenient to the utterly charming town and craft beer capital of Fort Collins .... [+]
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