Our nation’s National Parks hold much of our country’s best natural scenery. Just about every American has visited a National Park at some point in our lives.
Here’s my list of National Parks that I’ve visited.
For the record, I do not include areas that are managed by the National Park Service but not actually designated as National Parks. Lake Mead National Recreational Area (Nevada/Arizona), Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (Utah), Valles Caldera National Preserve (New Mexico), and Mojave National Preserve (California) are examples.
Ok, here’s the list:
BEEN THERE, DONE THAT
Arches, Utah
Badlands, South Dakota
Bryce Canyon, Utah
Canyonlands, Utah
Channel Islands, California
Crater Lake, Oregon
Death Valley, California
Glacier, Montana
Grand Canyon, Arizona
Grand Teton, Wyoming
Great Basin, Nevada
Great Sand Dunes, Colorado
Joshua Tree, California
Kings/Sequoia, California
Mesa Verde, Colorado
Petrified Forest, Arizona
Redwoods, California
White Sands, New Mexico
Wind Cave, South Dakota
Yellowstone, Wyoming
Yosemite, California
Zion, Utah
BUCKET LIST
Big Bend, Texas
Olympic, Washington
Everglades, Florida
Denali, Alaska
THE REST
Acadia, Maine
Biscayne, Florida
Black Canyon of Gunnison, Colorado
Capitol Reef, Utah
Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico
Congaree, South Carolina
Cuyahoga Valley, Ohio
Dry Tortuga, Florida
Gates of the Arctic, Alaska
Glacier Bay, Alaska
Guadalupe Mountains, Texas
Haleakala, Hawaii
Hawaii Volcanoes, Hawaii
Isle Royale, Michigan
Katmai, Alaska
Kenai Fjords, Alaska
Lassen Volcanic, California
Mt. Rainier, Washington
North Cascades, Washington
Pinnacles, California
Rocky Mountain, Colorado
Saguaro, Arizona
Shenandoah, Virginia
Smoky Mountains, Tennessee
Voyageurs, Minnesota
