The US National Parks
I'm on a mission to visit all 63
I love traveling! It is one of my favorite things to do, and I love seeing new places that I haven’t ever been to before! Today, I’m going to share 63 places I want to visit. Why 63 places, though? That is a strange number! Well, the reason I chose 63 places is because there are 63 National Parks (plus a few possible additional parks waiting for Congress to approve). Simply put, I would like to visit all the National Parks. The National Parks are simply beautiful, and having visited a few before, I’m hungry to visit many more!
First off, why should you visit the national parks? These National Parks are simply stunning! The National Parks have mountains, glaciers, forests, deserts, waterfalls, caves, oceans, wildlife, dunes, volcanoes, and so much more! I love being out in nature, and the National Parks have some of the most stunning scenery. The National Parks display how beautiful this planet really is!
See how beautiful they are with the pictures in the PDF below!
National Parks Photo Gallery PDF
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Second, which National Parks should you visit? Honestly, it doesn’t really matter which ones you visit since they are all beautiful! Nonetheless, there are other factors to consider when deciding which to visit, such as location. Since there are parks in most areas of the USA, you can always spend a day at one if you are already in that area. You could even do multiple parks in one trip, since some are very close to each other (view a map of all the National Parks here). A great resource to help you decide what National Parks to visit is the More Than Just Parks website. Specifically, they do a ranking of all the national parks based off 5 categories: accessibility, recreation, crowds, amenities, and scenery. I found this ranking very useful! There are many other people out there who have suggested great parks to visit, but honestly, I’m sure they are all great! Once inside the park, you have to decide what trails to hike. To help with this, download the All Trails app on the App Store or Google Play to learn more about trails you can hike in the National Parks (and other parks around the US)!
Finally, how are you going to remember which National Parks you have been to and which ones you haven’t been to? To solve this problem, I created a PDF that allows you to record what National Parks you have been to, what state they are located in, and when you visited them.
National Parks Checklist Pdf
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Wow, that was a lot of information, but I hope it helped you learn more about the National Parks and convince you to visit some of them yourself! Post down below in the comments: What National Parks have you visited? Which ones do you want to visit? Have fun exploring!