I love to visit the National Parks. There is so much beauty to behold. They are all unique in their own way. I love to hike and get out into nature when I can and most of these parks have great hiking. I hope to visit more in the future and add to my list.
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My top favorite. There is beauty everywhere you look. I have so many framed pictures on my walls from this trip. Lots of great hiking as well. Waterfalls, lakes, wildlife, hiking, mountain views, colored water….truly astounding!
Glacier National Park
Beautiful Scenery. Tall waterfalls, Mountains all around. Hiking for days.
Yosemite National Park
Exceptionally beautiful in the Autumn. So many mountain views, waterfalls, great hikes, etc. No fees to get in.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Beautiful views and rock formations. Lovely scenery. Great hikes. Hot in the summer!
Zion National Park
One of the most unique places to visit. So many arches of all shapes and designs.
Arches National Park
This park has it all. Mountains, geysers, diverse wildlife, waterfalls, canyons, rivers, hiking, etc. Nothing like it.
Yellowstone National Park
Maine! Nothing like watching the sunset and moonrise from the top of Cadillac Mountain! Beautiful scenery, lighthouses too.
Acadia National Park
One of the most well known. The most beautiful canyon I've ever seen. It goes on and on and on. So many vista points.
Grand Canyon
Very unique rock formations. Some nice hiking among the hoodoos.
Bryce Canyon
This one is on my bucket list and I have yet to visit.
Rocky Mountain National Park
From the mountains to the beaches. Hike Hurricane Ridge and explore Ruby Beach. Check out the HOH forest.
Olympic National Park
The biggest trees I've ever seen. Unreal.
Sequoia National Park
I have never seen water so blue. It is beautiful!
Crater Lake
These striped mountains are so pretty!
Badlands National Park
The colors of the waters is so beautiful! Mountain scenery is gorgeous.
North Cascades National Park
A beautiful drive with so many vista points. Lots of hikes.
Shenandoah National Park (U.S. National Park Service)
The river, gorge and bridge are so nice to see. There are some waterfalls as well.
New River Gorge National Park & Preserve (U.S. ...
Check out all the underground views and cool off during the summertime.
Mammoth Cave National Park (U.S. ...
It is such a unique ride to the top to check out the views. The gateway to the West.
Gateway Arch National Park
These sawtooth mountains are stunning! Wildlife, waterfalls and great hiking here.
Grand Teton National Park (U.S. National ...
Beautiful canyons! So many to see.
Canyonlands National Park
A great place to visit and check out all the scenery.
Capitol Reef National Park
The trees are so tall. I love watching the fog filter through!
Redwood National and State Parks
When I visited it was so foggy I couldn't see the visitors center from the parking lot, but I hear there is great hiking. The mountain looked beautiful from Seattle.
Mount Rainier National Park
Banff is one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen. Everywhere you look there are stunning views. You run out of descriptive words to define them.
Banff National Park
Just above Glacier National Park in the US is the Canadian counterpart. It is so lovely to visit! I loved renting ebikes and riding around to see it all.
Waterton Lakes National Park of Canada
Stunning scenery and amazing wildlife. I saw my first grizzly bear here.
Jasper National Park - Parks Canada
Between Banff and Jasper is this beautiful highway with so many glaciers. There are many places to stop along the way and take in the scenery.
