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🦬 Wildlife Watching

Best at dawn and dusk. Keep 25 yards from most wildlife, 100 from bears and wolves.

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54 parks for wildlife watching

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MEAcadiaGranite coastline, carriage roads and Cadillac Mountain sunrises.SDBadlandsThe rugged beauty of the Badlands draws visitors from around the world.TXBig BendThere is a place in Far West Texas where night skies are dark as coal and rivers carve temple-like canyons in ancient limestone.FLBiscayneWithin sight of Miami, yet worlds away, Biscayne protects a rare combination of aquamarine waters, emerald islands, and fish-bejeweled coral reefs.COBlack Canyon Of The GunnisonBig enough to be overwhelming, yet still intimate enough to feel the pulse of time.UTBryce CanyonHoodoos (irregular columns of rock) exist on every continent, but here is the largest concentration found anywhere on Earth.UTCapitol ReefLocated in south-central Utah in the heart of red rock country, Capitol Reef National Park is a hidden treasure filled with cliffs, canyons, domes, and bridges in the Waterpocket Fold, a geologic monocline (a wrinkle on the earth) extending almost 100 miles..NMCarlsbad CavernsHigh ancient sea ledges, deep rocky canyons, flowering cactus, and desert wildlife—treasures above the ground in the Chihuahuan Desert.CAChannel IslandsChannel Islands National Park encompasses five remarkable islands and their ocean environment, preserving and protecting a wealth of natural and cultural resources.AZChiricahuaExplore rhyolite pinnacles and balanced rocks on foot or by car.ORCrater LakeCrater Lake inspires awe.OHCuyahoga ValleyThough a short distance from the urban areas of Cleveland and Akron, Cuyahoga Valley National Park seems worlds away.CADeath ValleyIn this below-sea-level basin, steady drought and record summer heat make Death Valley a land of extremes.AKDenali National Park & PreserveDenali is six million acres of wild land, bisected by one ribbon of road.FLDry TortugasAlmost 70 miles (113 km) west of Key West lies the remote Dry Tortugas National Park.FLEvergladesEstablished in 1947 as the first national park created for its biodiversity, Everglades National Park protects 1.5 million acres of wetland, forest, and marine habitats and the native plants and animals that call it home.AKGlacier Bay National Park & PreserveCovering 3.3 million acres of rugged mountains, dynamic glaciers, temperate rainforest, wild coastlines and deep sheltered fjords, Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve is known as Homeland to the Huna and Yakutat Lingít, and is a highlight of Alaska's Inside Passage.MTGlacierCrown of the Continent: alpine lakes, glaciers and Going-to-the-Sun Road.AZGrand CanyonA mile deep and 277 river miles long, carved by the Colorado River.WYGrand TetonJagged peaks rising straight out of Jackson Hole, with lakes at their feet.NVGreat BasinFrom the 13,063-foot summit of Wheeler Peak to the sagebrush-covered foothills, Great Basin National Park hosts a sample of the incredible diversity of the larger Great Basin region.COGreat Sand Dunes National Park & PreserveThe tallest dunes in North America are the centerpiece in a diverse landscape of grasslands, wetlands, forests, alpine lakes, and tundra.NCGreat Smoky MountainsAncient mountains, misty ridges and the most biodiversity of any national park.TXGuadalupe MountainsCome experience mountains and canyons, desert and dunes, night skies and spectacular vistas within a place unlike any other.HIHawaiʻi VolcanoesHawai‘i Volcanoes National Park protects some of the most unique geological, biological, and cherished cultural landscapes in the world.ARHot SpringsHot Springs National Park has a rich cultural past.INIndiana DunesLake Michigan's might has influenced Indiana Dunes for millennia.MIIsle RoyaleExplore a rugged, isolated island far from our connected communities.CAJoshua TreeTwo distinct desert ecosystems, the Mojave and the Colorado, come together in Joshua Tree National Park.AKKatmai National Park & PreserveA landscape is alive underneath our feet, filled with creatures that remind us what it is to be wild.AKKenai FjordsAt the edge of the Kenai Peninsula lies a land where the ice age lingers.AKKobuk ValleyCaribou, sand dunes, the Kobuk River, Onion Portage - just some of the facets of Kobuk Valley National Park.AKLake Clark National Park & PreserveLake Clark National Park and Preserve is a land of stunning beauty.CALassen VolcanicLassen Volcanic National Park is home to steaming fumaroles, meadows freckled with wildflowers, clear mountain lakes, and numerous volcanoes.KYMammoth CaveRolling hills, deep river valleys, and the world's longest known cave system.COMesa VerdeFor over 700 years, the Ancestral Pueblo people built thriving communities on the mesas and in the cliffs of Mesa Verde.WAMount RainierAscending to 14,410 feet above sea level, Mount Rainier stands as an icon in the Washington landscape.ASNational Park of American SamoaThe National Park of American Samoa invites you to discover the vibrant culture and stunning landscapes of the South Pacific.NYNational Parks of New York HarborThese 12 sites preserve more than 400 years of American history! We invite you to explore the past and investigate its relevance in our lives today.WVNew River Gorge National Park & PreserveA rugged, whitewater river flowing northward through deep canyons, the New River is among the oldest rivers on the continent.WAOlympicTemperate rainforest, wild Pacific coast and glaciated peaks in one park.AZPetrified ForestA landscape where deep time lies fully on display, Petrified Forest National Park blends colorful badlands, vast grasslands, and one of the world’s largest and most vivid collections of petrified wood.CAPinnaclesAround 23 million years ago, a series of volcanic eruptions shaped the landscape that is now Pinnacles National Park.CORocky MountainTundra, 14,259-foot Longs Peak and Trail Ridge Road.CASequoia & Kings CanyonHuge mountains, rugged foothills, deep canyons, vast caverns, and the world’s largest trees exemplify the diversity of landscapes, life, and beauty here.VAShenandoahJust 75 miles from the bustle of Washington, D.C., Shenandoah National Park is a land bursting with cascading waterfalls, spectacular vistas, fields of wildflowers, and quiet wooded hollows.NDTheodore RooseveltWhen Theodore Roosevelt came to Dakota Territory to hunt bison in 1883, he was a skinny, young, spectacled dude from New York.VIVirgin IslandsGo beyond Virgin Islands National Park's stunning white-sand beaches.MNVoyageursVoyageurs National Park spans 218,000 acres of lakes, forests, and streams in northern Minnesota.SDWind CaveWind Cave National Park protects two very different worlds - one deep within the earth, the other a sunlit world of many resources.AKWrangell - St Elias National Park & PreserveWrangell-St.IDYellowstoneThe world's first national park: geysers, hot springs, bison and wolves.CAYosemiteGranite walls, giant sequoias and some of the tallest waterfalls in North America.UTZionSandstone cliffs, slot canyons and the Virgin River.

Routes

🥾Jordan Pond PathAcadia · 3.3 mi · 50 ft · easy 🥾Jenny Lake LoopGrand Teton · 7.5 mi · 500 ft · moderate

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