National parks
🎿 Skiing & Riding
5 parks for skiing & riding
Top rated for every activity
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HikingZion
UTAngels Landing, The Narrows and Observation Point
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BackpackingGrand Canyon
AZRim-to-rim across the canyon, camping at Phantom Ranch or Bright Angel
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CampingGrand Teton
WYLakeside campgrounds right under the Teton Range
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Glacier Bay
AKPaddle among calving tidewater glaciers and humpback whales
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Grand Canyon
AZThe Colorado River through the canyon: the classic multi-day trip
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Grand Teton
WYGlassy mornings on String and Leigh lakes
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BoatingVoyageurs
MNHouseboats and island campsites across the big lakes
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FishingYellowstone
WY, MT, IDNative cutthroat trout in the Yellowstone and Lamar rivers
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Rock ClimbingYosemite
CAEl Capitan and Half Dome: the birthplace of big-wall climbing
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MountaineeringMount Rainier
WAGlaciated 14,410 ft summit, the standard US training ground
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Grand Teton
WYWorld-class backcountry lines in the Tetons
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Yellowstone
WY, MT, IDGroomed trails past steaming geyser basins in winter
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Crater Lake
ORRanger-led snowshoe walks on the caldera rim
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Ice ClimbingRocky Mountain
COFrozen gullies and falls around Loch Vale
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BikingCanyonlands
UTThe White Rim Road: 100 miles of desert riding
View Canyonlands →- Horseback Riding
Grand Canyon
AZMule rides into the canyon from the rims
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SwimmingVirgin Islands
VITrunk Bay and Cinnamon Bay's calm Caribbean water
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Snorkeling & DivingDry Tortugas
FLHealthy coral and sea life right off the fort's moat wall
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CavingMammoth Cave
KYThe world's longest known cave system
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Yellowstone
WY, MT, IDWolves, bison and grizzlies in the Lamar and Hayden valleys
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StargazingBig Bend
TXSome of the darkest skies in the lower 48
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Glacier
MTGoing-to-the-Sun Road over Logan Pass
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PhotographyArches
UTDelicate Arch and the Windows at sunset
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