| If you are planning a National Park vacation you | | | | Located in northwestern Wyoming, Grand Teton |
| might want to consider one or a few of these | | | | National Park is home to stunning mountain |
| top 10 National Parks. | | | | scenery and a diverse array of wildlife. |
| There are many National Parks to visit, but the | | | | Great Smoky Mountain National Park |
| parks listed below are the most scenic and most | | | | Ridge upon ridge of endless forest straddle the |
| popular of all the National Parks and recreation | | | | border between North Carolina and Tennessee in |
| areas. | | | | Great Smoky Mountains National Park, one of the |
| I can personally attest to the beauty and | | | | largest National Park areas in the Eastern United |
| grandeur of all 10 of these favorite National Parks. | | | | States. It is also the most visited National Park. |
| They are truly the best natural recreation areas | | | | Mount Rainier National Park |
| the United States has to offer. | | | | Mt Rainier National Park was established in 1899 |
| Spending your vacation in the great outdoors is a | | | | and covers 235,625 acres (97% is designated |
| much better alternative than staying cooped up in | | | | Wilderness). Includes Mount Rainier (14,410'), an |
| a hotel room or visiting touristy theme parks. A | | | | active volcano encased in over 35 square miles of |
| National Park vacation is an incredible way to treat | | | | snow and ice. The park contains outstanding |
| yourself and your family to the beauty of God's | | | | examples of old growth forests and subalpine |
| creation. | | | | meadows. |
| These top 10 National Parks below offer a vast | | | | Petrified Forest National Park |
| array of activities for the entire family. Some of | | | | Petrified Forest National Park is a surprising land of |
| those activities include hiking, biking, camping, rock | | | | scenic wonders and fascinating science. The park |
| climbing, mountain climbing, whitewater rafting, | | | | features one of the world's largest and most |
| tubing, horseback riding, snow skiing, bird watching, | | | | colorful concentrations of petrified wood and the |
| fishing, and much more. | | | | multi-hued badlands known as the Painted Desert. |
| As you can see you will never run out of things | | | | Rocky Mountain National ParkEstablished on |
| to do on your National Park vacation. | | | | January 26, 1915, Rocky Mountain National Park is |
| Here are my top 10 recommended National Parks | | | | a living showcase of the grandeur of the Rocky |
| for your vacation: | | | | Mountains and my favorite National Park vacation |
| Acadia National Park | | | | site. |
| Located on the rugged coast of Maine, Acadia | | | | Yellowstone National ParkIn 1872, President |
| National Park encompasses over 47,000 acres of | | | | Ulysses S. Grant signed a law declaring that |
| granite-domed mountains, woodlands, lakes and | | | | Yellowstone would forever be "dedicated and set |
| ponds, and ocean shoreline. | | | | apart as a public park or pleasuring ground for the |
| Crater Lake National Park | | | | benefit and enjoyment of the people." Maybe one |
| Crater Lake is located in Oregon and is famous | | | | of the most famous National Parks and the home |
| for the intense blue color of its waters and for its | | | | of Old Faithful. |
| spectacular views. There are steep 1,500' to | | | | Yosemite National Park |
| 2,000' drop offs all around the lake...simply | | | | Yosemite National Park embraces a spectacular |
| beautiful. | | | | tract of mountain-and-valley scenery in the Sierra |
| Grand Canyon National Park | | | | Nevada, which was set aside as a national park in |
| The beauty of Grand Canyon is beyond compare. | | | | 1890. Yosemite was made famous by Ansel |
| When you first lay eyes on its magnificence it will | | | | Adams spectacular black and white photography. |
| take your breath away. You are completely | | | | Spending your next vacation in one or many of |
| humbled by its immense beauty and size and | | | | these National Parks will be a treasure and the |
| there is truly no place like it on earth. | | | | memories will certainly last a lifetime. |
| Grand Teton National Park | | | | |