National Park Vacation Adventures

If you are planning a National Park vacation youLocated in northwestern Wyoming, Grand Teton
might want to consider one or a few of theseNational Park is home to stunning mountain
top 10 National Parks listed below.scenery and a diverse array of wildlife.
There are many National Parks to visit, but theGreat Smoky Mountain National Park
parks listed below are the most scenic and mostRidge upon ridge of endless forest straddle the
popular of all the National Parks and recreationborder between North Carolina and Tennessee in
areas.Great Smoky Mountains National Park, one of the
I can personally attest to the beauty andlargest 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 areasMount 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 aand covers 235,625 acres (97% is designated
much better alternative than staying cooped up inWilderness). Includes Mount Rainier (14,410'), an
a hotel room or visiting touristy theme parks. Aactive volcano encased in over 35 square miles of
National Park vacation is an incredible way to treatsnow and ice. The park contains outstanding
yourself and your family to the beauty of God'sexamples of old growth forests and subalpine
creation.meadows.
These top 10 National Parks below offer a vastPetrified Forest National Park
array of activities for the entire family. Some ofPetrified Forest National Park is a surprising land of
those activities include hiking, biking, camping, rockscenic 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 thingsRocky Mountain National Park
to do on your National Park vacation.Established on January 26, 1915, Rocky Mountain
Here are my top 10 recommended National ParksNational Park is a living showcase of the grandeur
for your vacation:of the Rocky Mountains and my favorite National
Acadia National ParkPark vacation site.
Located on the rugged coast of Maine, AcadiaYellowstone National Park
National Park encompasses over 47,000 acres ofIn 1872, President Ulysses S. Grant signed a law
granite-domed mountains, woodlands, lakes anddeclaring that Yellowstone would forever be
ponds, and ocean shoreline."dedicated and set apart as a public park or
Crater Lake National Parkpleasuring ground for the benefit and enjoyment
Crater Lake is located in Oregon and is famousof the people." Maybe one of the most famous
for the intense blue color of its waters and for itsNational Parks and the home of Old Faithful.
spectacular views. There are steep 1,500' toYosemite National Park
2,000' drop offs all around the lake...simplyYosemite National Park embraces a spectacular
beautiful.tract of mountain-and-valley scenery in the Sierra
Grand Canyon National ParkNevada, 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 willAdams spectacular black and white photography.
take your breath away. You are completelySpending your next vacation in one or many of
humbled by its immense beauty and size andthese 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