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