Great Smoky Mountains National Park
The most visited park in the United States every year is Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Part of this park is in Tennessee; the rest is located in North Carolina. The park was established in 1934 and has about 9,500,000 visitors every year. The park is considered the “Salamander Capital of the World.” The beautiful forest and over 2,000 miles of streams invite families to enjoy camping and hiking in the park. Those interested in fishing can try to catch brook trout, rainbow trout, and brown trout in the fishable streams inside the park. There are many horse trails for horseback riding. There are over 800 miles of hiking trails in the park. For an adventure hike, The Alum Cave Trail and Rocky Top are good choices. Pretty waterfall hikes...
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Denali National Park is located in Alaska and is the home of Mount McKinley. At 20,320 feet, this is North America’s tallest peak. The park was established in 1917 and is about the size of Massachusetts. Denali Park Road The Denali Park Road, ninety-two miles long, is the only road in the park. The first fifteen miles leads to Savage River and is paved. There are many places to stop and take pictures. If it’s not cloudy, you can see the snowy Mount McKinley after driving nine miles on the park road. Tour buses Denali Park Road turns into a gravel road after the fifteen mile marker. Visitors can take shuttle buses, tour buses, or courtesy buses to go farther along the road. The tour buses include guides that share information about the park. Huskies...
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Everglades National Park is the third largest park in the continental United States. The Everglades are made up of wetlands, a swamp, a lake, a prairie, a river, and grassland. The river is a very slow-moving river; it starts at Lake Okeechobee and empties into Florida Bay. The park was established in 1947. The Everglades provide 6,000,000 people living in Florida with drinking water. Before the area became a national park, Gladesmen lived there, surviving off the land by hunting and fishing. Airboats are propelled by gigantic fans. These types of boats are used in the Everglades because of shallow water and vegetation. There are many things to do in the park. Visitors may choose to camp. The park offers a tram tour. Canoe and kayak trails offer a great way to...
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Over 1,000,000 tourists visit the Arches National Park in Utah every year. They find the amazing natural sandstone arches. Over 2,000 beautiful arches Sandstone arches are large red rock semi-circles. Over 2,000 of these beautiful arches have been discovered inside the park. Some have crumbled over time and others may still be forming. Delicate Arch Delicate Arch is the park’s most famous arch. The opening under the arch is 64 feet in height. Some fun historical names for the arch are Cowboy’s Chaps and Old Maid’s Bloomers. A three-mile trail leads to Delicate Arch. The path passes Wolfe Ranch cabin. Ute Indians carved images (called petroglyphs) into a wall near the trail. Landscape Arch The largest arch is Landscape Arch, which has an...
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Glacier National Park, established in 1910, is located in western Montana. About 2,000,000 tourists visit the park every year. Crown of the continent The park earned the name of “crown of the continent” for the glaciers still found in the area as well as the majestic mountains, beautiful forests and meadows, and turquoise lakes. Many come to hike the 700 miles of adventurous trails. Lake McDonald is the largest lake in the park The largest lake in the park is Lake McDonald where visitors can swim, boat, or fish. There’s also white-water-rafting on the Middle Fork Flathead River. Thirteen campgrounds There are thirteen campgrounds in Glacier and five of them are located along the Going-to-the-Sun Road. Families can also stay at Rising Sun,...
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Dinosaur National Monument has a treasure for everyone who loves the big animals that lived in Utah so long ago. Visitors can see dinosaur remains embedded in rocks. Quarry Exhibit Hall A wall containing about 1,500 dinosaur bones, located in Quarry Exhibit Hall, fascinates all visitors. Fossils of several different dinosaurs are embedded in the wall. See the bones of an Allosaurus, who stood about as tall as a giraffe on powerful hind legs. See fossils of a Stegosaurus. These animals grew about the size of an elephant with a double row of bony plates down its back. Gaze at the stars Stay at the monument until evening when the stars come out. Because it’s one of the darkest places in the United States, tourists can clearly see stars of the Milky Way. A...
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