http://www.nps.gov/findapark/index.htm

For me, glacier edges out arches

9/1/2009 10:18:17 PM

camden yards

9/1/2009 10:19:00 PM

does cape lookout national seashore count?

9/1/2009 10:19:31 PM

Vote for the national forests/seashores/wildlife reserves too, but not monuments, but also name a park

9/1/2009 10:20:41 PM

LOVED glacier

and i also really liked zion (the narrows part is super cool)

not my picture, but just to show (i have a similar one):


[Edited on September 1, 2009 at 10:24 PM. Reason : .]

9/1/2009 10:21:54 PM

GLACIER

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9/1/2009 10:22:00 PM

i think that's the only national level thing like that i've been to

9/1/2009 10:22:17 PM

glacier is awesome

i really like yellowstone, too, once you hike out away from all the touristy spots

9/1/2009 10:22:50 PM

Cape Hatteras national seashore is one of my favorite places to vacation, but I've never been to a national park except if I was just driving through.

9/1/2009 10:27:08 PM

haleakala, maui - went there last year

loved hawaii so much, we're going back again this year. this go around to kauai and the big island.

9/1/2009 10:27:20 PM

Quote :

"this go around to kauai"

yes.

9/1/2009 10:27:57 PM

hm i guess umstead. thats the only one i've been to since going to great smokey mountains when i was like 7...is lake johnson a state park or city park?

9/1/2009 10:28:03 PM

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"but I've never been to a national park except if I was just driving through."

Change this!

It is a huge disservice to one's self to not explore the national parks - especially out west.

I have been totally surprised at how awed I have been by the parks, by the things I have seen, the things that I have realized, and the patriotism the parks have given me.

9/1/2009 10:29:09 PM

^^^ i know right. come oct, 2 weeks in paradise

[Edited on September 1, 2009 at 10:29 PM. Reason : one more ^]

9/1/2009 10:29:19 PM

lookout national seashore is managed by the national park service so i'mma stick with that

9/1/2009 10:30:16 PM

...but what's your favorite park?

9/1/2009 10:30:55 PM

Busch Gardens

9/1/2009 10:32:09 PM

i already said i never seen any of the places managed by the natl park service that actually have "park" in the official title

i'm sure i'd like cape lookout better anyway

[Edited on September 1, 2009 at 10:33 PM. Reason : ^kings dominion for sure]

9/1/2009 10:32:56 PM

I'm watching a PBS special about some of the western parks.

It's so cool.
And then they mention places outside the parks, and I can be like I BEEN DERE!

9/1/2009 10:38:01 PM

Zion was awesome.

Me in the narrows:

9/1/2009 10:38:21 PM

I turned down a job in both Bryce and Zion last year

9/1/2009 10:39:37 PM

considering one of the most visited national parks is in this state (Smokey Mountain National Park), there is no excuse!


nevermind all the goodness that is out west

9/1/2009 10:40:58 PM

Gettysburg is pretty awesome if you're into the Civil War.

9/1/2009 10:43:02 PM

But not so cool if you were in the Civil War.

9/1/2009 10:54:06 PM

lol

9/1/2009 10:54:35 PM

Quote :

"I turned down a job in both Bryce and Zion last year "

omg you crazy girl!

i really liked bryce too but glacier is my fav and i loved zion, too. obviously. it was just so neat.

9/1/2009 10:56:51 PM

^^^LOL

[Edited on September 1, 2009 at 10:57 PM. Reason : few seconds to late with the ^]

9/1/2009 10:57:09 PM

the smokies is pretty damn awesome for being only 2 hours away from me

9/1/2009 10:58:04 PM

Mt. Rainier, for sure.

9/1/2009 11:05:17 PM

Man there's so many good ones it's hard to choose.

I'd have to say Yosemite or Redwood. I want to check out Glacier some time.

9/1/2009 11:43:11 PM

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

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9/1/2009 11:45:19 PM

redwoods!

or death valley >_>

9/1/2009 11:47:59 PM

Isle Royale National Park

9/2/2009 12:00:44 AM

Yes, still vote for a park.

But forests/seashores/national wildness areas...also all totally cool.

Rocky Mountain National Park is like Glacier, actually.

And right outside/around it is Roosevelt National Forest. I like it pretty well, too.

[Edited on June 23, 2010 at 8:40 PM. Reason : http://nationalparkquarters.com/national-park-quarters-release-dates/]

6/23/2010 8:39:59 PM

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (Empire, MI)

6/23/2010 8:58:19 PM

6/23/2010 8:59:43 PM

so far it is:




but I have never been to any of those out west- I have a feeling I would really like some of those...

6/23/2010 9:08:38 PM

not my picture, but I've been here a few times:


There isn't one portion of Escalante that is just mind-blowing, its everything about it. Calf Creek is an amazing area to spend a few days camping, there are so many awesome hikes (upper calf creek falls, pictured above, and lower calf creek falls jump to mind). Even the drive in is amazing.

Also, Yellowstone, but its so cliche. I would love to go back now that I'm older and can appreciate it more though, the only time I've been I was something like 10 years old. I'm guessing i could spend at least two weeks there, easily.

I would love to see Glacier, its on my top 10 to visit.

Dinosaur is an amazing place. My aunt was a paleontologist there for a while, so every time I went I always got the behind the scenes stuff at the visitor's center (before it closed down) and access to all the restricted areas.

edit: I took some liberties with "park", Escalante and Dinosaur are both national monuments. Not sure what the distinction is, I know there is one though

[Edited on June 23, 2010 at 9:26 PM. Reason : ]

6/23/2010 9:16:42 PM

Everglades is my favorite because a) reptiles and amphibians abound and b) the weather can still be nice in mid-December and c) it's the only NP I've recently been to.

Yellowstone was pretty mind-blowing, but it's been something like 15 years since I was there.

There are many others I'd like to visit if I ever get the chance.

6/23/2010 9:44:53 PM

Yellowstone is definitely my favorite. My dad lives like an hour from it so its a nice trip

6/23/2010 9:46:25 PM

Just a reminder to any of yall traveling/traveling soon/planning a trip: I live in Colorado now

6/23/2010 9:54:03 PM

Dry Tortugas

Must...go...back

6/23/2010 9:55:43 PM

^^

And for that reason, RMNP is the top of my list now

8/1/2010 2:34:11 PM

^^ i really want to get down there

8/1/2010 2:34:36 PM

probably yellowstone because there is so much variety, those hot springs at yellowstone were really awesome, but grand tetons has always been a personal favorite of mine, also black canyon is underrated I actually liked it better than the grand canyon which I thought was a little overrated but maybe I just didn't see enough of the grand canyon

8/1/2010 3:18:13 PM

I miss Hayden Valley and the herds. Another trip is needed, soon.

9/19/2010 2:40:23 AM

National Seashore = National Park ? They're both federal reserves

9/19/2010 3:22:08 AM

There are many awesome/breathtaking parks in AK but I still like Zion or even grand canyon. I guess living in AK gave me an appreciation for deserts

9/19/2010 3:32:05 AM

I really want to go to Zion, Yellowstone, and Sequoia National Park. (Glacier is on my list, too, and I better get to that quick before it all gets fucked up)

[Edited on September 19, 2010 at 5:52 AM. Reason : the grand canyon was AWESOME]

9/19/2010 5:51:43 AM

Buenos Aires National Wildlife refuge. It's totally a no-man's land out there. Straight up No Country for Old Men shit badlands.

9/19/2010 7:48:42 AM