National Parks of the US, Do you like to visit them

[Adrian W]

Someone was asking on this or maybe another RV Forum if anyone liked to visit the National Parks. Here is a list of many of them. -This link was first posted by Arizona Eileen at a Casita Forum in 2008. Nat'l Parks List


The List from the site:
NATIONAL PARKS of the U.S. and American Samoa
This list includes 56 sites. How many have you visited?
THE EAST
�� Acadia (ME)
�� Biscayne (FL)
�� Dry Tortugas (FL)
�� Everglades (FL)
�� Shenandoah (VA)
�� Virgin Islands (VI)
THE SOUTHWEST
�� Big Bend (TX)
�� Carlsbad (NM)
�� Great Sand Dunes (CO)
�� Guadalupe (TX)
�� Joshua Tree (CA)
�� Saguaro (AZ)
COLORADO PLATEAU
�� Arches (UT)
�� Black Canyon (CO)
�� Bryce Canyon (UT)
�� Canyonlands (UT)
�� Capitol Reef (UT)
�� Grand Canyon (AZ)
�� Great Basin (NV)
�� Mesa Verde (CO)
�� Petrified Forest (AZ)
�� Zion (UT)
PACIFIC SOUTHWEST
�� NP of American Samoa
�� Channel Islands (CA)
�� Death Valley (CA)
�� Haleakala (HI)
�� Hawaii Volcanoes (HI)
�� Kings Canyon (CA)
�� Sequoia (CA)
�� Yosemite (CA)
ROCKY MOUNTAINS
�� Badlands (SD)
�� Grand Teton (WY)
�� Rocky Mountain (CO)
�� Theodore Roosevelt (ND)
�� Waterton-Glacier (MT)
�� Wind Cave (SD)
�� Yellowstone (WY)
PACIFIC NORTHWEST
�� Crater Lake (OR)
�� Lassen Volcanic (CA)
�� Mount Rainer (WA)
�� North Cascades (WA)
�� Olympic (WA)
�� Redwood (CA)
ALASKA
�� Denali
�� Gates of the Arctic
�� Glacier Bay
�� Katmai
�� Kenai Fjords
�� Kobuk Valley
�� Lake Clark
�� Wrangell-St. Elias
MIDWEST
�� Cuyahoga (OH)
�� Great Smoky Mountains (TN)
�� Hot Springs (AR)
�� Isle Royal (MI)
�� Mammoth Cave (KY)
�� Voyageurs (MN)
For us: 25 National Parks +27 National Monuments or National Historical Parks, ETC.


* Big Bend (TX)

* Carlsbad (NM)

* Great Sand Dunes (CO)

* Guadalupe (TX)

* Saguaro -west & east units(AZ)

* Arches (UT)

* Bryce Canyon (UT)

* Canyonlands (UT)

* Capitol Reef (UT)

* Grand Canyon (AZ)

* Mesa Verde (CO)

* Petrified Forest (AZ)

* Zion (UT)

* Kings Canyon (CA)

* Sequoia (CA)

* Yosemite (CA)

* Grand Teton (WY)

* Rocky Mountain (CO)

* Theodore Roosevelt -north & south units (ND)

* Waterton-Glacier (MT) -we did both Glacier in the US & Waterton in Canada, plus Banff & Jasper in Canada

* Yellowstone (WY)

* Crater Lake (OR)

* Mount Rainer (WA)

* Olympic (WA)

* Redwood (CA)

We did visit the visitor center at Ventura Harbor for Channel Islands (CA), but did not go to the park.


Also these National Monuments:

Aztec Ruins National Monument
Aztec, NM

Bandelier National Monument
Los Alamos, NM

Capulin Volcano National Monument
Capulin, NM

Padre Island National Seashore
Corpus Christi, TX

Chaco Culture National Historical Park
Nageezi, NM

El Morro National Monument
Ramah, NM

Fort Union National Monument
Watrous, NM

Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
Silver City, NM

Pecos National Historical Park
Pecos, NM

Fort Davis National Historic Site
Fort Davis, TX

Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
Mountainair, NM

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
San Antonio, TX

White Sands National Monument
Alamogordo, NM

Canyon De Chelly National Monument - Chinle, AZ

Chiricahua National Monument - Willcox, AZ

Fort Bowie National Historic Site - Willcox, AZ

Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site - Ganado, AZ

Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument - Flagstaff, AZ

Tonto National Monument - Roosevelt, AZ

Wupatki National Monument - Flagstaff, AZ

Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument - Crow Agency, MT

Cedar Breaks National Monument - Cedar City, UT

Dinosaur NM - Vernal, Utah & Dinosaur, Colorado, CO,UT

Natural Bridges National Monument - Blanding, UT

Mount Rushmore National Memorial - Keystone, SD

We do LIKE visiting them!

[Jim Bennett]

Adrian, is the list posted elsewhere. Unless you are a member of the Casita Forum, you can't see it.

PS Canadian National Parks should be counted in, I have been to a few on both sides of the 49th.

[Adrian W]

The List from the site:
NATIONAL PARKS of the U.S. and American Samoa
This list includes 56 sites. How many have you visited?
THE EAST
�� Acadia (ME)
�� Biscayne (FL)
�� Dry Tortugas (FL)
�� Everglades (FL)
�� Shenandoah (VA)
�� Virgin Islands (VI)
THE SOUTHWEST
�� Big Bend (TX)
�� Carlsbad (NM)
�� Great Sand Dunes (CO)
�� Guadalupe (TX)
�� Joshua Tree (CA)
�� Saguaro (AZ)
COLORADO PLATEAU
�� Arches (UT)
�� Black Canyon (CO)
�� Bryce Canyon (UT)
�� Canyonlands (UT)
�� Capitol Reef (UT)
�� Grand Canyon (AZ)
�� Great Basin (NV)
�� Mesa Verde (CO)
�� Petrified Forest (AZ)
�� Zion (UT)
PACIFIC SOUTHWEST
�� NP of American Samoa
�� Channel Islands (CA)
�� Death Valley (CA)
�� Haleakala (HI)
�� Hawaii Volcanoes (HI)
�� Kings Canyon (CA)
�� Sequoia (CA)
�� Yosemite (CA)
ROCKY MOUNTAINS
�� Badlands (SD)
�� Grand Teton (WY)
�� Rocky Mountain (CO)
�� Theodore Roosevelt (ND)
�� Waterton-Glacier (MT)
�� Wind Cave (SD)
�� Yellowstone (WY)
PACIFIC NORTHWEST
�� Crater Lake (OR)
�� Lassen Volcanic (CA)
�� Mount Rainer (WA)
�� North Cascades (WA)
�� Olympic (WA)
�� Redwood (CA)
ALASKA
�� Denali
�� Gates of the Arctic
�� Glacier Bay
�� Katmai
�� Kenai Fjords
�� Kobuk Valley
�� Lake Clark
�� Wrangell-St. Elias
MIDWEST
�� Cuyahoga (OH)
�� Great Smoky Mountains (TN)
�� Hot Springs (AR)
�� Isle Royal (MI)
�� Mammoth Cave (KY)
�� Voyageurs (MN)

[Lizbeth]

Joshua Tree (CA)
Carlsbad (NM)
Kings Canyon (CA)
Sequoia (CA)
Yosemite (CA)
Grand Teton (WY)
Yellowstone (WY)
Waterton-Glacier (MT)

[Penney H. & Mike E.]

Thanks for posting this, easy to copy and keep as a check list.

There is a list of National Monuments on Wikipedia with great photos: National Monuments

Also a Wikipedia list of parks and monuments at: National Parks This link also has national historic sites, military sites, battlefields, memorials, seashores, recreation areas and disbanded sites in all these categories
(how does a place become disbanded? )

It is great to live in a country that preserves so much of it's history and natural beauty! (hope that doesn't sound political!)

Growing up we went to so many historic sites on the east coast I can't remember them all.
My park and monument list is short and I hope to grow it!

Parks:
Crater Lake (OR)
Mount Rainier (WA)
North Cascades (WA)
Olympic (WA)
Redwood (CA)
Waterton-Glacier (MT)
Acadia (ME) (as a kid)


Monuments:
Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument (WA)
Giant Sequoia (CA)
John Day Fossil Beds (OR)
Statue of Liberty

And other national preserves.....
Boston National Historical Park
Independence National Historical Park (as a kid)
Lewis and Clark National and State Historical Parks-Ft. Clatsop (WA/OR)
San Juan Island National Historical Park (WA)
Valley Forge National Historical Park (as a kid)
Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site (NY) (as a kid)
Gettysburg National Military Park (as a kid)
Lake Chelan National Recreation Area (WA)
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area (WA)
Ross Lake National Recreation Area (WA)
Cape Cod National Seashore (as a kid)
Cape Hatteras National Seashore (SC) (as a kid)
Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve (WA)

Mike's list would include Yellowstone, Grand Canyon, Bryce, Arches and Zion and a few more national monuments, before marriage!

Penney

[Lisa H.]

I never really thought about this before, but here goes. . .

�� Shenandoah (VA)
THE SOUTHWEST
�� Carlsbad (NM)
�� Joshua Tree (CA)
�� Saguaro (AZ)
COLORADO PLATEAU
�� Arches (UT)
�� Bryce Canyon (UT)
�� Canyonlands (UT)
�� Grand Canyon (AZ)
�� Petrified Forest (AZ)
�� Zion (UT)
PACIFIC SOUTHWEST
�� Death Valley (CA)
�� Haleakala (HI)
�� Hawaii Volcanoes (HI)
�� Kings Canyon (CA)
�� Sequoia (CA)
�� Yosemite (CA)
PACIFIC NORTHWEST
�� Crater Lake (OR)
�� Lassen Volcanic (CA)
�� Mount Rainer (WA)
�� Redwood (CA)
MIDWEST
�� Great Smoky Mountains (TN)

National Monuments (from Wikipedia list):
Bandeleir (NM)
Cabrillo (CA)
California Coastal (CA)
Canyon de Chelly (AZ)
Cedar Breaks (UT)
Devils Postpile (CA)
Giant Sequoia (CA)
Lava Beds (CA)
Muir Woods (CA)
Navajo (AZ)
Rainbow Bridge (AZ)
Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains (CA)
Sonoran Desert (AZ)
Sunset Crater Volcano (AZ)
Wupatki (AZ)

I look forward to seeing the parks in Montana, Idaho, and the Dakotas next summer. . . I hope!

[Diane G]

For a complete list of all National Park units (there are 391!) check out the Park Service website http://www.nps.gov/
This includes National Parks, Monuments, Battlefields, etc, etc, etc....
I consider myself very lucky in that I get to visit a National Park every day that I go to work, I work on the Blue Ridge Parkway. It's a beautiful place, a 469 mile long road connecting Shenandoah and the Great Smokies, with lots of overlooks, campgrounds and historic areas to visit along the way. (Oh no...I'm starting to sound like an advertisement!)...but seriously, a great place to visit!

Of that entire list, I've only visited 23...I think I need to do a little more travelling!!!

[David & Leslie]

This is a GREAT idea - thanx for starting this thread! We were a bit surprised at the length of our list, but with 391 total (!) we have a long way to go, and look forward to seeing them ALL! Here goes ... L 'n D

Acadia (ME)
Shenandoah (VA)
Carlsbad (NM)
Saguaro (AZ)
Joshua Tree (CA)
Sequoia (CA)
Bryce Canyon (UT)
Zion (UT)
Cedar Breaks (UT)
Grand Canyon (AZ)
Great Basin (NV)
Death Valley (CA)
Haleakala (HI)
Yosemite (CA)
Rocky Mtn NP (CO)
Theodore Roosevelt (NV)
Waterton/Glacier (MT)
Yellowstone (WY)
Grand Teton (WY)
Crater Lake (OR)
Lassen Volcanic (CA)
Olympic (WA)
Great Smoky Mountains (TN)
Hot Springs (AR)
Casa Grande (AZ)
Fort Davis (TX)
Little Big Horn (MT)
Mt. Rushmore (SD)
White Sands (NM)
Fort Clatsop (Lewis & Clark) (WA & OR)
Ft. Mandan (SD)
Gettysburg (PA)
Valley Forge (PA)
Monticello (VA)
Redwoods (CA)
Organ Pipe Cactus NM (AZ)
Muir Woods (CA)