I wanted to create a post that I could revisit with updates from time to time regarding my travels to the 63 US National Parks! At this time, I have visited 6 national parks!
1. Acadia, Maine
2. American Samoa
3. Arches, Utah
4. Badlands, South Dakota
5. Big Bend, Texas
6. Biscayne, Florida
7. Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Colorado
8. Bryce Canyon, Utah
9. Canyonlands, Utah
10. Capitol Reef, Utah
11. Carlsbad Cavers, New Mexico
12. Channel Islands, California
13. Congaree, South Carolina
14. Crater Lake, Oregon
15. Cuyahoga Valley, Ohio
16. Death Valley, California
17. Denali, Alaska
18. Dry Tortugas, Flordia
19. Everglades, Flordia
20. Gates of the Arctic, Alaska
21. Gateway Arch, Missouri
22. Glacier, Montana
23. Glacier Bay, Alaska
24. Grand Canyon, Arizona
Obviously, I was too young to remember my first trip to Arizona! I’ll update this section when I make it back out that way (but for now, this counts!)
25. Grand Teton, Wyoming
July 14-17th, 2022 – We went out west to Wyoming for a family friend’s wedding in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. We were in town for a few days and had time to explore the area! We took a wildlife tour early in the morning to see a few animals (e.g. moose, bald eagles, black-billed magpies, ground squirrels, bison, elk and pronghorns).
26. Great Basin, Nevada
27. Great Sand Dunes, Colorado
28. Great Smoky Mountains, Tennessee
Born and raised near the Great Smoky Mountains (even my high school was called “Smoky Mountain”)! This National Park falls within Tennessee and North Carolina (my state!) and is a beautiful place to have called home!
29. Guadalupe Mountains, Texas
30. Haleakala, Hawaii
31. Hawai’i Volcanoes, Hawaii
32. Hot Springs, Arkansas
33. Indiana Dunes, Indiana
34. Isle Royale, Michigan
35. Joshua Tree, California
36. Katmai, Alaska
37. Kenai Fjords, Alaska
38. Kings Canyon, California
39. Kobuk Valley, Alaska
40. Lake Clark, Alaska
41. Lassen Volcanic, California
42. Mammoth Cave, Kentucky
Pictures coming soon (I just need to locate the photos on our family computer 😂)
43. Mesa Verde, Colorado
44. Mount Rainier, Washington
45. New River Gorge, West Virginia
46. North Cascades, Washington
47. Olympic, Washington
48. Petrified Forest, Arizona
49. Pinnacles, California
50. Redwood, California
51. Rocky Mountain, Colorado
52. Saguaro, Arizona
53. Sequoia, California
54. Shenandoah, Virginia
Tristan and I drive along Shenandoah on our way to and from Maryland and North Carolina (when I take trips to visit home). Growing up, my family would travel this same route on road trips. On one of these road trips, we explored Luray Caverns, which makes up the largest caverns in the eastern United States.
Pictures coming soon (I just need to locate the photos on our family computer 😂)
55. Theodore Roosevelt, North Dakota
56. Virgin Islands, US Virgin Islands
57. Voyageurs, Minnesota
58. White Sands, New Mexico
59. Wind Cave, South Dakota
60. Wrangell – St. Elias, Alaska
61. Yellowstone, Wyoming
July 17-18th, 2022 – We explored Yellowstone on the same trip we took out west to celebrate our family friend’s wedding in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. We saw Old Faithful, Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone Lake, Upper Falls, Norris Geyser Basin, and Hayden Valley). We saw several wild animals (and sat in a few traffic jams due to animals crossing/sitting/sleeping in the road). We were able to see: bison, elk, pronghorns, otters, mule deer, ground squirrels, geese, ravens, black-billed magpies, and even a grizzly bear!).
62. Yosemite, California
63. Zion, Utah
