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Maine holds exactly one national park, and it’s the only one east of the Mississippi that was assembled almost entirely…

Michigan holds exactly one national park, and it’s one of the most remote in the entire lower 48: Isle Royale,…

Minnesota holds exactly one national park, and it’s genuinely unlike any other in the Midwest: you can’t drive through it,…

Missouri holds exactly one national park, and it’s unlike any other in the entire system: no wilderness, no camping, and…

Montana is home to one fully-contained national park, Glacier, along with a small sliver of Yellowstone that technically crosses into…

Nevada holds one national park entirely within its borders, Great Basin, along with a portion of Death Valley National Park…

New Mexico holds two national parks, and both feel more like geological anomalies than typical scenic landscapes. Carlsbad Caverns hides…

Northern California holds two of the state’s nine national parks, and both protect landscapes shaped by extremes: Redwood preserves nearly…

Ohio holds exactly one national park, and it’s a genuine anomaly in the system: no entrance fee, no backcountry camping,…

Oregon holds exactly one national park, but it protects something genuinely singular: the deepest lake in the United States, filled…