There’s no gate to drive through at Channel Islands National Park. There’s no road at all, actually. Reaching this park…
Congaree National Park, South Carolina: Map, Location, Ticket Price, Facts & History
For a couple of weeks each spring, thousands of fireflies inside Congaree National Park stop blinking randomly and start flashing…
Denali National Park, Alaska: Map, Location, Ticket Price, Facts & History
North America’s tallest mountain has changed its official name twice in the past decade, a reminder that even geography can…
Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida: Map, Location, Ticket Price, Facts & History
You cannot drive to Dry Tortugas National Park. There’s no bridge, no road, and no way in except by boat,…
National Parks in Washington: Locations, Ticket Prices, Facts & History
Washington holds three national parks, each protecting a completely different corner of the Pacific Northwest. Mount Rainier dominates the skyline…
Crater Lake National Park, Oregon: Map, Location, Ticket Price, Facts & History
About 7,700 years ago, a volcano nearly a mile taller than the mountain that stands there today erupted with a…
Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio: Map, Location, Ticket Price, Facts & History
In June 1969, sparks from a passing train landed on oil-soaked debris floating in the Cuyahoga River, and the water…
Death Valley National Park, California & Nevada: Map, Location, Ticket Price, Facts & History
In 1913, a thermometer at Furnace Creek recorded 134°F, still recognized today as the hottest air temperature ever measured on…
Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota: Map, Location, Ticket Price, Facts & History
In 1881, a rancher named Tom Bingham walked up to a small hole in the South Dakota prairie and had…
Yosemite National Park, California: Map, Location, Ticket Price, Facts & History
El Capitan rises 3,600 feet straight up from the valley floor, a single slab of granite so sheer that climbers…