Which are the best national parks to visit?

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Which USA National Parks have the best scenery, facilities, neighboring towns, etc. Specifically for family vacations.

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Glacier, Montana

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A breath taking national park with amazing terrain, lakes, waterfalls.

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Yellowstone

Perhaps the most popular park in the USA.

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Yosemite, CA

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Zion

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Great Smoky Mountains

#1 most visited national park.

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Banff National Park

I've been to a bunch of Natinal Parks in Canada, and this was one of the best.

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Arches

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Bryce Canyon

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Canyonlands

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Badlands National Park

Located in southwestern South Dakota, Badlands National Park consists of 244,000 acres of sharply eroded buttes, pinnacles and spi... [show more]

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Big Bend

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Dry Tortuga

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Mt. Rainer

Massive and accessible.

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Acadia

A small gem, especially Sept-May http://www.nps.gov/acad/... [show more]

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The Blue Ridge Parkway

Such an awesome drive... 469 miles of National Park. Brilliant everything. Great hiking. Arboretum. Folk Art. Minerals. Rhodo hell... [show more]

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Capitol Reef NP

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Hopewell Culture NP, Chillicothe, OH

Unknown gem honoring people that walked central North America without harming it for several thousand years.

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Kings Canyon National Park

Yosemite without all the yuppies in your grill

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Ocracoke Island

within the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. http://www.nps.gov/cuis/

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Cuyahoga Valley National Park

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Grand Tetons

Breathtakingly sharp peaks with a lush landscape. My favorite

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Nicolet National Forest in Wisconsin

The clarity of Boulder Lake was so lucid, I could stand with waters up to my neck and see minnows scurrying around my feet. It wa... [show more]

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Is Many Glacier considered part of Glacier or not?

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JaChelli 2 years ago

Many Glacier is included in Glacier National Park

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JaChelli 2 years ago

Many Glacier is included in Glacier National Park

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This topic was started by mele mele has 4,935 Grupie Points on March 14th, 2006. 152 grupies have voted on one or more of the 26 answers.

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