Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit. — Edward Abbey

250 million years and counting, Utah’s oldest national park is only getting better with age. Whether you’re a technical climber or avid day hiker, you’ll be blown away by Zion’s towering cliffs.

277 river miles long, 18 miles wide, and 1 mile deep, there’s not much that can beat the grandeur of Grand Canyon National Park.

The most-visited park in the US, Great Smoky Mountains straddles the border between North Carolina and Tennessee. Lace up your hiking boots.

America’s oldest National Park is home to some big animals, like bison and elk; and things that go boom, like the largest supervolcano on the continent, and, of course, Old Faithful.

Everything John Muir has ever said about Yosemite? Completely true. From the scenic valley to Tuolumne Meadows, California’s first national park is the outdoorsman’s dream.

Made up of two volcanoes, the super active Kīlauea and the massive Mauna Loa, Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park just might be the best (or most dangerous) place in the world to play “Ground is Lava”.

Acadia National Park is small – less than one percent of the total land area of Maine, to be precise – but mighty.

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Celebrating 100 years of National Parks

“Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit.”
— Edward Abbey

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