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Travel Tips - Visiting National Parks With 388 national park sites to choose from, wilderness archipelago in the heart of Lake picking a park should be easy. At the tip of Superior, gloriously threaded with 165 miles your travel tongue may be Yellowstone or the of scenic hiking trails connecting historic Grand Canyon, but dig a little deeper and you lighthouses and shipwrecks, ancient copper will find many surprises. America's National mining sites and plenty of spots to observe Parks are more than just hiking trails into wildlife. mountain valleys, campsites overlooking sweepi=¾...ªñ©Ò %`& Catoctin Mountain Park (Maryland) You will )Izßu¨&[S¸3,cS='Z*ž not see the President on Catoctin Mountain, ðèy'fë¡hH³ÿaрÃ� for his nearby, well-known retreat, Camp �5ë÷ˆ˜qAù‰E¬øŒ� David, is closed to the public. But you will �±qŒîз¥QºEäŒ see plenty of white-tailed deer, wild turkeys ø8žë´£ˆB...-ç and woodpeckers among the beauty of this -³¬5­kôe¡o]t rolling forest. Camping and hiking dominate ­¡¤Añ...O¯cç„G‹D the minds of visitors here, with relaxation jMSÆé1^ in resplendent nature the ultimate goal for ú?Œ²Ôlebody"> presidents  and  common  folk  alike. With 388 national park sites to choose from, When  to  Go picking a park should be easy. At the tip of your travel tongue may be Yellowstone or the Travel agents suggest you check with each Grand Canyon, but dig a little deeper and you individual park to confirm that it will be will find many surprises. America's National open to the public. The summer and winter Parks are more than just hiking trails into months are generally the most popular times. mountain valleys, campsites overlooking To avoid crowds, gain better access to the sweepi=¾...ªñ©Ò %`& viewing areas and enjoy more time in leisure )Izßu¨&[S¸3,cS='Z*ž pursuits,  travel during the spring and fall. ðèy'fë¡hH³ÿaрÃ� �5ë÷ˆ˜qAù‰E¬øŒ� Peak periods also follow school schedules, so �±qŒîз¥QºEäŒ avoid winter break, spring break and the ø8žë´£ˆB...-ç summer holidays. Visiting during the week -³¬5­kôe¡o]t will garner you much more open spaces than ­¡¤Añ...O¯cç„G‹D weekends. That said, traveling during peak jMSÆé1^ ú?Œ²Ông times, like most of us are forced to do, vistas and unparalleled chances to watch should never deter you from visiting, for the moose and elk run wild. Many are famous parks are well wort hiking trails into historical sites, battlefields and small mountain valleys, campsites overlooking parks  with  big-time  scenery. sweepi=¾...ªñ©Ò %`& )Izßu¨&[S¸3,cS='Z*ž Whether you want a wild adventure or an ðèy'fë¡hH³ÿaрÃ� historical  quest, follow these helpful tips: �5ë÷ˆ˜qAù‰E¬øŒ� �±qŒîз¥QºEäŒ Follow  Your  Sense  of  Adventure ø8žë´£ˆB...-砍-³¬5­kôe¡o]t Choosing the park that's right for you. In ­¡¤Añ...O¯cç„G‹D America's National Parks, you can scale an jMSÆé1^ active volcano in Hawaii; raft over class V ú?Œ²Ôlebody"> rapids through magnificent gorges and valleys at Gauley River National Recreation Area; cap With 388 national park sites to choose from, off a day on Alcatraz Island back at your picking a park should be easy. At the tip of hotel with a spa treatment before hitting the your travel tongue may be Yellowstone or the streets of San Francisco; embrace history by Grand Canyon, but dig a little deeper and you tracing footprints at Antietam National will find many surprises. America's National Battlefield or watching oil droplets bubble Parks are more than just hiking trails into to the surface of Pearl Harbor above the USS mountain valleys, campsites overlooking Arizona Memorial; shine a solitary beacon of sweepi=¾...ªñ©Ò %`& light into the dark depths of Kentucky's )Izßu¨&[S¸3,cS='Z*ž Mammoth Cave; snorkel off the coast of Padre ðèy'fë¡hH³ÿaрÃ� Island National Seashore; experience a �5ë÷ˆ˜qAù‰E¬øŒ� mystifying sense of neighborly warmth around �±qŒîз¥QºEäŒ the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic ø8žë´£ˆB...-ç Site; or conquer the ice age by hiking along -³¬5­kôe¡o]t Glacier  National. ­¡¤Añ...O¯cç„G‹D jMSÆé1^ ú?Œ²Ô the Redefining  "Crowds" Great Smokey Mountains in Tennessee, have plenty of areas where your footprints will be Picking the park for you may depend on how the  first  ones  of  the  day. well you like crowds, according to travel agents. Some National Parks reel in millions Most  Visited  National  Parks  -  2007 of visitors a year, though a crowded park is not like a crowded bus. There is plenty of 1.  Great  Smoky  Mountains  National  Park room for everyone, and even the most crowded parks, likecript type="text/javascript" src=" 2.  Grand  Canyon  National  Park With 388 national park sites to choose from, 3.  Yosemite  National  Park picking a park should be easy. At the tip of your travel tongue may be Yellowstone or the 4.  Olympic  National  Park Grand Canyon, but dig a little deeper and you will find many surprises. America's National 5.  Rocky  Mountain  Naional  Park Parks are more than just hiking trails into mountain valleys, campsites overlooking 6.  Yellowstone  National  Park sweepi=¾...ªñ©Ò %`& )Izßu¨&[S¸3,cS='Z*ž 7.  Cuyahoga  Valley  National  Park ðèy'fë¡hH³ÿaрÃ� �5ë÷ˆ˜qAù‰E¬øŒ� 8.  Zion  National  Park �±qŒîз¥QºEäŒ ø8žë´£ˆB...-ç 9.  Acadia  National  Park -³¬5­kôe¡o]t ­¡¤Añ...O¯cç„G‹D 10.  Grand  Teton  National  Park jMSÆé1^ ú?Œ²Ôlebody"> Source: Based on data from the National Park Service With 388 national park sites to choose from, picking a park should be easy. At the tip of Visitors may flock to the parks on the list your travel tongue may be Yellowstone or the above, but the good news is that others are Grand Canyon, but dig a little deeper and you relatively free of crowds, leaving more room will find many surprises. America's National for solitary adventure, quiet family outings Parks are more than just hiking trails into and undisturbed wildlife. Here are a few mountain valleys, campsites overlooking possibilities  for  your  next  escape. sweepi=¾...ªñ©Ò %`& )Izßu¨&[S¸3,cS='Z*ž Nez Perce National Historical Park (Idaho, ðèy'fë¡hH³ÿaрÃ� Oregon, Washington and Montana) These 38 �5ë÷ˆ˜qAù‰E¬øŒ� sites in the valleys, prairies, mountains and �±qŒîз¥QºEäŒ plateaus of the inland northwest honor td ø8žë´£ˆB...-ç news is that others are relatively free of -³¬5­kôe¡o]t crowds, leaving more room for solitary ­¡¤Añ...O¯cç„G‹D adventure, quiet family outings and jMSÆé1^ ú?Œ²Ô the undisturbed wildlife. Here are a few Great Smokey Mountains in Tennessee, have possibilities  for  your  next  escape. plenty of areas where your footprints will be the  first  ones  of  the  day. Nez Perce National Historical Park (Idaho, Oregon, Washington and Montana) These 38 Most  Visited  National  Parks  -  2007 sites in the valleys, prairies, mountains and plateaus of the inland northwest honor th 1.  Great  Smoky  Mountains  National  Park the  trip  365  days  a  year. 2.  Grand  Canyon  National  Park Where  to  Stay 3.  Yosemite  National  Park Camping is the most popular option, whether in a tent, RV or in the backcountry. Most 4.  Olympic  National  Park parks have cottages, cabins, lake houses or houseboats to rent. And, near some parks 5.  Rocky  Mountain  Naional  Park there are hotels. As with any trip, book your accommodations as far in advance as possible. 6.  Yellowstone  National  Park Fun for the Whole Family? Children, Yes. 7.  Cuyahoga  Valley  National  Park Pets,  No. 8.  Zion  National  Park National Parks are perfect for kids. Many parks run Junior Ranger Programs, nature 9.  Acadia  National  Park walks and wildlife talks specifically geared towards  children. 10.  Grand  Teton  National  Park The wilderness is not pet-friendly. Some Source: Based on data from the National Park hiking trails prohibit all pets, while others Service demand that they remained leashed. Bears, wolves and mountain lions prey on small Visitors may flock to the parks on the list animals and will be attracted to your trail above, but the good news is that others are or  tent  if  you  bring  your  pet(s) along. relatively free of crowds, leaving more room for solitary adventure, quiet family outings General  Tips and undisturbed wildlife. Here are a few possibilities  for  your  next  escape. - Stop in at the Visitors Centers for the latest information about safety hazards, Nez Perce National Historical Park (Idaho, closures,  weather  and  wildlife  notices. Oregon, Washington and Montana) These 38 sites in the valleys, prairies, mountains and - Always stay on the trails when walking and plateaus of the inland northwest honor the hiking to protect both you from the history of the Nez Perce people as they mixed wilderness  and  the  wilderness  from  you. with explorers, fur traders, missionaries, settlers, soldiers, gold miners and farmers. - Clean up after yourself. We all must do our Several sites feature interpretive trails, part to preserve the parks, so that everyone and visitors will often see golden eagles, can experience the wonders they have to offer marmots,  black  bears  and  mule  deer. for  years  to  come Isle Royale (Michigan, Minnesota) You'll - Get out of your car. Too many people drive escape crowds of people in these wild woods through the parks, stepping out here and of the North, but encountering active volcano there for a quick view. To truly experience in Hawaii; raft over class V rapids through the park, get out and find a hiking trail magnificent gorges and valleys at Gauley hiking trails into mountain valleys, River National Recreation Area; cap off a day campsites overlooking on Alcatraz Island back at your hotel with a sweepi=¾...ªñ©Ò %`& spa treatment before hitting the streets of )Izßu¨&[S¸3,cS='Z*ž San Francisco; embrace history by tracing ðèy'fë¡hH³ÿaрÃ� footprints at Antietam National Battlefield �5ë÷ˆ˜qAù‰E¬øŒ� or watching oil droplets bubble to the �±qŒîз¥QºEäŒ surface of Pearl Harbor above the USS Arizona ø8žë´£ˆB...-ç Memorial; shine a solitary beacon of light -³¬5­kôe¡o]t into the dark depths of Kentucky's Mammoth ­¡¤Añ...O¯cç„G‹D Cave; snorkel off the coast of Padre Island jMSÆé1^ National Seashore; experience a mystifying ú?Œ²Ôlebody"> sense of neighborly warmth around the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site; or With 388 national park sites to choose from, conquer the ice age by hiking along Glacier picking a park should be easy. At the tip of National. your travel tongue may be Yellowstone or the Grand Canyon, but dig a little deeper and you Redefining  "Crowds" will find many surprises. America's National Parks are more than just hiking trails into Picking the park for you may depend on how mountain valleys, campsites overlooking well you like crowds, according to travel sweepi=¾...ªñ©Ò %`& agents. Some National Parks reel in millions )Izßu¨&[S¸3,cS='Z*ž of visitors a year, though a crowded park is ðèy'fë¡hH³ÿaрÃ� not like a crowded bus. There is plenty of �5ë÷ˆ˜qAù‰E¬øŒ� room for everyone, and even the most crowded �±qŒîз¥QºEäŒ parks, likecript type="text/javascript" src=" ø8žë´£ˆB...-砍-³¬5­kôe¡o]t With 388 national park sites to choose from, ­¡¤Añ...O¯cç„G‹D picking a park should be easy. At the tip of jMSÆé1^ ú?Œ²Ô the your travel tongue may be Yellowstone or the Great Smokey Mountains in Tennessee, have Grand Canyon, but dig a little deeper and you plenty of areas where your footprints will be will find many surprises. America's National the  first  ones  of  the  day. Parks are more than just hiking trails into mountain valleys, campsites overlooking Most  Visited  National  Parks  -  2007 sweepi=¾...ªñ©Ò %`& )Izßu¨&[S¸3,cS='Z*ž 1.  Great  Smoky  Mountains  National  Park ðèy'fë¡hH³ÿaрÃ� �5ë÷ˆ˜qAù‰E¬øŒ� 2.  Grand  Canyon  National  Park �±qŒîз¥QºEäŒ ø8žë´£ˆB...-ç 3.  Yosemite  National  Park -³¬5­kôe¡o]t ­¡¤Añ...O¯cç„G‹D 4.  Olympic  National  Park jMSÆé1^ ú?Œ²Ôlebody"> 5.  Rocky  Mountain  Naional  Park With 388 national park sites to choose from, 6.  Yellowstone  National  Park picking a park should be easy. At the tip of your travel tongue may be Yellowstone or the 7.  Cuyahoga  Valley  National  Park Grand Canyon, but dig a little deeper and you will find many surprises. America's National 8.  Zion  National  Park Parks are more than just hiking trails into mountain valleys, campsites overlooking 9.  Acadia  National  Park sweepi=¾...ªñ©Ò %`& )Izßu¨&[S¸3,cS='Z*ž 10.  Grand  Teton  National  Park ðèy'fë¡hH³ÿaрÃ� �5ë÷ˆ˜qAù‰E¬øŒ� Source: Based on data from the National Park �±qŒîз¥QºEäŒ Service ø8žë´£ˆB...-砍-³¬5­kôe¡o]t Visitors may flock to the parks on the list ­¡¤Añ...O¯cç„G‹D above, but the good news is that others are jMSÆé1^ ú?Œ²Ô the relatively free of crowds, leaving more room Great Smokey Mountains in Tennessee, have for solitary adventure, quiet family outings plenty of areas where your footprints will be and undisturbed wildlife. Here are a few the  first  ones  of  the  day. possibilities  for  your  next  escape. Most  Visited  National  Parks  -  2007 Nez Perce National Historical Park (Idaho, Oregon, Washington and Montana) These 38 1.  Great  Smoky  Mountains  National  Park sites in the valleys, prairies, mountains and plateaus of the inland northwest honor td 2.  Grand  Canyon  National  Park news is that others are relatively free of crowds, leaving more room for solitary 3.  Yosemite  National  Park adventure, quiet family outings and undisturbed wildlife. Here are a few 4.  Olympic  National  Park possibilities  for  your  next  escape. 5.  Rocky  Mountain  Naional  Park Nez Perce National Historical Park (Idaho, Oregon, Washington and Montana) These 38 6.  Yellowstone  National  Park sites in the valleys, prairies, mountains and plateaus  of  the inland northwest honor t. 7.  Cuyahoga  Valley  National  Park - Save on park fees by getting a pass. A 8.  Zion  National  Park National Park Pass costs $50 and is good at all parks for one year. This will allow you 9.  Acadia  National  Park to pass through the entrance gates more quickly and motivate you to visit more parks 10.  Grand  Teton  National  Park throughout  the  year. Source: Based on data from the National Park 388  Ways  to  Say,  "Wow" Service The United States goes to great lengths to Visitors may flock to the parks on the list preserve the best of its natural and manmade above, but the good news is that others are heritage. With 388 National Parks to choose relatively free of crowds, leaving more room from, millions of Americans enjoy this for solitary adventure, quiet family outings privilege, while millions more are welcomed and undisturbed wildlife. Here are a few to  explore. possibilities  for  your  next  escape. Travel agents can help you choose which park Nez Perce National Historical Park (Idaho, to visit, where to stay, and what you can do Oregon, Washington and Montana) These 38 when you get there. And since most parks are sites in the valleys, prairies, mountains and unfortunately not in your neighborhood, plateaus of the inland northwest honor t travel agents can get you there with little crowds of wolves, otters and moose is another cost and littler worries. thing. Roadless Isle Royale is a 45-mile long 1 A B C 45 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95