You’ve probably all heard of Yellowstone, The Everglades, Denali and Rocky Mountain National Park but how about some of the smaller, less known gems around the country. There’s a wealth of national park country out there, just waiting for you to discover it. Here are some of the lesser known and smaller gems:
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Alabama – Little River Canyon Preserve
Alaska - Lake Clark National Park
Arizona - Saguero National Park
Arkansas – Hot Springs National Park
California – Channel Islands National Park
Colorado – Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
Connecticut – Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Delaware – First State National Park
Florida – Dry Tortugas National Park
Georgia – Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area
Hawaii – Haleakalā National Park
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Idaho – City of Rocks National Reserve
Illinois - Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail
Indiana - Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
Iowa – Effigy Mounds National Monument
Kansas - Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Kentucky – Mammoth Cave National Park
Louisiana – Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
Maine – Acadia National Park
Maryland – Piscataway National Park
Massachusetts - Boston Harbor Islands National Park
Michigan – Isle Royal National Park
Minnesota – Voyageurs National Park
Mississippi – Natchez Trace Parkway
Missouri - Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Montana – Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
Nebraska – Agate Fossil Beds National Monument
Nevada - Great Basin National Park
New Hampshire - Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site
New Jersey – New Jersey Pinelands National Park
New Mexico – Pecos National Historic Park
New York - Women’s Rights National Historical Park
North Carolina - Cape Lookout National Seashore
North Dakota – Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Ohio - Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Oklahoma - Chickasaw National Recreation Area
Oregon - Crater Lake National Park
Pennsylvania - Schuylkill River Heritage Area
Rhode Island - Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor
South Carolina – Congaree National Park
South Dakota – Wind Cave National Park
Tennessee – Cumberland Gap National Historic Park
Texas - Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Utah - Capitol Reef National Park
Vermont – Marsh - Billings – Rockefeller National Historic Park
Virginia - Great Falls National Park
Washington – Lake Chelan National Recreation Area
West Virginia – Bluestone National Scenic River
Wisconsin – Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
Wyoming – Fossil Butte National Monument
If you want to find out more about what’s local to your home state, visit the website of the National Parks Service – it lists all national parks and preserves, national recreational areas, national monuments, national historical sites, historical battlefields, national seashores and national lakeshores, all by state. nps.gov Did you know there were such magical places on your doorstep?
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