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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1. Alabama – Little River Canyon Preserve
2. Alaska - Lake Clark National Park
3. Arizona - Saguero National Park
4. Arkansas – Hot Springs National Park
5. California – Channel Islands National Park
6. Colorado – Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
7. Connecticut – Appalachian National Scenic Trail
8. Delaware – First State National Park
9. Florida – Dry Tortugas National Park
10. Georgia – Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area
11. Hawaii – Haleakalā National Park
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12. Idaho – City of Rocks National Reserve
13. Illinois - Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail
14. Indiana - Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
15. Iowa – Effigy Mounds National Monument
16. Kansas - Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
17. Kentucky – Mammoth Cave National Park
18. Louisiana – Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
19. Maine – Acadia National Park
20. Maryland – Piscataway National Park
21. Massachusetts - Boston Harbor Islands National Park
22. Michigan – Isle Royal National Park
23. Minnesota – Voyageurs National Park
24. Mississippi – Natchez Trace Parkway
25. Missouri - Ozark National Scenic Riverways
26. Montana – Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
27. Nebraska – Agate Fossil Beds National Monument
28. Nevada - Great Basin National Park
29. New Hampshire - Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site
30. New Jersey – New Jersey Pinelands National Park
31. New Mexico – Pecos National Historic Park
32. New York - Women’s Rights National Historical Park
33. North Carolina - Cape Lookout National Seashore
34. North Dakota – Theodore Roosevelt National Park
35. Ohio - Cuyahoga Valley National Park
36. Oklahoma - Chickasaw National Recreation Area
37. Oregon - Crater Lake National Park
38. Pennsylvania - Schuylkill River Heritage Area
39. Rhode Island - Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor
40. South Carolina – Congaree National Park
41. South Dakota – Wind Cave National Park
42. Tennessee – Cumberland Gap National Historic Park
43. Texas - Guadalupe Mountains National Park
44. Utah - Capitol Reef National Park
45. Vermont – Marsh - Billings – Rockefeller National Historic Park
46. Virginia - Great Falls National Park
47. Washington – Lake Chelan National Recreation Area
48. West Virginia – Bluestone National Scenic River
49. Wisconsin – Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
50. 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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