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