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Visit All the National Parks

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I think what I would really love to do for this one is to hop in the old RV and just travel around the US for a year experiencing all of these parks and chronicling the trip. I would be able to cross a lot of other adventures off the list as well. Once the boys are in college, we could do it. I could keep m job and Jeremy could work on his apps full-time and all we'd have to pay for would be the RV, the Truck, gas, food and adventures.  I need to look at one of those maps that plot a course for you.

Here's a site that gives a route for the contiguous states.

Here's a site that gives information on the parks in Alaska.

Alaska

  1. Denali National Park and Preserve
  2. Gates of the Arctic National Park
  3. Glacier Bay National Park
  4. Katmai National Park and Preserve
  5. Kenai Fjords National Park
  6. Kobuk Valley National Park
  7. Lake Clark National Park

American Samoa

  1. National Park of American Samoa

Arizona

  1. Grand Canyon National Park - Been here several times with family and friends.
  2. Petrified Forest National Park - Mission trip as a teen and with the family as a kid.
  3. Saguaro National Park

Arkansas

  1. Hot Springs National Park - Couldn't miss this one living in Arkansas. I would have been shamed out of the state.

California

  1. Channel Islands National Park
  2. Death Valley National Park
  3. Joshua Tree National Park
  4. Kings Canyon National Park
  5. Lassen Volcanic National Park
  6. Redwood National Park
  7. Sequoia National Park
  8. Yosemite National Park - Went here after Michelle's wedding.

Colorado

  1. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park - Although I do not remember this park, there is NO POSSIBLE WAY we did not go when I was a kid. I'm shocked we didn't ever see the sand dunes considering how many summers we visited Colorado.
  2. Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
  3. Mesa Verde National Park - Went to this one with Jeremy on the motorcycle and in fact I cried when we got the gravel road in the park because Jeremy didn't want to go on. He was rightfully worried about riding the bike on the gravel and I don't know why I cried, but I did and he decided me being happy was more important than his bike.
  4. Rocky Mountain National Park - Can't even begin to site all the times I have been to RMNP or how many people I have experienced it with or how many parts of it I have been to. 

Florida

  1. Biscayne National Park
  2. Dry Tortugas National Park
  3. Everglades National Park

Hawaii

  1. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
  2. Haleakalā National Park

Kentucky

  1. Mammoth Cave National Park

Maine

  1. Acadia National Park

Michigan

  1. Isle Royale National Park

Minnesota

  1. Voyageurs National Park

Montana

  1. Glacier National Park

Nevada

  1. Great Basin National Park

New Mexico

  1. Carlsbad Caverns National Park - Saw this as a kid and really only remember the massive opening. I could even be remembering a different cavern, but I'm going with this as a memory of Carlsbad.

North Carolina

  1. Great Smoky Mountains National Park - Love the smokies. Went here with my family when I was a kid and drove all through the clouds.

North Dakota

  1. Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Ohio

  1. Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Oregon

  1. Crater Lake National Park

South Carolina

  1. Congaree National Park

South Dakota

  1. Badlands National Park - This one is beautiful in its own way. Very barren, but all the colors are amazing.
  2. Wind Cave National Park

Tennessee

  1. Great Smoky Mountains National Park - Oh, look, I get to cross two parks off my list since I have been to this one, which is in North Carolina and Tennessee. Totally forgot about that. Been to it in both states.

Texas

  1. Big Bend National Park
  2. Guadalupe Mountains National Park

United States Virgin Islands

  1. Virgin Islands National Park

Utah

  1. Arches National Park - Went to this with Jeremy not long ago and did some off-roading.
  2. Bryce Canyon National Park - Went here as a kid and remember thinking it was way prettier than Grand Canyon. Can't remember why which means I need to go back.
  3. Canyonlands National Park
  4. Capitol Reef National Park
  5. Zion National Park - Went here as a kid with the family and loved it.

Virginia

  1. Shenandoah National Park

Washington

  1. Mount Rainier National Park - Visited with Jeremy on the motorcycle. Beautiful ride.
  2. North Cascades National Park
  3. Olympic National Park

Wyoming

  1. Grand Teton National Park - Went here with the family when I was a kid. Need to go back.
  2. Yellowstone National Park - Went here as a kid with the family the year before a massive fire destroyed much of the park. Need to see it again as well.