Parks of America

  Introduction Yellowstone national park was the first National Park founded on March 1, 1872. Yellowstone for the most part is located inWyoming, but it is large enough that it spreads to parts of Idaho and Montana. Even though Yellowstone is large it is only the 8th largest National Park. What It Has To Offer The thermal basins in Yellowstone are one of the main attractions at the park. There are more than 10,000 thermal features located in Yellowstone. Grand Prismatic Spring (shown above), Norris Geyser Basin, Mammoth Host Springs , Fountain Paint Pot , and West Thumb Geyser Basin are some of the most popular thermal features. Obviously Yellowstone has crazy good, but One of the best things that you can do here is observe the wild life. The Park is home to thousands of wildlife like bears, wolves, bison, and elk. The animals are wild so they can be quite dangerous if you don't follow the rules, but if you don't want to worry about them while you visit you can stay at one of

  Introduction Glacier National Park or The Crown of the Continent was founded on May 11, 1910. It is located in Montanas Rocky Mountains. The park is around a 1500 square mile area and stretches all the way to the border of Canada. What It Has To Offer Glacier National park has beautiful lakes surrounded by mountains and meadows. Glaciers helped from these valleys which is why the valley is more U-shaped. The park has a good variety of activities to do. If you want to hike this is the place for you. It offers over 700 miles of hiking and backpacking trials. Glacier National Park is also great for camping. They have 13 campgrounds that they provide, which not every National Park does, and over 1,000 campsites within them. You can get a ranger to lead you on tours of the park or other activities while you camp. Going-to-the-Sun road is a unique experience to drive through the park and see the amazing views the park has to offer. Glaciers In 1850 there were about 80 glacier, but the num

 Sequoia National Park is located in California in the lower half of the Sierra Nevada mountains. It was founded on September 25, 1890. It protects around 400,000 acres and is close to kings canyon which is another national park. What it Has to Offer Sequoia National Park is a beautiful area surrounded by some of the oldest trees on earth. The most popular thing to do in the park is probably hike through the sequoia trees.  Sequoia offers a great experience with moro rock which gives you a great view of the area below. It is easily accessible because it has a stairway and handle bars for some areas. Sequoia is one of many parks that offers actual campsites . It has 14 campgrounds and 2 of them are open all of the seasons. These are great for family trips or even just for a day trip.  Wildlife watching, backpacking, visiting caves, and walking through vast meadows are all other things you can experience at Sequoia. Tree Talk The giant sequoia trees that surround the area are famous for