1. Easily Yellowstone in Wyoming. So much to do and see. Scenery, geysers, and wildlife is unrivaled anywhere in the world. You should go there if you get a chance.
2. Grand Canyon. Just an amazing place that everyone need to see.
3. Grand Teton National Park
4. Glacier National Park
5. Katmai and Denali in Alaska
6. Bryce Canyon and Zion in Utah
7. Acadia in Maine
the list can go on and on
2007-07-06 04:41:03
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answered by Jeff M 3
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1 - Isle Royale National Park, in Lake Superior, just off the shoreline of Minnesota and Ontario. It's probably the least-visited park in the National Park System. It's a large island that's almost all pristine wild forest, with a few hiking trails crisscrossing it, and some low-impact backpack-camping sites. You have to take a ferry boat ride from either Minnesota or Michigan to get there, and it's closed in the middle of winter. My son and I used to go up there every summer when I still lived in Minnesota. Geographically it's part of Michigan, and in the Eastern Time Zone, due to an early mapmaker's error back in the late 1700's, which put it closer to the U.S. mainland than it is actually. It's actually only about ten to twelve miles from Ontario, Canada. Most people take the ferry from Grand Marais, MN - the easternmost tip of Minnesota which is on an Indian reservation. We would usually get a tent permit to stay about a week, and hike all over the island, which is about 50 miles long and averages maybe five miles wide. There are a bunch of smaller islands around the main one. You have to be into backpacking and relatively fit to do it - there are no real roads there - no autos or landing strips, you can only get their by boat or float plane.
2007-07-06 01:03:49
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answered by the phantom 6
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Everyone is going to say Yellowstone, Grand Canyon, and Yosemite. They are indeed wonderful. A few others of note:
1. Glacier -- not exactly convenient, but a wonderful place filled with mountains and waterfalls. Be sure to visit the Canadian side of the park, Waterton Lakes, as well.
2. Zion -- Maybe my favorite park. When you are on the floor of the canyon, it seems to surround and swallow you.
3. Olympic -- Feels like it's a million miles from Seattle, and has a variety of climates within a few miles. The seastacks were stunning.
4. Arches/Canyonlands -- no place in this country quite like them.
5. Bryce -- my wife's favorite, another unique spot.
Photos are on the site below.
2007-07-06 12:47:50
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answered by wdx2bb 7
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Thats a tough call, they're all beautiful in their own right. The most inspiring for me was Zion National Park in southern Utah. Words and even pictures can't translate how nice it is.
The air there was the cleanest I've ever experienced, the skies were crystal blue and the horizon seemed much further than normal. The town of Springdale, right next to the park, is a great little place with cool places to stay, surprisingly great choices for restaurants and nice people. we loved the Zion Park Motel, 50s style motel with an awesome outdoor pool. You can hang out in the pool at sunset and watch the sun hitting the red rocked cliffs....amazing!
2007-07-06 00:42:29
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answered by Anonymous
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Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks get my vote. Besides the geysers, wildlife, rivers, lakes, flora and fauna there are tons of things to do. In the summer you can hike, bike, camp, canoe, fish, raft as well as sight see. In the winter you can ski, snowmobile, snow shoe, dog sled, or sleep in a yurt. Some people don't like Yellowstone because there are too many people during the summer. 95% of the park is never seen! That means there are lots of places to go, in either park, to get away from the crowds.
And what better picture is there than the Grand Tetons?
2007-07-06 11:14:41
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answered by Roger T 2
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Yosemite # 1
2007-07-09 19:08:22
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answered by Buzzy 6
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