We Visited All 63 U.S. National Parks
Personal experience of visiting each park
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When visited: June, 1987 and October, 1989 When Established: October 14, 1994 as National Park and March 1 1933 as National Monument Park ranking: 58 out of 63 Highlight: Cacti Why not to go: Small park – desert, dangerous heat – rattlesnakes Arizona is a beautiful state – being raised in the northeast it…
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When visited: June, 2007 Date Established: October, 2000 Park ranking: 59 out of 63 Why to go: Ledges Trail and Brandywine Falls Why not to go: There are many national monuments and state parks with more to offer The first stop on a grand adventure We visited this park as…
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When visited: February, 2020 Date Established: March 4, 1921 Park ranking: 61 out of 63 Why to go: Hot Springs have been protected since 1821 – go for the history and Bathhouse Row Why not to go: This is not a typical national park like Big Bend or Great Basin – it is urban with…
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When visited: May, 2013 When established: February, 2019 Park ranking: 62 out of 63 Why to go: Sand Dunes – closest National Park to Chicago Why not to go: There are many national monuments and state parks with more to offer than this park – it is the 5th smallest national park We attended…
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When visited: March 5, 2022 Date Established: October 26, 1992 (January 4, 1935 as a National Monument) Park ranking: 52 out of 63 Highlight: Historic Fort Jefferson and snorkeling Why not to go: 2.5 hour boat ride (or sea plane) with no accommodations other than camping Dry Tortugas National Park is best…
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When visited: July, 2007 Date Established: January 3, 1903 Park ranking: 60 out of 63 Why to go: Where else would you see Boxwork Why not to go: If you don’t like caves Forgive me for not remembering much about Wind Cave – it was almost 20 years ago and part of our 7…
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When visited: May, 2021 When Established: February, 2018 Park ranking: 63 out of 63 Why to go: Gateway Arch Why not to go: There are many national monuments and state parks with more to offer than this park When Gateway Arch became a national park in 2018, we knew that we needed to…
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Missy and I visited each national park in the United States beginning in 1989 on our honeymoon. The following chart below shows when we visited each park. This site will provide a personal experience regarding each site. National Park Chronology Visited When Park # Comment 1 October, 1989 Petrified Forest 2 Missy honeymoon and by…
We Visited All 63 U.S. National Parks 