(Tryin') U.S. Natl Parks...

[Huh]

National Parks By Regional Area and State
Regions start with the East Coast and works West to the Pacific Islands
New England

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~ Maine ~
Acadia Mid Atlantic

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~ Pennsylvania ~
Gettysburg
Valley Forge

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Virginia ~
Shenandoah South

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~ Arkansas ~
Hot Springs
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~ Kentucky ~
Mammoth Cave
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~ North Carolina ~
~ Tennessee ~
Great Smoky Mountains South East

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~ Florida ~
Biscayne
Dry Tortugas
Everglades

Caribbean

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~ Virgin Islands ~
Virgin Islands Great Lakes

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~ Michigan ~
Isle Royale
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~ Ohio ~
Cuyahaga Valley Mid West

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~ Minnesota ~
Voyageurs
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~ North Dakota ~
Theodore Roosevelt
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~ South Dakota ~
Badlands
Wind Cave South West

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~ Arizona ~
Grand Canyon
Petrified Forest
Saguaro
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~ New Mexico ~
Carlsbad Caverns
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~ Texas ~
Big Bend
Guadalupe Mountains


Rocky Mountains

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~ Colorado ~
Black Canyon
Great Sand Dunes
Mesa Verde
Rocky Mountain
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~ Idaho ~
Yellowstone
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~ Montana ~
Glacier
Yellowstone
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~ Nevada ~
Death Valley
Great Basin
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~ Utah ~
Arches
Bryce Canyon
Canyonlands
Capitol Reef
Zion
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~ Wyoming ~
Grand Teton
Yellowstone West Coast

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~ California ~
Cabrillo National Monument
Channel Islands
Death Valley
Joshua Tree
Kings Canyon
Lassen Volcanic
Redwood
Sequoia
Yosemite
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~ Oregon ~
Crater Lake
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~ Washington ~
Mount Rainier
North Cascades
Olympic Arctic

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~ Alaska ~
Denali
Gates of the Arctic
Glacier Bay
Katmai
Kenai Fjords
Kobuk Valley
Lake Clark
Wrangell St Elias Pacific Islands

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~ American Samoa ~
American Samoa
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~ Hawaii ~
Haleakala
Hawaii Volcanoes

...Intimate Facts, Shared Experiences, Specific Details

[Huh]

My father was an Ironman Triathlete, growing up, and we'd run 10Ks all over the place when the opportunity presented itself. One of the most exciting races was the annual Kilauea Iki Fun Run, which spanned the entire volcano's caldera--criss-crossing the crater--as people raced to the finish line (at the Nationl Park's Visitors' Center).
*Going up wasn't as easy as it was going down to the basin, obviously.

Between the wife, family and me, we've visited a number of these parks west of the Continental Divide: Glaciers in Alaska, (3) in WA State, a number in CA, and of course (2) in Hawai'i.

AK/CA have the most with 8ea...followed by UT (with five)...and CO (with four).
Yellowstone, which we just did last summer, spans the three states of ID/MT/WY.

How about anyone else?

[BearClause]

I'm at 19, I think.

Even worked a trip to the Everglades, although the main reason for the trip was to see Cal play at FIU. I also had a trip lined up for Dry Tortugas, which a tropic storm nixed. That storm really messed up my plans too. Everglades closed down for four days, a boat ride at Biscayne was cancelled, and due to a lack of customers (avoiding Miami even after the storm had passed) another boat tour was cancelled.

By the way, Sequoia and Kings Canyon are essentially the same. A lot of people refer to them together as SEKI.

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I was REALLY uncomfortable in Voyeurs National Park, even inside my tent.

[TheSantaBarbarian]

Jan 19, 2012 11:34:09 GMT -5 @ruffda said:

I was REALLY uncomfortable in Voyeurs National Park, even inside my tent.

So were your neighbors. ;D

[Huh]

Tho I can only imagine this one being VERY unpleasurable as a gynormous 'ice box' during one of those infamous MN winters.

[Huh]

Santa Barbara and its lonesome islands...



Such a tiny opening for the (non)sharing!

[BearClause]

Everglades NP:

[psumaui]

This is for the disabled vets out there in VT. No matter what percentage of permanent disability, you can get a free lifetime pass called "Access Pass" to go to any of the US National Parks and other select places (just provide a copy of your letter (at the Park entrance) from the VA on your disability.

Non-vets can also get this pass with proof of permanent disability and may have other document requirements.

mva.sd.gov/News/HT%20-%20National%20Access%20Pass%20Available%20for%20Disabled%20Veterans.pdf

store.usgs.gov/pass/access.html

[Wiswell]

Since the original list also included national historic sites and not just parks, here's mine off the top of my head (without looking at my "passport" stamps)

East

Acadia NP
Fanueil Hall & the Boston Revolutionary Trail (I forget the name)
Hyde Park NHS, Vanderbilt NHS, Eleanor Roosevelt House
Martin Van Buren NHS
Gettysburg, Antietam, C&O Canal/Railroad
Delaware Water Gap
Shenandoah NP
Nearly every site at D.C.
Harper's Ferry NHS
Kitty Hawk NHS
Smoky Mountains
Everglades NP

Mountain West
Bandelier NP
Petroglyph NP
Pecos NP
Santa Fe Trail

Midwest
Orville Wright NHS (Dayton Bicycle shop)
Indian Mounds (Iowa) NHS

On the list:
Mesa Verde NP (and other cliff dwelling ones)
Apostle Islands NP
Zion NP
All the parks in South Dakota

Favorites were Bandolier and Acadia. What's everyone's favorite?