Staying Fit
The Great Outdoors is calling to Americans who miss travel, crave recreation and desire safe spaces where they can wander alone or explore with family and friends. The 63 wondrous national parks — “America’s best idea,” as documentary filmmaker Ken Burns has called them — offer all of that, and more.
Whether you are spotting wildlife from an overlook, walking an easy trail, hiking a majestic peak, camping in the back country or settling into a comfy cabin, you may find our national lands are a way to connect to America’s history viscerally and physically.
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Acadia
Spectacular ocean views and cool forest trails along the rocky coast of Maine
Arches
View jaw-dropping sandstone archways in a red-rock wonderland
Badlands
Amber walls and prairie grass make for impressive landscapes in S.D.
Big Bend
A ruggedly beautiful, remote desert landscape along the Rio Grande in West Texas
Biscayne
Find stunning coral reefs and other unique marine life in this wild Florida sanctuary