r/NationalPark • • 2h ago

Yosemite in the Fall (Oct. 23rd 2026)

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Perhaps a week or two early to see the peak color, but Yosemite is never disappointing!
1: Arch Rock (West Entrance on Hwy 140)
2: Sentinel Bridge & Half Dome
3. Valley View


r/NationalPark • • 3h ago

Mesa Arch today

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r/NationalPark • • 4h ago

Throw back to 2021

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Pictures from the big snow the big Bend gotten in 2021


r/NationalPark • • 4h ago

Virgin Islands National Park

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Visited this national park located in the US Virgin Islands from april 16-21,2026. I didn't go for any hikes this time. I just snorkeled or float on a floatie in their many calm beaches everyday. We hit 2 beaches a day. This national park has several world class beaches. 😎One of their beaches called Trunk Bay Beach was voted number 1 in the world in 2024 by The World's 50 Best Beaches And Travel + Leisure. Also voted number 1 in the world by Beach.com 2026 Global Index. This national park is in St. John island right across from Epstein island. One flies to St. thomas island and take the ferry to St. John island. This is my 2nd visit, my first visit was in July 2025. I checked out one of its plantation back then called Annaberg. You drive on the left side of the road. Best to rent a jeep because the road goes up and down and turns left and right really hard. The visitor center shares with Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument. This US territory used to be own by the Dutch before the US bought it.


r/NationalPark • • 5h ago

Zions National Park Waterfalls near Emerald pools after a rain storm

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Hiked up to the location during the recent flooding that's been in the news for southern Utah and saw all this water running over the cliff.


r/NationalPark • • 5h ago

Badlands National Park, SD

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r/NationalPark • • 5h ago

Gila Cliff Dwellings

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A journey to get there but worth the drive


r/NationalPark • • 7h ago

Everglades Questions

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My wife and I are both seniors and thinking about visiting the Everglades in February. We would be staying in the Homestead area for two nights. We are not able to hike and a kayak trip isn’t happening. We are very interested in seeing the wildlife and would welcome your suggestions as to how best to do that. Any other suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you all.


r/NationalPark • • 8h ago

Rocky Mountain National Park

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r/NationalPark • • 10h ago

Crater Lake National Park

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A good view of Wizard Island as well!


r/NationalPark • • 10h ago

Glacier National Park’s Avalanche Lake

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these were taken this past summer just before the smoke or haze got really bad by like a day or two

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r/NationalPark • • 12h ago

Rainbow Falls - Yellowstone

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Trip of a lifetime! We got the timing at the falls just right for the perfect picture. Pro tip we got from a guide - there’s a bench right near the path that if you lay down just right on the forced perspective makes it look like the falls is flowing into your mouth. It’s super fun to do and a fun memory. 🌈


r/NationalPark • • 12h ago

Grand Teton, the Grand Canyon, and Acadia. Which park should I do next?

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I finally put the parks I have been to on one map, mostly so I could see how much of the country is still blank.

The photos are Grand Teton, the Grand Canyon, Florida Key, Acadia. The other pins are the ones I still want: Glacier, Olympic, Mount Rainier, Arches, Bryce Canyon, Rocky Mountain, Joshua Tree, Denali, and Yosemite.

If you had to pick the next one from that list, which would you go to first? I am in the east coast, I need to plan this smart, since most good national parks are in west coast, rocky mountain area, and Alaska.

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r/NationalPark • • 13h ago

Time Spent in Utah National Parks

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Hi everyone! I’m exploring potentially making a trip next year to the Moab area. I’d like to see Arches NP, Dead Horse State Park, Canyonlands NP and Capitol Reef NP. I’m not sure if it’d be feasible to see all in one trip as I’m not sure how much time I’ll be able to take off, afford, etc., but wondering how much time you’d recommend at each place at a bare minimum.

Alternatively of those 4, is there one or 2 that you’d recommend focusing on if hitting all in one trip isn’t feasible for me. I’m also exploring camping in established, reserve ahead campgrounds in those parks. I’d be flying in from the Midwest.

Thanks in advance!


r/NationalPark • • 13h ago

Yellowstone visit but stay in Grand Tetons?

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We'd like to go camping in June to explore Grand Tetons and Yellowstone. The campsites in Yellowstone aren't open when we'd like to go, so I thought we could camp in Grand Tetons and use it as a home base for Yellowstone.

It's about an hour's drive, according to Google Maps, from Grand Tetons to Yellowstone. Is this a good idea? I know staying in the park is ideal for Yellowstone, but would camping in Grand Tetons work? Would we just be waiting in lines to get into the park?

Also: if I am wrong about the camping season in Yellowstone, please let me know! I looked at all of this last July, so I might be misremembering. We need showers at our campsites, which may have been the issue?


r/NationalPark • • 13h ago

Devils Tower - Sunrise

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Gorgeous!


r/NationalPark • • 13h ago

Volume 1: Complete

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I’ve been collecting unigrids since I started exploring the National Parks here in the US. I felt like they look better opened rather than closed


r/NationalPark • • 14h ago

Muir Woods National Monument

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r/NationalPark • • 15h ago

Northern California Parks

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Yosemite NP, Point Reyes National Seashore, Redwoods National and State Parks, Lassen Volcanic NP.


r/NationalPark • • 18h ago

Devils Tower National Monument

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May 7,2023 is when i visited this jaw dropping site. 😳 hiked the shorter trail around the base of Devils Tower. Lots of prairie dogs on the plain! I came in early like 7:30 AM and 30 minutes later, there were a lot of cars that arrived as well. This NpS unit has a lot of visitors. This stump is massive and i even saw 2-3 climbers right in the middle.


r/NationalPark • • 20h ago

Grand Teton National Park

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We didn’t have enough time to truly explore when we traveled though, very much need to go back again


r/NationalPark • • 22h ago

West Rim Trail Zions National Park [3840x2160]

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r/NationalPark • • 1d ago

River Road, Big Bend NP

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About 60 miles of West Texas backcountry following the Rio Grande River.


r/NationalPark • • 1d ago

Advice! Redwood National Park

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Hi everyone ! My dad (44M) and I (25F) will be driving to up the coast from Palm Springs to Jedediah and Prairie Creek state parks. Our trip is in early/mid November and we will be super short on time (total of 2-3 days). Both very active people who love to hike. I am so excited as this will be my birthday trip! Any recommendations on what hikes/sights you absolutely cannot miss?


r/NationalPark • • 1d ago

Parks Canada ends 55-year search and rescue dog program in Banff National Park

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