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44  USA A T A GLANCE

National Parks
For many visitors, the highlight of a visit to the
US is to experience the country’s sublime
scenery and abundant wildlife. Some 84 million
acres (34 million hectares) of pristine splendor
have been preserved as national parks, found in
all of the 50 states. From Acadia National Park on
the rugged coast of Maine to the deserts of
Death Valley in California, the parks encompass
a variety of terrain, as well as the habitats of
several endangered species. Most have a full Yellowstone National Park (see pp576–7) in
Wyoming is the country’s first and oldest
range of facilities, including delightful rustic national park. Highlights include geysers and
lodges, and offer a variety of outdoor activities. the country’s largest bison herd.
Grand Teton National Park’s Badlands National Park (see p440),
(see p575) peaks make it one of South Dakota’s most important park,
Wyoming’s top sights. combines craggy sandstone formations
with mixed grass prairie.
Olympic NP
North
Cascades NP
Glacier NP
Mt. Rainier
NP THE Voyageurs Acadia NP
THE PACIFIC ROCKIES NP
NORTHWEST NEW
Yellowstone NP ENGLAND
Crater Lake NP Badlands
Grand NP
Redwood NP Teton NP NYC &
Lassen THE MID-ATLANTIC
Volcanic NP GREAT REGION
LAKES
CALIFORNIA Great Rocky Cuyahoga
Mountain NP
Basin NP
Valley NP
Yosemite NP Bryce THE Shenandoah NP
Kings Canyon NP Arches NP GREAT DC & THE
Canyon NP PLAINS CAPITAL REGION
Mesa Verde NP Mammoth
Olympic National Park Sequoia Death Grand Cave NP Great Smoky
Canyon NP
(see p608), a UNESCO NP Valley THE Mountains NP
biosphere reserve, preserves Joshua NP SOUTH- Hot
Petrified
Washington’s lush forests. Tree NP Forest NP WEST Springs NP THE
Death Valley Saguaro Carlsbad SOUTHEAST
National Park NP Caverns NP TEXAS THE
(see pp672–3) in DEEP SOUTH
California’s Mesa Verde National Guadalupe
Mountains NP
Mojave Desert, is Park’s (see p588) great
one of the cliff dwellings offer
world’s hottest glimpses of Colorado’s FLORIDA
places. early inhabitants. Big Bend NP
Biscayne NP
Everglades NP

Yosemite National Park (see
p706), a wilderness of forests, Grand Canyon National Park (see pp530–33), perhaps the most-
meadows, and granite rocks, is visited park in both Arizona and the US, is an awe-inspiring
California’s prime destination. spectacle of magnificent rock formations.

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