The Parks!

Whether you’re looking for a specific park or general inspiration, below you’ll find 26 national parks to explore.  I’m still working on posts for each, so there is much more content to come.  I’d recommend starting here for tips and tricks to plan an awesome trip to one of these great parks.

Arches National Park

Arches

UTAH

Black Canyon of the Gunnison NP

Black Canyon of the Gunnison

COLORADO

Death Valley National Park_Badwater lens flare

Death Valley

California & nevada

Denali National Park

Denali

Alaska

Glacier National Park_Grinnell Glacier Hike

Glacier

Montana

Great Sand Dunes NP

Great Sand Dunes

COLORADO

Indiana Dunes National Park

Indiana Dunes

INDIANA

Isle Royale National Park

Isle Royale

MICHIGAN

Kenai Fjords National Park

Kenai Fjords

Alaska

Lassen Volcanic National Park_Bumpass Hell

Lassen

California

Mesa Verde NP

Mesa Verde

COLORADO

Olympic National Park

Olympic

Washington

Redwood National Park_Lady Bing Johnson Trail

Redwood

California

Rocky Mountain NP

Rocky Mountain

COLORADO

Saguaro National Park

Saguaro

ARIZONA

Voyageurs National Park

Voyageurs

Minnesota

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park

Wrangell-St. Elias

Alsaka

Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone

Wyoming, Montana & idaho

High Five National Parks_Yosemite Valley

Yosemite

California

Zion National Park

Zion

Utah

The Trips!

We find as much enjoyment in the journey getting to the parks as we do exploring the parks themselves.  We have driven across the country 5 times, taken a train once.  Check out the itineraries below to see how we put it all together.

The First Ones

5 days, 867 miles, 3 states & 2 national parks

The One Way

Portland, OR to Kalamazoo, MI
14 days, 4,500 miles, 11 states & 7 national parks

The I-80 Road Trip Map

The I-80 Road Trip

Portland, OR to Ann Arbor, MI
7 days, 3,300 miles, 10 states & 2 national parks

The I-90 Road Trip

The I-90 Road Trip

Ann Arbor, MI to Portland, OR
6 days, 3,100 miles, 11 states & 3 national parks

The I-94 Road Trip

The I-94 Road Trip

Portland, OR to Ann Arbor, MI
7 days, 3,000 miles, 8 states & 1 national park

The Southwest Chief Rail Trip

Kalamazoo, MI to Tucson, AZ
6 days, 3 transit types & 3 national parks