The US National Parks

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2. The hottest, driest and lowest national park.
6. Was proclaimed an Alaskan national monument in 1978, then as a national park in 1980.
8. The only park with four different types of volcanoes.
9. An archipelago of five islands in California.
13. Known for its iconic views such as Half Dome, El Capitan and Bridalveil Falls.
16. Has over 300 glaciers which is the most in the lower 48 states.
17. Spans the continental divide.
18. Has several active volcanoes on the Big Island of Hawaii.
19. Known for its boxwork formations.
20. Named for the French-Canadian fur traders.
25. Home to the second largest tree in the world.
29. You can travel an average of 10 miles down to get to the Colorado River.
30. Contains North America's tallest peak.
31. 95% of this park is underwater and it protects coral reefs and mangrove forests.
32. Home to the Rainbow Forest and many petroglyphs.
33. Home to General Sherman the largest living organism on earth.
34. Located in a territory in the South Pacific.
36. Known for its white Salt Basin Dunes in the Chihuahuan desert.
37. Most people come to watch bears hunt salmon at Brooks Falls.
38. Maintains the Harding Icefield.
40. Surrounds the Waterpocket Fold in Utah.
41. Has the location of the confluence of the Colorado and Green Rivers.
42. Represents westward expansion.
44. Known for thousands of sandstone formations including one called "Delicate."
46. Established in 2013 the result of an ancient volcanic eruption and home to many California Condors.
47. Protects Fort Jefferson close to Key West.
50. Extends through the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia.
52. Located on the island of Maui.
53. Has the greatest concentration of glaciers in North America.
57. Divided into three sections and named after a president.
59. Home to the largest active high-latitude dune field on Earth.
60. The only National Park in the state of Maine.
61. Has some of the steepest mountains in North America down the Painted Wall cliff.
62. The most visited National park.
63. The largest National Park in the US.

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1. The world's first national park.
3. A group of islands in Lake Superior.
4. Features more than 100 caves in the Chihuahuan Desert.
5. Named after a large succulent in the Mojave desert.
7. Includes the entire Chisos mountain range.
10. Known for its variety of ecosystems including tidepools temperate rainforests glacier peaks and forests.
11. Known for white water rafting on the New River in the Appalachian Mountains.
12. The world's longest cave system.
14. An active volcano known for the most glaciated peak in the US.
15. Located on 15 miles of the shores of Lake Michigan.
21. Contains the largest old growth bottomland hardwood forest.
22. Formed by the former large volcano called Mount Mazama.
23. Known for Star Dune and its mountain views and Medano Creek.
24. Home to the greatest number of hoodoos on earth.
26. Known for a scenic Ohio railway.
27. One of the world's largest internationally protected biospheres.
28. Known for cliff dwellings and houses along the canyon walls.
35. Known for its canyon hiking such as through the Narrows and the Subway.
39. A South Dakota park known for its rock layers, bison and prairie dogs.
43. A New Mexico park surrounded by a Missile Range in the Tularosa Basin.
45. A temperate rainforest and home to the world's tallest trees.
48. Protects a wilderness area in Montana's Rocky Mountains.
49. Location of Snake River and Jackson Hole.
51. Home to the nation's largest cacti.
54. A slow-moving river where alligators and crocodiles coexist.
55. Is the smallest major national park in the US.
56. Known for its tropical forests white sand beaches historical sites and coral reefs.
58. Named after the oldest trees in existence and is located in a desert with most of the South Snake Mountains.