National Parks

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Across
  1. 1. – Ohio park named for a crooked river.
  2. 5. RAINIER – Washington stratovolcano capped by glaciers.
  3. 9. – Arizona gorge over a mile deep, cut by the Colorado.
  4. 11. – Maui volcano crater meaning “house of the sun.”
  5. 16. – Tallest trees on Earth thrive here.
  6. 20. – Largest U.S. National Park, with four major mountain ranges.
  7. 21. – Arizona desert preserve of fossilized conifers.
  8. 23. CAVE – World’s longest known underground cave system.
  9. 24. – Texas park where the Rio Grande curves sharply.
  10. 25. – Park above the Brooks Range, no roads lead in.
  11. 28. ROYALE – Remote wilderness, accessible only by boat.
  12. 32. – Named for a massive freshwater body near Iliamna Volcano.
  13. 33. – Home of the massive General Sherman Tree.
  14. 34. – Montana park named for ancient ice features.
  15. 36. – California park with boiling mud pots.
  16. 38. – Brown bears gather at Brooks Falls to catch salmon.
  17. 39. – Cliff dwellings built by Ancestral Puebloans.
  18. 40. SANDS – Dunes of gypsum create a white desert.
  19. 42. – Contains Furnace Creek, one of Earth’s hottest spots.
  20. 44. – Appalachian park shrouded in blue mist.
  21. 45. – Virginia park bisected by Skyline Drive.
  22. 47. – Maine park featuring Cadillac Mountain’s sunrise views.
  23. 48. – Over 2,000 sandstone formations in Utah.
  24. 49. – South Dakota park named for inhospitable eroded landscape.
Down
  1. 2. – Contains the tallest dunes in North America.
  2. 3. – Five California islands with endemic foxes.
  3. 4. – Spires formed from a Neenach Volcano remnant.
  4. 6. – Site of Old Faithful and America’s first National Park.
  5. 7. – Nevada park with ancient bristlecone pines.
  6. 8. – Minnesota water-based park named for French traders.
  7. 10. – Called the American Alps for rugged Washington peaks.
  8. 12. – Hawaiʻi park with Mauna Loa and Kīlauea.
  9. 13. – Texas park containing the state’s highest peak.
  10. 14. – Famed for El Capitan and Half Dome granite walls.
  11. 15. – Amphitheater of hoodoos shaped by erosion.
  12. 17. – Caldera lake formed by Mount Mazama’s eruption.
  13. 18. – Formerly Mount McKinley, tallest peak in North America.
  14. 19. – Florida archipelago fortress accessible only by boat or plane.
  15. 22. – Named for Navajo sandstone domes resembling a capitol.
  16. 26. – Utah canyon once named Mukuntuweap.
  17. 27. CANYON – Colorado gorge with steep Precambrian walls.
  18. 29. – Alaska’s Harding Icefield spawns glaciers here.
  19. 30. – Lake Superior island with wolves and moose.
  20. 31. – Encompasses rainforest, coastline, and alpine glaciers.
  21. 35. TREE – Desert park where spiny trees grow among rocks.
  22. 37. – South Carolina floodplain forest with champion trees.
  23. 41. – Utah park where the Green and Colorado Rivers meet.
  24. 43. – Alaskan marine park named for frozen rivers retreating into fjords.
  25. 45. – Arizona preserve named for tall cacti.
  26. 46. – Subtropical sawgrass wetlands and alligators.