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- 3. This national park (and state park complex) is named after an exceptionally tall type of tree; this park actually preserves 45% of the remains of its namesake tree
- 7. This park features both a 5,000 foot tall rock called the 'Half Dome' and the tallest waterfall in North America
- 8. This part was previously believed to have started forming 6 million years ago, but is now thought to go back 70 million years. Despite this, there are no dinosaur bones to be found
- 10. Despite its name, this Utah national park is actually a series of natural amphitheaters carved into the landscape
- 11. One of the smallest national parks, this waterside park features the tallest point on the east coast, a semi-submerged case, and a lot of seagulls
- 12. This park was home to an ancient civilization around 1,500 BCE - The Anasazi. Now, it is home to one of the world's largest natural arches - the Kolob Arch
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- 1. This park in North Dakota is named after an outdoorsy former president who spent a lot of time in the srea
- 2. This is the only US park where Bison have lived continuously since prehistoric times (as far as we know). Established in 1872, it was also the first ever national park!
- 4. This west coast park has three distinct ecosystems, trees over 1,000 years old, and several endangered species, including the northern spotted owl and the bull trout
- 5. This park in South Dakota was part of the Louisiana Purchase and facilitates the Minuteman Missible National Historic Site
- 6. This park contains over 265,000 acres, 60 mountain peaks above 12,000 feet, and 350 miles of hiking trails
- 9. This park and animal preserve houses moose, grizzly bears, dall sheep, wolves, and the wood frog - an amphibian that can tolerate freezing temperatures