The most beautiful national parks of North America

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Petr Liška
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The most beautiful national parks of North America
Inserted: 25.03.2021
Author: Petr Liška © gigaplaces.com
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North America is literally famous for its national parks – canyons, deserts, rock formations, but also beautiful mountains and lakes. The most beautiful of these can be found in the western United States, in the Rocky Mountains in Canada and some in Mexico. Let's take a look, which is definitely worth a visit

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Grand Canyon National Park

Park with the most monumental canyon of the world

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The Grand Canyon National Park is located along the river Colorado. This mighty river is famous for breaking… continue reading

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Banff National Park

The most beautiful area of Canada

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Banff National Park is the oldest park in Canada. It is famous for beautiful lakes such as Moraine or Peyto.… continue reading

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Bryce Canyon National Park

Canyon full of fairytale towers

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| Altitude: 2 332 m / 7 651 ft

Bryce Canyon despite its name is not a typical example of the classic canyon. It's basically a series of… continue reading

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Arches National Park

The most beautiful rock arches of the world

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| Altitude: 1 473 m / 4 833 ft

Arches National Park is located north of the Colorado River near the provincial town of Moab. You will find… continue reading

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Zion National Park

National park with a monumental valley

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| Altitude: 1 308 m / 4 291 ft

One of the most beautiful national parks in the world is the monumental valley of Zion. Above the bottom of… continue reading

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Yosemite National Park

The region between rock giants

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Yosemite National Park is world famous for its magnificent granite rocks, waterfalls, redwood forests. In the… continue reading

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North Cascades national park

Park full of lakes and glaciers

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The North Cascades are located in the state of Washington. There are more than 300 glaciers and more than 300… continue reading

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Death Valley National Park

The warmest place in the world

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The Valley of Death is undoubtedly a beautiful and interesting park. Just really need to count on the immense… continue reading

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Yellowstone national park

The oldest national park in the world

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Yellowstone is the oldest national park in the world. It was founded in 1872. It is one of the coldest places… continue reading

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Glacier National Park

National park full of glaciers

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The Glacier Park was founded in the US in 1910 (smaller part of this area lies in Canadian Alberta – here is… continue reading

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Olympic national park

Three-faced park

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Only few parks in the world can boast wth three unique parts, such as Olympic in Washington state. It has its… continue reading

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Crater Lake national park

Romantic volcano

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The Crater Lake National Park is located in Oregon in the Cascade Range and the visitor center can be found… continue reading

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Mount Rainier National Park

The highest mountain in the state of Washington

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Mount Rainier is the most dangerous volcano in the world (it is on the list of 16 most devastating volcanoes)… continue reading

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Palenque National Park

Mayan pyramids and Chiapas jungle

Altitude: 158 m / 518 ft

Palenque National Park was established to protect the rest of the Chiapas Forest, which surrounds the… continue reading

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Sequoia national park

The place with the largest trees in the world

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| Altitude: 2 093 m / 6 867 ft

In the Sierra Nevada Mountains live the very old and the largest trees of the world – Sequoias … continue reading

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Tulum National Park

Miniature national park around the Mayan ruins

Altitude: 4 m / 13 ft

Tulum National Park is not a classic national park. It is basically just a small area that protects both the… continue reading

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