The most beautiful national parks of North America
The most beautiful nature and areas of North America
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
Grand Canyon National Park
Park with the most monumental canyon of the world
The Grand Canyon National Park is located along the river Colorado. This mighty river is famous for breaking through the plateau of Colorado, creating a variety of impressive canyons (outside Grand Canyon in the river basin you will find Glen Canyon or Canyonlands). It is one of the most interesting parts of the West of the USA. Visitors mostly come to the so-called South Rim or North Rim continue reading
Banff National Park
The most beautiful area of Canada
Banff National Park is the oldest park in Canada. It is famous for beautiful lakes such as Moraine or Peyto. It is located in the Rocky Mountains and is linked to other national parks such as Jasper, Yoho or Kootenay. Outside the lakes and beautiful mountains, there are also massive glaciers such as Columbia and Wapta continue reading
Bryce Canyon National Park
Canyon full of fairytale towers
Bryce Canyon despite its name is not a typical example of the classic canyon. It's basically a series of gigantic „amphitheaters“ full of fairy rock towers on the eastern end of the Paunsaugunt Plateau, where individual river springs. continue reading
Arches National Park
The most beautiful rock arches of the world
Arches National Park is located north of the Colorado River near the provincial town of Moab. You will find here the most beautiful rock formations like the rock arches and bridges. Most of the viewpoints are available by car + there are beautiful hiking trails. The most beautiful and famous arch is the Delicate Arch. continue reading
Zion National Park
National park with a monumental valley
One of the most beautiful national parks in the world is the monumental valley of Zion. Above the bottom of the valley, the stunning rock walls rise. Here you will find some beautiful waterfalls. The whole area is full of hiking trails. The most famous place is the Narrows gorge, often impenetrable due to the high water status. continue reading
Yosemite National Park
The region between rock giants
Yosemite National Park is world famous for its magnificent granite rocks, waterfalls, redwood forests. In the Yosemite Valley you can find El Capitan – the highest rock face in the world, which is over 900 meters high. This California-based National Park was founded in 1890. Since 1894, it has been a UNESCO heritage site. There is also the largest waterfall in the US, but it is often dry in the summer. continue reading
North Cascades national park
Park full of lakes and glaciers
The North Cascades are located in the state of Washington. There are more than 300 glaciers and more than 300 lakes. The park is unique in its clean countryside, and it is visited by just over 20,000 people a year. The highest mountain is Goode Mountain (2 806m asl), the lowest is the Goodell Creek in 184 meters. It is already a purely mountainous national park. continue reading
Death Valley National Park
The warmest place in the world
The Valley of Death is undoubtedly a beautiful and interesting park. Just really need to count on the immense heat. In 1913, the world's highest temperature was measured at 56.7 ° C. It is also possible to get below the sea level at –86 meters below sea level. Which is on the dried lake. And then it's nice to follow a sign when one gets above and below the surface. This is not the only thing the park has to offer. There are also dunes and deserts and special rock formations. belongs to the yo continue reading
Yellowstone national park
The oldest national park in the world
Yellowstone is the oldest national park in the world. It was founded in 1872. It is one of the coldest places in the USA and its position is over 2000 m. It is basically a supervolcano. But be careful, carelessness here does not apologize continue reading
Glacier National Park
National park full of glaciers
The Glacier Park was founded in the US in 1910 (smaller part of this area lies in Canadian Alberta – here is called Waterton Lakes NP). It is a true paradise for alpine tourism. There are 1127 km of hiking trails. In the mid-19th century they counted 150 glaciers, now only a sixth remained. The historic road „Going to the Sun Road“ passes through the park. continue reading
Olympic national park
Three-faced park
Only few parks in the world can boast wth three unique parts, such as Olympic in Washington state. It has its coastal part, then it has part of the rain forests, which are the most rainy areas in the USA and then the mountain part. This is one of the most beautiful parks I've seen in the US. Another advantage is surprisingly low attendance. continue reading
Crater Lake national park
Romantic volcano
The Crater Lake National Park is located in Oregon in the Cascade Range and the visitor center can be found with a small post office, probably due to the Pacific Crest Trail. Which is the longest, heaviest and wildest trail in the whole of America. Crater Lake is a remnant of the erupted volcano whose caldera has a diameter of 9 km and has become a lake. The volcano is still active and creates a new volcanic cone. continue reading
Mount Rainier National Park
The highest mountain in the state of Washington
Mount Rainier is the most dangerous volcano in the world (it is on the list of 16 most devastating volcanoes) and the highest mountain in the state of Washington with its 4,392m asl. The National Park was founded in 1899 and is the 5th National Park in the USA. The volcano retains large amounts of water in the form of glaciers. continue reading
Palenque National Park
Mayan pyramids and Chiapas jungle
Palenque National Park was established to protect the rest of the Chiapas Forest, which surrounds the beautiful pyramids of Palenque. You can walk part of it along the nature trail leading from the pyramids to the parking lot continue reading
Sequoia national park
The place with the largest trees in the world
In the Sierra Nevada Mountains live the very old and the largest trees of the world – Sequoias (Sequoiadendron giganteum) live . At the site of their largest occurrence, the Sequoia National Park was declared. Here you will also find the largest tree of the world, General Sherman. continue reading
Tulum National Park
Miniature national park around the Mayan ruins
Tulum National Park is not a classic national park. It is basically just a small area that protects both the Mayan ruins and a piece of the Caribbean coast and the original Yucatan forests around the ruins continue reading
