Trip planning
Trip guides by interest
Eight ways into the National Park System — pick the one that matches the trip you're trying to take and we'll point you to the parks built around it.
Hiking
Trails, summits, and backcountry routes across America's national parks. From paved boardwalks for first-timer…
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Camping
Drive-in tent loops, RV sites, primitive backcountry campgrounds, and reservation tips. Where you sleep inside…
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Wildlife Viewing
The grizzly meadows of Hayden Valley, the alligator marshes of the Everglades, the alpine bighorn slopes of th…
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Photography
Light, weather, and timing for the parks photographers dream about. Sunrise vantage points, golden-hour pull-o…
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Family-Friendly
Accessible trails, Junior Ranger programs, kid-tested visitor centers, and stops that turn a long park day int…
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Fall Foliage
When and where the maples, aspens, and tupelos peak. A regional calendar of color across the National Park Sys…
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Winter Travel
Snowshoe routes, frozen waterfalls, plow schedules, and the parks that hit their stride only after the first d…
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History & Heritage
Battlefields, Indigenous cultural sites, presidential homes, and the human stories the National Park Service i…
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