Best National Park

[Quixote1818]

Poll question: Best National Park

I combined a couple that are either connected or in the same vicinity and have similar landforms.


I was on the edge with Mt. Ranier, Redwood, Sequoia and Everglades. It was tough leaving them out.

[TZ]

1. I like Rocky Mountain National Park best myself

The Smokies are beautiful of course but to me you can't be a respectable mountain range without tundra/glaciers....I went there in June and there is a picture of me standing next to snow pack taller than me (I am 5 ft tall)......:wow:

[Quixote1818]

3. Have you been to the San Juans in Colorado?

I find them more stunning yet they they have no National Park or Monument status.

[TZ]

5. No

Where is that? Haven't heard of it. Southern CO? The times I have been out there I have always been in the Denver-Boulder-Colorado Springs areas with some day trips around those cities.....

[Quixote1818]

9. It's in the Southwest part of the state

Durango and Silverton area

[Bennyboy]

2. They wil have to change Glacier National to Dirt National pretty soon

with the glaciers retreting at such a fast pace...

I chose yellowstone.

But I love Yosemite. I live close and go there at least twice a year.

[seemunkee]

4. The one I want to return to the most is Death Valley

The one I've never been to but want to see the most is Canyonlands

[JTG of the PRB]

6. I had to vote Other.

My personal vote is for Arches National Park in Utah, with Rocky Mountain National Park coming in a close second for me.

[Haole Girl]

7. Yosemite

[AtomicKitten]

8. Yosemite is nothing short of spectacular.

And staying at the Ahwahnee Hotel is a sublime experience.

[Bennyboy]

10. Some Yosemite photos

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[AtomicKitten]

15. the falls are spectacular

I had a room with a stone balcony overlooking the falls nearby.

Breathtaking.

[BrklynLiberal]

11. When I went to Yosemite the first time, I figured that it must be what heaven looks like.

Been there in the summer and the winter. It is always breathtaking.

[cobalt1999]

12. Zion is one of the most amazing places to climb and hike n/t

[Arugula Latte]

13. I voted for Grand Canyon, but Arches is also amazing.

Yosemite, Redwoods, Carlsbad, etc. are also great, but nothing took my breath away like the ol' Canyon. Rocky Mountain didn't do much for me. Pretty, but ... ehhh ... mountains. Nothing out of the ordinary, IMO.

[sundog]

14. redwood

beyond amazing

ocean, trees, rivers... too many things to count

bryce is pretty wild, but didn't spend enough time there to soak it all in

[XemaSab]

16. Arches:

OFF THE HOOK.

(Plus two others that are uncrowded and I hope to have remain this way. :P )

[Blue_In_AK]

17. I voted for Denali, of course...

but really my favorite (of the ones I've been to) is Wrangell-St. Elias.
It's the largest U.S. national park, equal to six Yellowstones. It has to be seen to be believed.



http://www.nps.gov/wrst/

[Mendocino]

18. Banff NP Canada

You didn't say Best US National Park.

IMHO:

Best in US-Yosemite in the late spring/early summer when the falls are running and the meadows are green and blooming. Crowds aren't so bad either.

Best not in the West-Acadia is wonderful and it's in Maine!

Best little known NP-Isle Royale Michigan: wolves, moose and Lake Superior.

Best that isn't a NP but should be-Na Pali Coast/Waimea Canyon Kauai Hawaii.

[Shine]

19. Other: Sequoia Kings Canyon National Park

the ancient sequoia trees are SPECTACULAR!!! :thumbsup:

[lligrd]

24. Yes They Are

It is one of my favorites to visit but nothing compares to Yellowstone.

[Zomby Woof]

20. Yellowstone

A geological wonder, beautiful beyond compare, and full of mysteries and facets which could take years to explore and appreciate. It is by far my favorite of all the national parks.

I also rank Grand Canyon, Rocky Mountain, Mt. Rainier, and Grand Teton highly. Yosemite is number one on my wishlist, followed by Denali, Glacier Bay, and Glacier. Throw in Hawaii Volcanoes, and Sequoia too.

I have also enjoyed Olympic, North Cascades, and Great Smoky Mountain. I am a proud member of the National Parks Conservation Association, a lobbying arm very influential in preservation and funding for the parks.

[lligrd]

23. Yellowstone Is By Far The Best

I love the others too but nothing compares to Yellowstone. It has everything.

[mark414]

21. Redwood or Yosemite

[MaryBear]

22. Best for what?

I voted Yosemite because it is gorgeous -- but the national park service is under funded and over stetched and petty soon the forests may belong to *'s cronies.

[Awsi Dooger]

25. My favorite is Bryce

The formations stand out as so much more memorable than any other park I've visited, and I think that includes every one on this list. Not as varied as other parks but more beautiful and unique.

[regnaD kciN]

26. Mount Rainier...

...just because. (Check out my journal page for photos from there.)

[Mythsaje]

27. I'm partial to Rainier

if only because it's local.

[yellowdogintexas]

28. from this list, Yellowstone/Grand Tetons. wow what an amazing place

but dammit you left off Mammoth Cave National Park. Hey 375 miles of underground passage is nothing to sneeze at and it is a pretty park too.


my personal sentimental favorite, that's all

[SacredCow]

29. Had to vote Other: Big Bend

Very big, beautiful, and UNcommercialized. The commercialization is what completely killed my Grand Canyon experience...