Majestic Mount Rainier National Park, located in Washington, is one of America’s finest. It makes a good day trip from Seattle, but I suggest sticking around for a few days.
You can learn about Mount St. Helens and enjoy several recreational activities at Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument in Washington.
With snow-capped mountains, pristine lakes, magical rain forest, and wild Pacific beaches, Olympic National Park is one of the nation’s best. This park in northwest Washington has almost a million acres of wilderness waiting to be explored.
Mill Creek Park is a popular place to visit in Youngstown, Ohio. It offers several hiking trails, gardens, ponds, a nature center, historic sites, and more.
The Spring Mountains National Recreation Area, commonly referred to as Mount Charleston, is a great place to beat the desert heat of Las Vegas.
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area is a great desert getaway just a short drive from Las Vegas. If you’re looking to take a breather from all the bright lights on the Strip, this is a nice option for a full or half day.
Tierradentro is an archaeological park in Colombia containing the largest collection of pre-Columbian underground tombs in the Americas.
The 3 Dune Challenge is a difficult 1.5 mile trail at Indiana Dunes State Park. It makes up parts of Trail #8 and Trail #4, and is a loop that starts and finishes at the Nature Center. The challenge goes to the tops of the three tallest dunes in the park for a total of 552 feet of vertical climbing.
There are over 16 miles of trails at Indiana Dunes State Park. All of the trails pass through the Dunes Nature Preserve, which was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1974.