Welcome to National Parked!

If you’ve come to find information about one or more of the national parks in the United States, you’ve come to the right place. We’ve been to all but a few of them personally. In these many years of travel, we’ve made our own observations, recorded our own info, taken our own photographs, and filmed our own video clips. The result is this site, full of information, yet always a work in progress.

National Park Topics

Below are the sorts of subjects you are likely to find about each national park. Not all subjects exist for all parks. Some parks have no roads, no campgrounds, or even no formal trails, in which case those pages are missing. It’s also possible we haven’t been to the park yet (only 5 left) or we aren’t satisfied with the quality of what we have.

Eielson Visitor Center in Denali National Park in Alaska

The Basics

Every park listing starts out with the Fast Facts. These include general stats and info about the park, like size, entry fees, visitation numbers, and creation dates. There are also pages dealing with the weather and the best ways to get to each national park, by land and by air.

Queen's Garden Trail in Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah

Hiking Trails

Taking a hike is one of the best ways to enjoy national parks, and often the only way to find the highlight features of the park. Descriptions of some of the hiking trails in the parks, usually of the dayhike variety, with distances, photos, difficulties, and locations.

Darwins Curve in Yosemite National Park in California

Road Guides

Driving the scenic roads of the national parks is probably the most common way to see them. We have guides many of the scenic drives found in the parks. Mile by mile logs of what can be found along the road, complete with photos.

Bartlett Cove Campground in Glacier Bay National Park in Alaska

Camping

Spending the night in a tent or RV is the classic way of really experiencing a national. Most parks have one or more campgrounds. We have information on all campgrounds located inside each national park. Photos of example sites, seasons, prices and reservations links.

Lake Lodge Cabins in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming

Lodging

For those that don’t enjoy camping, most national parks have a wide array of lodging choices, though some of the more remote ones may not. We list the lodging options for each national park, both those inside the park (when available) and those near the park.

Delicate Arch in Arches National Park in Utah

Photos

This site began as a place to show national park photos. Every photo on this site was taken by us unless stated otherwise. Many of them are available for purchase as stock images through the site DepositPhotos, for personal or commercial use.

Visitor Center in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park in Colorado

Books & Maps

The amount of national park merchandise has exploded in recent years. We cut through the mess to list the best books and trail maps available for each national park. These are not random choices. We own all titles that we recommend.

We provide links to other sites for further information, products, and things like booking services. We sometimes receive a small commission when you use these links. In no case will this ever increase your cost; it simply helps to offset the costs of operating this site.