Zion National Park, Utah

Zion national park is a US National Park that located in Washington, Kane, and Iron counties, Utah, United States. The nearest city are Springdale, Utah(south), Orderville, Utah (east) and Cedar City, Utah near Kolob Canyons entrance. 

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Zion national park established on 19 November 1919. With 146,597 acres of area, this park offers mountains, canyons, buttes, mesas, monoliths, rivers, slot canyons, and natural arches with variety of life zones allow for unusual plant and animal diversity. The park's four life zones include desert, riparian, woodland, and coniferous forest have 289 species of birds, 75 mammals (including 19 species of bat), and 32 reptiles as well as numerous plant species.

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The main feature of zion national park is zion canyon. A 15 miles long canyon and and up to half a mile (800 m) deep, cut through the reddish and tan-colored Navajo Sandstone by the North Fork of the Virgin River. The highest point in Zion national park is Horse Ranch Mountain at 8,726 ft (2,660 m) and the lowest is 3,666 ft (1,117 m) at Coalpits Wash. 

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Things to do in Zion National Park

Zion Canyon has Seven trails with Two popular trails, Taylor Creek (4 hours round trip) and Kolob Arch (8 hours round trip). In summer, Hiking up into The Narrows from the Temple of Sinawava is popular. But you need a permit for hiking in zion national park beyond Big Springs.

Zion is a center for rock climbing, with short walls like Moonlight Buttress, Touchstone, Spaceshot, and Prodigal Son being very popular. Other activities you can do in zion national park are The Subway, River Trips, Camping, Horseback riding, and Bicycling. 

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Zion National Park Address: Zion National Park, Springdale, UT 84767, United States
+1 435-772-3256

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Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming

Grand Teton National Park is a US National Park that established in 1929 and located in Teton County, northwestern Wyoming. This park approximately 130,000 ha, the park includes the major peaks of the 64 km. Jackson is the nearest city from Grand Teton National Park. The Distance between yellowstone and grand teton is only 10 miles.

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Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado

Rocky Mountain National Park is one of US national parks that located in the north-central region of the U.S. state of Colorado. This park’s 415 square miles has 60 peaks over 12,000 feet, small permanent glaciers, mountain lakes, waterfalls, a variety of wildlife, varied climates and more. Rocky Mountain National Park may be accessed by three roads: U.S. Highway 34, 36, and State Highway 7.

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 Rocky Mountain National Park offers over 350 miles of hiking trails, easy access to back-country trails and campsites, endless angling, birding and wildlife viewing opportunities. The park is visited by more than 3 million peoples every year.

Dream Lake

Nymph Lake

Sprague Lake

Emerald Lake

Alberta Falls

Alpine Tundra

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Yosemite National Park, California

Yosemite National Park is a U.S. national park that covers the eastern part of Tuolumne, Mariposa and Madera counties in the central eastern portion of state of California with area of 761,268 hectares. Yosemite National park is managed by the National Park Service and visited by more than 3.7 million peoples.

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Yosemite National Park offers many natural features, you will find granite cliffs, valleys, waterfalls, meadows great, vast wilderness areas, ancient giant sequoias, and much more. Some activities that you can do in Yosemite National park is hiking, climbing, camping, biking, swimming, rafting and more.

Tenaya Lake

Bridalveil  fall

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Vernal Fall

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El Capitan

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Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona

Grand Canyon National Park is one of national parks in the US that located in the Colorado Plateau in Arizona. This steep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River and is one of the most studied geologic landscapes in the world. The beauty of the Grand Canyon makes The President Theodore Roosevelt support conservation of the Grand Canyon area.

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Grand Canyon offers a powerful and inspiring landscape.  The Grand Canyon is 277 river miles (446km) long, up to 18 miles (29km) wide, and a mile (1.6km) deep. Popular activities in the Grand Canyon National Park are camping, rafting, hiking, running and helicopter tours.

Colorado River

Havasu Creek

Upper Beaver Falls from trail

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Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, Montana and Idaho

Yellowstone National Park is one of the National Parks in the U.S. are located in 3 states, Wyoming, Montana and Idaho. This National Park was established by the U.S. Congress and President Ulysses S. Grant signed it into law on March 1, 1872. American Society believes that Yellowstone is the first national park.

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Famous For Yellowstone Wildlife and Geothermals

Yellowstone offers many features, including wildlife, many geothermals, waterfall, lake and more. Old Faithful Geyser and Morning Glory Pool has been the most favorite of Yellowstone park visitors. Some of the activities you can do in Yellowstone National Park are camping, hiking, boating, fishing and sightseeing.

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Old Faithful Geyser

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Morning Glory Pool

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Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee and North Carolina

Great Smoky Mountains National Park or just Great Smokies is a US National Park covering an area of ​​760 square kilometers located Tennessee and North Carolina. This National Park was established in 1934 and have been designated a UNESCO World Heritage. Great Smoky Mountains National Park is visited by more than 9 million into a tourist and Most Visited National Parks in the US.

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Fall in Great Smoky Mountains National Park

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Cades Cove is one of the popular features offered by the Great Smoky Mountains. You can see wild animals here. Some of the activities you can do in The Great Smoky Mountains are Biking, Camping, Fishing, Hiking, and Horse Riding.

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