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The Not-So-Well-Known National Parks

magnusfide
Explorer II
Explorer II

โ€ŽJun-19-2013 08:58 PM

10 National Parks You Might Not Have Known Existed
"The only time you should fear cast iron is if your wife is fixin' to hit you with it."-Kent Rollins
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dave54
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โ€ŽAug-03-2013 07:06 PM

Thats_Ok wrote:


Funny Great Basin wasn't mentioned, it used to be the most under-visited park in the US.


Most of the GBNP visitors never get past Lehman Cave.

Last summer we hiked into the Bristlecone Grove and the next day to the Lexington Arch. The Arch was quite a hike but worth it. The road to the Arch trailhead is very rough, and not well marked. We crawled in 4wd. We saw a sage grouse doing its lek from the trail.
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Drbolasky
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โ€ŽJun-20-2013 02:21 PM

powderman426 wrote:
Although not a NP, The Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve is neat and a has a nice camping area.


Agree. Also on the "not so well known" list may be:

Great Sand Dunes (CO)
Russell Cave (GA)
Golden Spike (UT)
Aztec Ruins (NM)
Sunset Crater/Wupatki (AZ)

I think all of these may be national monuments as opposed to national parks, however each was interesting in their own right. I'm one of those eccentrics that looks for out-of-the-way places to visit on our trips and we've yet to be disappointed.

Doug, Linda, Audrey (USN) & Andrew


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fla-gypsy
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โ€ŽJun-20-2013 05:30 AM

The Dry Tortugas are a beautiful place and I have been there. Anyone visiting Key West should consider the trip over.
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powderman426
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โ€ŽJun-20-2013 05:11 AM

Although not a NP, The Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve is neat and a has a nice camping area.
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deleted-2
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โ€ŽJun-20-2013 12:22 AM

Thanx!
Interesting places on the list.

Had no idea that Pinnacles was now an NP.
Camped there about five times...lot's of fire ants in the camping ground.

Been to Lassen more than ten times, that's because we're somewhat close.

Funny Great Basin wasn't mentioned, it used to be the most under-visited park in the US.
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spacedoutbob
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โ€ŽJun-20-2013 12:10 AM

I've been to Lassen a number of times, and the Pinnacles twice. The other parks listed, I have never been to.

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Jim_Shoe
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โ€ŽJun-19-2013 09:23 PM

And 5 of them aren't exactly RV friendly, unless your RV floats or flies. ๐Ÿ™‚
Isle Royale
Virgin Islands
Gates of the Artic, AK
American Samoa
The Dry Torgugas

But shame on me. I haven't been to the other five, either.
Retired and visiting as much of this beautiful country as I can.
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