
Where in the National Park System where you find yourself in 2016?/NPS
Ok, travelers, the blush is still on the new year, but that doesn't mean we can't plan, right? With that in mind, what national park adventures are on your 2016 calendar?
I know I'll be visiting Rocky Mountain National Park in May to attend the World Ranger Congress, floating through Dinosaur National Monument in June, exploring Grand Teton National Park by kayak in July, and heading through Cataract Canyon in Canyonlands National Park in September, but the rest of the year is wide open right now. And with all the crowds that turned out in some of the bigger parks last year, I'm thinking park visits this year would best be enjoyed in some of the relatively under-the-radar parks.
A backpacking trip to Saguaro National Park in Arizona would be nice. Ditto with one at Great Basin National Park in Nevada. I've also wanted to explore Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in Wisconsin by kayak and Voyageurs National Park in Minnesota by canoe. Roamining the landscape of Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in Kansas to see if creating a "buffalo commons" really can be done would be an adventure, too.
So, what about you? Where do you plan to go in 2016?
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Spring trek is usually set around Grand Canyon Members Association weekend in May. Taking an extended trek to hit some on the West coast haven't been too. Current plan leaving from St. Louis includes: Black Canyon of the Gunnison NP, Chaco Canyon, Grand Canyon (hoping back country permit comes through), Death Valley, Yosemite, Lake Tahoe, Lassen Volcanos, Redwood, Crater Lake, Yellowstone, and Wind Cave. Five new national parks and a few favorites.
Acadia NP this summer
Hunsband and I will be going to Rocky Mountain National Park in October. Hope to also visit Arches.
Grand Canyon, Zion, Bryce Canyon, Yellowstone, Teton, Capitol Reef, Flaming Gorge NRA, Lee's Ferry NRA, Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Everglades
My husband and I are headed to Everglades, Dry Tortugas, Biscayne, Hawaii Volcanoes, Haleakala, Badlands, Wind Cave, Great Sand Dunes, Yosemite, Katmai, Denali, Crater Lake, Lassen, and Grand Tetons in 2016.
Having just moved to [the doorstep of] North Cascades National Park this last summer, that's probably where we're going to do most of our exploring this year.