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Reader Participation Day: Where's Your Go-To National Park Destination For Fall?

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October 24, 2018
Acadia National Park's carriage roads turn golden in fall/Rebecca Latson

Acadia National Park's carriage roads turn golden in fall/Rebecca Latson

If there's a problem with visiting a national park in fall, it's that the days are too short. The weather usually is incredible, the crowds, and bugs, minimal, and wildlife usually visible. With those givens, where is your go-to national park destination for fall?

My wife and I usually head to Yellowstone National Park, but that's largely because it's roughly five hours away by vehicle. If we lived in the East, I could imagine regular fall trips to Acadia, Shenandoah, or Great Smoky Mountains national parks.

Or perhaps we'd take a roadtrip through upstate New York to visit Fort Stanwix National Monument, Saragota National Historical Park, into Vermont next door to visit Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park, and maybe even Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site in New Hampshire.

Tell us what guides your fall park excurions, travelers. Proxmitiy? Old favorites? Or new destinations?

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Submitted by Julia on October 24, 2018 - 6:21am.

I visited White Mountains National Forest this year and it didn't disappoint! Lots of color and trails which lead to higher elevations, better views, and many waterfalls. Didn't disappoint!


Submitted by Kelly R. on October 24, 2018 - 3:19pm.

My family and I like to drive through the foothills of the Adirondack State Park in New York. But we are a stone's throw away from Fort Stanwix National Monument as well. Ocassionally we drive up through the Tughill Plateau from Fort Stanwix to Fort Ontario State Historic Site and the shores of Lake Ontario. ALL BEAUTIFUL!

 


Submitted by [email protected] on October 30, 2018 - 12:47pm.

I just visited the northeast and took the opportunity to visit

   Theodore Roosevelt National Historic Site     www.nps.gov/thrb 

The house was a brownstone on 20th St. and wouldn't have stood out from the outside without an American flag and NPS insignia. The tour made the house come alive.

Danny Bernstein

www.hikertohiker.com


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