A Day In The Park

A Day In The Park: Congaree National Park

The absence of human sounds was mesmerizing. Insects buzzed, and birds sang, their sounds rising and falling as they drew near and flew off. One sound we didn't hear was the tell-tale drumming on tree bark of Ivory-billed woodpeckers, though some think the birds thought extinct might exist deep within Congaree National Park in South Carolina.

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By NPT Staff - February 11th, 2025 7:26am

A Day In The Park: Channel Islands National Park

Forests of kelp waving to and fro in the currents. Archaeological and paleontological surprises. An incredible assemblage of wildlife that has the area known as the 'Galapagos of the North'. These are just some of the reasons to explore Channel Islands National Park off California's coast.

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By NPT Staff - February 11th, 2025 7:25am

A Day In The Park: Carlsbad Caverns National Park

As beautiful as above-ground landscapes are in the National Park System, if you head underground you'll find stunning caves that will leave you breathless. Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico is, arguably, the biggest cave draw in the park system, and perhaps the most beautiful.

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By Kurt Repanshek - February 11th, 2025 7:24am

A Day In The Park: Canyonlands National Park

One of the most fascinating parks in the National Park System, at least geologically, is Canyonlands National Park in southeastern Utah. Baked by time like some multi-layer geologic tort, Canyonlands features a landscape cut by canyons, rumpled by upthrusts, dimpled by grabens, and even pockmarked, some believe, by ancient asteroids.

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By Kurt Repanshek - February 11th, 2025 7:22am

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A Day In The Park: Bryce Canyon National Park

Southern Utah's national parks all are red-rock wonders. Zion National Park features towering cliffs of stone. Arches National Park showcases a one-of-its-kind collection of stony arches and windows. Canyonlands National Park is a maze of canyons, and Capitol Reef National Park offers a sprawling rockscape. Bryce Canyon, on the other hand, is much, much more intimate and, in some manners, more curious, geologically.

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By Kurt Repanshek - February 11th, 2025 7:15am

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A Day In The Park: Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park

A dark and scary place? Some might think that of Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, a place where the sun's rays only reach the bottom of the canyon at midday, and where the cliffs are so steep and intimidating that few climbers seem up to the challenge.

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By NPT Staff - February 11th, 2025 7:13am

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A Day In The Park: Biscayne National Park

A subtropical wilderness surrounded by urbanized Florida, Biscayne National Park is a tantalizing water world inviting you to get wet.

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By NPT Staff - February 11th, 2025 7:11am

A Day In The Park: Big Bend National Park

"Big" is a great descriptor for Big Bend National Park, where the park's more than 801,163 acres range from desert lands to mountain peaks and are rimmed on the south side by one of the country's great rivers.

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By NPT Staff - February 11th, 2025 7:10am

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