US National Parks Travel Guide

Explore Your Parks

The Mission of US-Parks.com is to engage with our site visitors and encourage everyone to travel to the US National Parks as well as federal and state parks. While many of us have been to a number of parks or just one, we’d like to see everyone find a love for their federal and local parks. Parks offer an abundance of outdoor adventures and experiences from long or short hikes, wildlife viewing, educational experiences and exploration through photography just to name a few. With hundreds of destinations across the country from Acadia, Everglades, Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, Yosemite to Rocky Mountain and Bryce Canyon National Parks, there is something for everyone. More locally you can find parks by the Bureau of Land Management or even the Forest Service. No matter what you are looking for, these parks offer an excellent outdoor experience. So pack your bags, put on your hiking boots - it’s time to "get outdoors."

Nature and Wildlife

Bighorn Sheep: Bighorn sheep are named for the large, curved horns borne by the males, or rams. Females, or ewes, also have horns, but they are short with only a slight curvature. Sheep range in color from light brown to grayish or dark, chocolate brown, with a white rump and lining on the back of all four legs...Bighorn Sheep

Hiking Trails

Hiking the trails of any of Americas beautiful National Parks can be an experience for any level of hiker. From easy ambles to long strenuous multi-day hiking trips, each park has something to offer. Don't forget to have water and sun hats. Hiking Trails

News, Updates & RSS

Mark Your Calendars: 2012's fee-free days at more than 100 national park service sites that usually charge entrance fees. Park Service Free Days

Money Saving Travel Tips

Find some quick tips about lodging, camping, park fees, road trip planning, outdoor gear and more. If you are planning a road trip that includes multiple parks, you should consider saving yourself a few entrance fees by purchasing a pass. Find our more of ways you can save for your next trip.

Keep a watch out for early bird specials! Often the parks and towns nearby will offer specials if you visit early in the year. This is great because it is a less populated time of the year and you can save a few extra pennies. Travel Tips

Arches National Park

Arches National Park lies near the heart of a desert called the Colorado Plateau in the state of Utah. Arches National Park has plenty to keep you busy during your visit with various hiking opportunities to a gorgeous scenic drive through the park. Two unusual natural features common in Arches intrigue both scientists and visitors: cryptobiotic soil and potholes... Arches National Park

Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone is famous for hosting more than 10,000-plus hot springs and geysers, the majority of the planet's total. Yellowstone's geothermal wonders are created by one of the world's largest active volcanoes; its last eruption caused a crater or caldera that spans almost half of the parks size. Experience Old Faithful, the most popular geyser in the world, and hundreds of other geysers and hot springs... Yellowstone Park

Everglades National Park

Everglades contains both temperate and tropical plant communities, including sawgrass prairies, mangrove and cypress swamps, pinelands, and hardwood hammocks, as well as marine and estuarine environments. Everglades National Park has been designated a World Heritage Site, an International Biosphere Reserve, and a Wetland of International Importance... Everglades

Olympic National Park

Glacier capped mountains, wild Pacific coast and magnificent stands of old-growth forests, including temperate rain forests -- at Olympic National Park, you can find all three. About 95% of the park is designated wilderness, which further protects these diverse and spectacular ecosystems... Olympic

Leave No Trace

Each one of us can do our part when visiting parks with simple steps: protect our wildlife by not feeding them, clean up after ourselves and stay on designated trails to protect the plant-life and environment and spread the word about the importance of our national treasures. Donate to Leave No Trace

If you would like to learn more about how wildlife needs your help, or wish to donateto a cause to protecting wildlife, visit The National Wildlife Federation.