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Over 3 million people visit Yellowstone National Park every year. The diverse geology of the park is home to hundreds of different species of wildlife.
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Created in 1885, Banff National Park is the oldest such park in Canada. It sits in Alberta, and its vast area is home to mountains, glaciers, cold clear lakes, rugged alpine terrain and deep evergreen forests. The natural wonders of th…
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The Badlands National Park, which is located in the southwestern portion of South Dakota, is one of America's largest protected prairie environments. Proclaimed a national park in 1978, Badlands National Park is a significant fossil si…
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Banff National Park was the first national park established in Canada. It consists of 2,564 square miles of territory in the Canadian Rockies. A combination of valleys, peaks, meadows, marshes, rivers, and forests, Banff National Park…
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Located along a coastal stretch of northern California, Redwood National Park is one of the great natural preserves of the United States. The forest it protects is home to a wide variety of wildlife, rivers and streams that teem with f…
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Badlands National Park consists of 244,000 acres in the southwestern region of South Dakota and has such geographical features as prairies and buttes, with the long-term work of erosion on display. Managed by the National Park Service,…
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On November 10, 1978, Badlands National Park was officially designated as a U.S. national park. Its 244,000 acres are in southwest South Dakota, in Jackson and Pennington counties, near the town of Interior.
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Minnesota plays host to a few national monuments, scenic trails and recreation areas, but Voyageurs, on Minnesota's northern border, is the state's only national park.
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In March 1872, President Ulysses S. Grant signed an act establishing Yellowstone as the nation's first national park. Today the National Park Service oversees 58 parks scattered throughout the United States. Camping at these parks allo…
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Camping at a national park can bring about the feeling of being one with nature. Camping within the park also allows for easy and full access to area hiking trails and landmarks. Many national parks allow campers to freely explore the…
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Banff National Park was the first such park established in Canada. It encompasses 2,500 square miles of pristine Alberta territory, nestled up against the Rocky Mountains. That makes it a paradise for outdoorsmen, with a number of acti…
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Canada's first national park and the third in the world, Banff National Park is part of the Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site and features mountains, valleys, meadows, forests, glaciers and rivers.
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Kruger National Park in Africa includes 147 species of mammals and 507 species of birds, which are protected within park boundaries. On a drive through the park, a visitor may encounter animals crossing the road at any point. Some area…
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Kruger National Park, which is nearly 2 million acres, is in the South African provinces of Mpumalanga and Limpopo. Dutch President Paul Kruger established the park as the Sabi Game reserve in 1898 to protect the wildlife of the Lowvel…
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The Badlands National Park of South Dakota was first established as a national monument in 1929. In 1978 the monument officially became a national park, two years after some land previously owned by the Oglala came under the jurisdicti…
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