Tag: “National Parks”

44 places found.

  1. King and Queen Seat

    Rocks State Park is located in Jarrettsville, MD and there are great natural, dense wooded hiking trails, a wonderful waterfall, and a 190-foot rock outcrop called The King and Queen Seat. The movie 'Tuck Everlasting' was filmed in this park and features all of the aforementioned attributes to the area.

    The waterfall (Kilgore Falls) in the Falling Branch section of the park is Maryland's second highest vertical drop waterfall.

  2. Wooten Park

  3. Skull Rock

    Rock formation in Joshua Tree National Park

  4. Sequoia National Forest

    Sequoia National Forest is located south of the eponymous national park, and is a worthy detour if you're traveling north from LA. The forest features plenty of trails and campgrounds - and if you're in a sports car, Highway 190 is a fantastic drive.

  5. Periyar Tiger Reserve

  6. Rialto Beach

    Beautiful rock and sand beach on the north pacific shore of Washington State nestled within La Pash.

  7. Zion National Park

    A variety of canyons, and fields, nature, and pure beauty.

  8. Chaco National Park

    Chaco Canyon was a major center of Puebloan culture between AD 850 and 1250.

  9. Galápagos

    The Galápagos Islands are an archipelago of volcanic islands located about 600 miles off west of Ecuador. They are known throughout the world as the home to Darwin's finches and the famed Galápagos tortoises, as well as being called The Enchanted Islands as a result of their strong and unpredictable currents.

    Owned by Ecuador, 90% of the Galápagos Islands were established as a National Park in 1959.

  10. Badlands, SD

    Badlands National Park, South Dakota:

    For centuries humans have viewed South Dakota's celebrated Badlands with a mix of dread and fascination. The Lakota knew the place as "mako sica".