Voyageurs National Park shares several things in common with Isle Royale National Park. Both share a similar Northwoods ecosystem. Both have water as a major component of the park. Both are the closest national park to each other. Whereas Isle Royale is mostly wilderness, Voyageurs is very much recreational park which allows motorboats and fishing. …
Guadalupe Mountains is adjacent to, and just over the New Mexico border, from Carlsbad Caverns National Park. It is one of the lesser known and visited parks in the National Parks System. Even though it is adjacent to Carlsbad Caverns National Park, it gets less than half the visitors. Guadalupe Mountains is the remains of …
Biscayne National Park consists of 95% water. The 5% which is dry land is mostly on islands which are inaccessible by car (they actually are the northernmost of the Florida Keys). There is a small sliver of the park which is on the mainland, which is the only place you can actually visit the park …
Grasslands is an extremely overlooked park. It is not near any major population center, as the nearest major city, Regina, being a four hour drive away. It has no mountains, canyons, waterfalls, lakes and not even many trees. Nonetheless, Grasslands is a great park and one which everyone should try to visit if you are …
Prince Edward Island National Park is one of the smallest national parks in Canada, at only 22 sq/km in size. It is located on the north shore of Prince Edward Island and is divided into 3 separate parts: Cavendish in the west, Brackley-Dalvay in the center, and Greenwich in the east. The most popular segment …
Yoho is just over the border from Banff National Park and borders Kootenay National Park on the south. It is part of the Canadian Rocky Mountain National Parks UNESCO World Heritage Site. I’ve always wondered why the 4 adjoining national parks in the Canadian Rockies weren’t just one big park, or at least 2 parks …
Mount Revelstoke National Park is located in the Canadian Rockies and is very close to Glacier National Park. They two parks are so close together and so similar they should almost be considered one park for visitation purposes. The unique feature of Mount Revelstoke is that you can actually drive all the way up to …
Pacific Rim National Park is located on the west coast of Vancouver Island. It comprises a Pacific coastal ecosystem and is known as the surfing capital of Canada. The park actually consists of several parts along the coast of the Pacific Ocean. The Long Beach section is the easiest to visit and has the best …
Elk Island is a very different type of national park. Located only 30 minutes outside of Edmonton, Elk Island is the only national park in Canada which is entirely fenced in. If this were Africa, Elk Island would probably be called a game park or a game preserve. Game is in fact the primary purpose …