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We camped without hookups in Big Bend National Park for five nights in 105-degree weather, but that didn't stop us from taking amazing hikes!
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Assateague Island
Maryland
Virginia
Assateague Island - The Land of Horses
Discover one of the few places in America where horses roam free. Assateague Island is a barrier island between Maryland and Virginia.
Jose Molina
37°56'4.26"N, 75°22'32.44"W
Assateague Island
Maryland
Virginia
Assateague Island - The Land of Horses
Discover one of the few places in America where horses roam free. Assateague Island is a barrier island between Maryland and Virginia.
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Watkins Glen State Park
New York
Discover the Beauty of Watkins Glen State Park
Experience one of the most visited parks in the Finger Lake region of New York State.
Jose Molina
42°22'50.07"N, 76°52'24.41"W
Watkins Glen State Park
New York
Discover the Beauty of Watkins Glen State Park
Experience one of the most visited parks in the Finger Lake region of New York State.
42°54'37.14"N, 76°47'47.43"W
Women's Rights NHP
New York
Tour of Women's Rights National Historical Park
From the Statues, to the Church, and Museum, take a tour and learn about the history of Women's Rights in Seneca Falls.
Jose Molina
42°54'37.14"N, 76°47'47.43"W
Women's Rights NHP
New York
Tour of Women's Rights National Historical Park
From the Statues, to the Church, and Museum, take a tour and learn about the history of Women's Rights in Seneca Falls.
Explore Historical Parks
- Massachusetts
John F. Kennedy NHS
The John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site is the birthplace and childhood home of John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States. The house in Brookline, Massachusetts, is where young Jack took his first steps, and where he would learn the values that would shape his life in public service. At the time of his birth on May 29, 1917, Brookline was a quiet and comfortable suburb, close to Boston but not part of the city. The Kennedys had seven of their nine children in Brookline, before moving to New York in 1927. Owned by the National Park Service, the site includes a museum with exhibits on Kennedy's life and accomplishments.
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- Pennsylvania
Flight 93 Memorial
The Flight 93 National Memorial commemorates the crash of United Airlines Flight 93, which was one of four aircraft hijacked in the September 11, 2001, attacks. The memorial is located in Stonycreek Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, about two miles (three kilometers) north of Shanksville and 60 miles (100 kilometers) southeast of Pittsburgh. The national memorial was dedicated on September 10, 2011, and the main phase of construction was completed in November of that year. The memorial includes a plaza with a wall of names, a tower of voices, and a reflecting pool. It also has a visitor center with exhibits about the hijacked flight and the search and recovery effort.
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- Virginia
Richmond
The Richmond National Battlefield Park commemorates 13 American Civil War sites around Richmond, Virginia, which served as the capital of the Confederate States of America for most of the war. The park connects certain features within the city with defensive fortifications and battle sites around it. The city of Richmond was heavily fortified during the Civil War, and the park includes both Confederate and Union earthworks as well as several preserved buildings from the time period. The battlefield sites around Richmond saw some of the heaviest fighting of the war, including the Battles of Seven Pines, Malvern Hill, and Gaines' Mill.
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Explore Natural Parks
- California
Carrizo Plain NM
Just a few hours from Los Angeles, Carrizo Plain offers an extraordinary escape into nature, the largest native grassland left in California. Famous for its wildflower blooms, range of wildlife and Painted Rock – which features pictographs made by the Chumash people around 2000 BC – the plain is dry most of the year. Don't expect any amenities: it's run by the Bureau of Land Management, which controversially allows cattle grazing in parts of the year. There are two very basic campgrounds, KCL and Selby, and car camping is allowed in some areas.
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- Washington
Mount Rainier
Ascending to 14,410 feet above sea level, Mount Rainier stands as an icon in the Washington landscape. An active volcano, Mount Rainier is the most glaciated peak in the contiguous U.S.A., spawning five major rivers. Subalpine wildflower meadows ring the icy volcano while ancient forest cloaks Mount Rainier’s lower slopes. Wildlife abounds in the park’s ecosystems. A lifetime of discovery awaits.
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- Michigan
Wilderness State Park
Wilderness State Park, located near Mackinaw City, is home to 26 miles of beautiful Lake Michigan shoreline, a vast trail system and unique camping opportunities. Aptly named, the 10,000-acre park offers diverse forested dune and swale complexes, wetlands, camping areas, and many miles of hiking trails. The terrain is a mixture of dense coniferous forest and mature hardwood forest, with pockets of open meadows and carpets of wildflowers in the spring. There is an abundance of small ponds mixed in with coniferous wetlands. Wilderness State Park was designated a Michigan "dark sky preserve" in 2012.
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