The 51 Parks
In driving order, grouped by segment. Each park lists the town to stay in and the one drive or sight to plan your day around.
The Southeast and the Keys
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April SC · stay in Columbia SC
Don't miss Boardwalk Loop
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April FL · stay in Homestead FL
Don't miss Anhinga Trail / Flamingo Road
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April FL · stay in Homestead FL
Don't miss Boat tour / Boca Chita
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April FL · stay in Key West FL
Don't miss Ferry / Fort Jefferson
Heartland to the Chihuahuan Desert
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April MO · stay in St Louis MO
Don't miss Gateway Arch / riverfront
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April AR · stay in Hot Springs AR
Don't miss Bathhouse Row / Hot Springs Mountain Drive
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April TX · stay in Terlingua TX
Don't miss Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive
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April TX · stay in Carlsbad NM
Don't miss Pine Springs / Guadalupe Peak area
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April NM · stay in Carlsbad NM
Don't miss Natural Entrance / Big Room
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April NM · stay in Alamogordo NM
Don't miss Dunes Drive
Arizona and the Utah Canyons
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April AZ · stay in Tucson AZ
Don't miss Bajada Loop / Cactus Forest Drive
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April AZ · stay in Holbrook AZ
Don't miss Petrified Forest Road
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April AZ · stay in Grand Canyon Village AZ
Don't miss Desert View Drive
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May UT · stay in Springdale UT
Don't miss Zion Canyon / Mount Carmel
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May UT · stay in Bryce Canyon City UT
Don't miss Bryce Amphitheater viewpoints
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May UT · stay in Torrey UT
Don't miss UT-12 / Scenic Drive
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May UT · stay in Moab UT
Don't miss Arches Scenic Drive
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May UT · stay in Moab UT
Don't miss Island in the Sky
Colorado and the Great Basin
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May CO · stay in Cortez CO
Don't miss Mesa Top Loop
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May CO · stay in Montrose CO
Don't miss South Rim Drive
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May CO · stay in Alamosa CO
Don't miss Dunes / Medano Creek
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May NV · stay in Baker NV
Don't miss Wheeler Peak Road (snow risk)
California
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May CA · stay in Furnace Creek CA
Don't miss Artists Drive / Badwater
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May CA · stay in Twentynine Palms CA
Don't miss Park Boulevard / Keys View
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25 May
CA · stay in Ventura CA
Don't miss Boat to Santa Cruz Island
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May CA · stay in Soledad CA
Don't miss East / west access not connected by road
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May CA · stay in Three Rivers CA
Don't miss Generals Highway
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May CA · stay in Grant Grove CA
Don't miss Kings Canyon Scenic Byway (snow risk)
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June CA · stay in Yosemite Valley CA
Don't miss Valley Loop / Glacier Point if open
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June CA · stay in Chester CA
Don't miss Park Highway (snow risk)
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June CA · stay in Crescent City CA
Don't miss Newton B Drury Parkway
The Pacific Northwest
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June OR · stay in Fort Klamath OR
Don't miss Rim Drive (snow risk)
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June WA · stay in Port Angeles WA
Don't miss Hurricane Ridge / US-101
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June WA · stay in Ashford WA
Don't miss Paradise / Stevens Canyon (snow risk)
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June WA · stay in Winthrop WA
Don't miss WA-20 / Diablo Lake
The Northern Rockies
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June MT · stay in West Glacier MT
Don't miss Going-to-the-Sun Road
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June WY · stay in Canyon Village WY
Don't miss Grand Loop
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June WY · stay in Jackson WY
Don't miss Teton Park Road
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June CO · stay in Estes Park CO
Don't miss Trail Ridge Road
The Plains and the Great Lakes
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June SD · stay in Custer SD
Don't miss Cave tour / prairie
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June SD · stay in Wall SD
Don't miss Badlands Loop Road
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July ND · stay in Medora ND
Don't miss South Unit Scenic Loop
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July MN · stay in International Falls MN
Don't miss Boat excursion
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July MI · stay in Grand Portage MN
Don't miss Ferry / island hike
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July IN · stay in Chesterton IN
Don't miss Lakefront / dunes
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July OH · stay in Peninsula OH
Don't miss Brandywine Falls
New England and Appalachia
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July ME · stay in Bar Harbor ME
Don't miss Park Loop Road / Cadillac Mountain
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July VA · stay in Luray VA
Don't miss Skyline Drive
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July WV · stay in Fayetteville WV
Don't miss Fayette Station Road
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July KY · stay in Cave City KY
Don't miss Cave tour
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July TN · stay in Townsend TN
Don't miss Newfound Gap / Cades Cove