We LOVE visiting parks! State Parks, National Parks, Provincial Parks, County Parks, all parks. If we have to go out of our way to make a park part of our trip, don’t doubt that we will. Nature and the outdoors have such an amazing impact on our health and wellness, so we want to share with you our thoughts on the amazing parks we have been to.
*Not all parks are listed below. The below lists indicate only the parks we have been to.
State and Provincial Parks
Canada
| Alberta – Dinosaur Provincial Park |
| Manitoba – Turtle Mountain Provincial Park |
United States
| Alaska – Betton Island State Marine Park |
| Arizona – Homolovi State Park – Slide Rock State Park |
| Arkansas – Mammoth Spring State Park |
| California – Huddart County Park – Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park |
| Colorado – Jackson Lake State Park |
| Minnesota – Afton State Park – Banning State Park – Bear Head Lake State Park – Big Bog State Recreation Area – Big Stone Lake State Park – Blue Mounds State Park – Buffalo River State Park – Cascade River State Park – Crow Wing State Park – Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area – Frontenac State Park – Glacial Lakes State Park – Goosebury Falls State Park – Interstate State Park – Itasca State Park – Jay Cooke State Park – Lake Carlson State Park – Maplewood State Park – Minneopa State Park – Minnesota Valley State Recreation Area – Myre-Big Island State Park – Nerstrand Big Woods State Park – Sibley State Park – St. Croix State Park – Split Rock Creek State Park – Split Rock Lighthouse State Park – Tettegouche State Park – Wild River State Park – William O-Brien State Park |
| Missouri – Echo Bluff State Park (total solar eclipse) – Grand Gulf State Park – Trail of Tears State Park (total solar eclipse) |
| Montana – Lake Mary Ronan State Park |
| Nevada – Valley of Fire State Park |
| Oregon – Guy W. Talbot State Park |
| South Dakota – Custer State Park – Palisades State Park – Snake Creek State Recreation Area |
| Texas – Galveston Island State Park – Mustang Island State Park |
| Utah – Dead Horse Point State Park – Great Salt Lake State Park |
| Washington – Deception Pass State Park – Lake Wenatchee State Park |
| Wisconsin – Amnicon Falls State Park – Big Bay State Park – Council Grounds State Park – Kohler-Andrae State Park – Pattison State Park – Rib Mountain State Park – Willow River State Park |
| Wyoming – Keyhole State Park |
National Parks
Canada
| Alberta – Banff National Park – Jasper National Park – Yoho National Park |
| Manitoba – Riding Mountain National Park |
United States
| Alaska – Glacier Bay National Park – Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park – Kenai Fjords National Park – Wrangell-St. Elias National Park |
| Arizona – Grand Canyon National Park – Montezuma Castle National Monument – Petrified Forest National Park – Pipe Spring National Monument – Tuzigoot National Monument – Walnut Canyon National Monument |
| Arkansas – Hot Springs National Park |
| California – Golden Gate National Recreation Area – Lassen Volcanic National Park – San Francisco Maritime National Historic Park |
| Colorado – Canyons of the Ancient National Monument – Curecanti National Recreation Area (Blue Mesa Reservoir) – Dinosaur National Monument – Great Sand Dunes National Park – Hovenweep National Monument – Mesa Verde National Park – Rocky Mountain National Park |
| Florida – J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge |
| Idaho – Yellowstone National Park |
| Illinois – Lincoln’s Home |
| Louisiana – New Orleans Jazz National Historic Park – Vicksburg National Military Park |
| Massachusetts – Boston National Historic Park – Salem Maritime National Historic Site |
| Michigan – Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore |
| Minnesota – Mississippi National River & Recreation Area – North Country National Scenic Trail – Pipestone National Monument |
| Mississippi – Vicksburg National Military Park |
| Missouri – Gateway Arch National Park |
| Montana – Glacier National Park – Yellowstone National Park |
| New York – Federal Hall National Memorial – Statue of Liberty |
| North Carolina – Blue Ridge Parkway |
| North Dakota – Theodore Roosevelt National Park |
| Oregon – Crater Lake National Park |
| Pennsylvania – Gettysburg National Military Park – Independence National Historic Park |
| South Dakota – Badlands National Park – Mount Rushmore National Memorial – Wind Cave National Park |
| Texas – Padre Island National Seashore – San Antonio Missions National Historic Park |
| Utah – Arches National Park – Bryce Canyon National Park – Canyonlands National Park – Capitol Reef National Park – Dinosaur National Monument – Glen Canyon National Recreation Area – Hovenweep National Monument – Zion National Park |
| Washington – Mount Rainier National Park – North Cascades National Park – Olympic National Park |
| Washington D.C. – Constitution Gardens – National Mall & Memorial Parks – White House & President’s Park |
| Wisconsin – Apostle Islands National Lakeshore – Ice Age National Scenic Trail |
| Wyoming – Devil’s Tower National Monument (hiking & climbing) – Grand Teton National Park – Yellowstone National Park |
Europe
| Iceland – Thingvellir National Park – Laugavegur Trail |
South America
| Peru – Paracas National Reserve |