Jennifer Melroy
Jennifer is a long time national park blogger and the founder of National Park Obsessed. She is a dedicated National Park lover who is working on visiting all 63 US National Parks. She has currently been to 58 of the National Parks. She is dedicated to sharing her knowledge of the Parks with others and helping them learn to love the parks as much as she does.
Visiting New River Gorge National Park and Preserve: The Complete Guide in 2024
Are you planning a trip to New River Gorge National Park? Click here for the complete guide to visiting New River Gorge National Park written by a National Park Expert.
The 12 Best US National Parks to Visit in 2021
Summary: Best US National Parks to visit in 2021 2020 has been a wild and crazy year. I don’t know about you, but my year didn’t go as planned. I expected to be celebrating my 30th birthday in my 62nd National Park. I didn’t. I’m going to end this year at the same number of National Parks as I started the year. I could have knocked Indiana Dunes NP off but I never felt like making the drive. Here’s to hoping that 2021 is better year for us all and this becomes a bad memory. As for the National Park System, there were a few changes than in 2021 but…
The 12 Best US National Parks to Visit in 2020
Looking for 2021’s Best National Parks to Visit? How have your 2019 adventures been? The year is almost over. Soon 2020 will be here and we will have a whole new year of adventures. 2019 saw the number of National Park Service units to grow to 419 with redesignation of the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument into the Tule Lake National Monument and Pearl Harbor National Memorial. We gained our 61st National Park with the elevation of Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore into a National Park. We have gone through the complete list of national parks and picked a few of our favorites or wishlist parks for 2020. …
17 Best National Parks to visit in Summer
Post Summery: Best USA National Parks to visit in Summer Trying to decide which of the 62 National Parks you should visit this summer? There are a lot of options and while most of the parks are an excellent choice to visit in the summer. Do you want to hike to alpine lakes? How about going wildlife viewing? Do you want to avoid crowds? There are so many great parks to visit for summer, it can be really hard to choose so I featured some of my favorite summer national parks on this list to help inspire your summer national park visit. Here are the best National Parks to visit…
The Ultimate Utah National Parks Road Trip: 7 Day Itinerary for the Mighty Five
Are you planning a road trip through the 5 stunning national parks of Utah? Known as the Mighty 5, these iconic National Parks are perfectly spaced for a road trip. This Utah National Parks Road Trip stops at all the iconic sites of these magnificent National Parks. This Utah Road Trip itinerary is perfectly designed for those who have one week of vacation and wish to explore these five national parks. There is time to take in the dramatic landscapes of Canyonlands and Capitol Reef, enjoy some of these park’s iconic hikes of Zion and monumental rock formations of Arches and Bryce Canyon. Here is our guide for a Utah…
2020 Black Friday and Cyber Week Deals for National Park Lovers
Are you in need of new gear this holiday season? Are you looking to score some amazing deals? Every outdoorsperson knows that we don’t always NEED new gear but we might want new gear. Or if you are a beginner just starting out and looking to save some money while getting the starter outdoor gear. I have compiled as many of the Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and other holiday sales for hikers and National Park lovers all in one place. Here are the best holiday gear sales for 2020. If you are looking for National Park themed gift ideas CLICK HERE. Brand Deals REI Sales Cairn Subscription Boxes Don’t sleep…
Land Acknowledgments of the US National Parks
This is the Land Acknowledgments of the US National Parks. Our National Parks have a long and storied human history. It doesn’t start in 1916 with the creation of the National Park Service. It doesn’t even start in 1872 when Yellowstone was declared the world’s first National Park. Our National Park’s human history starts somewhere between 33,000 and 10,000 years ago when the first Paleolithic hunter-gatherers crossed over the Beringia land bridge and started to explore the vast landscape of North America. These early hunter-gatherers spread across the land and started to develop cultures and Nations with their own unique language, culture, and way of life. By the time the…
51 + Best Road Trip Gifts for Travel Lovers (Updated for Christmas 2020)
Looking for a few gift ideas for those who love road trip? I have been planning road trips since I was 19 years old. I love planning them. I love being on them and I am always looking for gear to make my life easier on a road trip and during the holiday gift-giving season, my Christmas wishlist is always filled with useful items that I WILL ACTUALLY USE. Below is my list of Best Road Trip Gifts for Travel Lovers. If you are also looking for National Park themed gifts click here. If you are looking for National Park Gift ideas for kids. Best of the Best Gifts for…
Visiting Acadia National Park: The Complete Guide for 2024
Are you planning a trip to Acadia National Park? Click here for the complete guide to visiting Acadia National Park written by a National Park Expert.
Visiting Shenandoah National Park: The Complete Guide in 2024
Are you planning a trip to Shenandoah National Park? Click here for the complete guide to visiting Shenandoah National Park written by a National Park Expert.
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