West Coast National Parks: The Definitive List for 2022
Looking to explore the National Parks in the West? Click HERE to learn all about the West Coast National Parks plus a range of other national park units.
The 12 Most Dog Friendly National Parks for 2022
Post Summary: Dog Friendly National Parks Picture this, you’re driving across the country with nothing but open road ahead of you. Your favorite tunes are on, windows down, and your canine best friend is in the passenger seat with their head out and tongue lolling to the side. You both are ecstatic to be away from home on a grand adventure. Now you need to decide where you are headed. You can’t go on a road trip without seeing some of the United States’ beautiful National Parks. There are so many incredible places to visit but which are the most dog-friendly National Parks? After researching through all of the United…
The 15 Most Visited National Parks in the US in 2020
Post Summary: Find out which are the US’s Most Visited National Parks I canceled visits to dozen-plus national parks and I avoid my local National Park due to the crowds so I was expecting National Park visitation to down as a whole this year. As I dug into the National Park Service’s 2020 Annual Visitor’s Statistics report I found some interesting things. Overall, 68 million people visited the 63 National Parks. That is a 25% decrease in total park visitors which makes sense given that the country was shut down for about 3 months. Most parks saw a decrease in visitation. The average decrease is about 32% There is 1…
Best Yosemite Airbnbs: 22 Best Airbnbs near Yosemite National Park
Click HERE to learn about the best Yosemite Airbnb. We have compiled a list of the most amazing Airbnbs near Yosemite National Park to use as a base to explore.
How to Make the Most of a Weekend in Yosemite National Park
Nestled in the Western Sierra Nevada’s, Yosemite National Park is California’s premier National Park. Originally created by President Abraham Lincoln on June 30, 1864, the Yosemite Grant marked the first example of parkland being set aside for preservation and public use. It eventually set a precedent for the creation of the first national park in 1872, Yellowstone National Park. Through the efforts of naturalist and Sierra Club founder, John Muir in 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt returned the Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Grove to the federal government for the creation of Yosemite National Park. Each year, Yosemite National Park continually dazzles its visitors through its beautiful valleys, magnificent waterfalls, and breathtaking…
One Day in Yosemite Valley
Yosemite National Park is one of America’s iconic National Parks. The magnificence of Yosemite Valley has inspired artists and writers for generations. It only took one week for writer and naturalist John Muir to realize that Yosemite is a special place and needs to protected and preserved for future generations. Yosemite Valley is one of the most popular sections of any national park. You could spend a month exploring this valley but most people don’t have a month. Here is the best way to spend one day in Yosemite Valley. This post was originally published on January 24, 2019. It was updated on June 24, 2019 and December 2, 2019. About…
9 Epic National Park Photos from the #NationalParkObsessed for June 2018
It has been an exciting June 2018 for National Park Obsessed. The National Park Obsessed website launched and our first couple of posts were added. The National Park Instagram account hit 1,000 followers. It has been a roller coaster getting the site up and running. Here are the 10 best photos from the United States National Parks in June 2018. Use #NationalParkObsessed and follow @NationalParkObsessed on Instagram for a chance to be feature here and on our account North Cascades National Park, Washington North Cascades National Park is often on the leased visited national parks list. It is sad given it is a couple of hours drive from Seattle. The…
Best Yosemite Books: 25 Books to Read Before Visiting Yosemite National Park
A visit to Yosemite is more than a visit to nature. Enhance your visit by doing some reaching before you go. Here are the BEST Yosemite Books.
