These Photos of U.S. National Parks Will Leave You Longing For a Weekend Away

Posted on : 08/06/2020
These Photos of U.S. National Parks Will Leave You Longing For a Weekend Away
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Slide 1 of 50: It's been a challenging year for almost everyone with a pandemic making travel extremely difficult. But the time in quarantine has only given people want to dream about the far-off places they will visit once it is safe to hop a plane or hit the open road and explore again. But while exotic destinations like Fiji or Thailand seem enticing, the U.S. is home to some insanely spectacular and often unbelievable spots that should be considered for any bucket list. Much of the outstanding beauty in the country is housed and protected inside America's National Parks. Most of these breathtaking views are a relatively short flight away, or could be part of next summer's road trip. From volcanoes in Hawaii to the Eastern Appalachians, national parks in the United States have some of the most breathtaking views on earth. Let's escape for a moment, and explore some of the most stunning photos captured at the majestic national parks throughout the country.
Slide 2 of 50: Upgraded from a national monument to a national park in 2019, a lone yucca sits on a a dune in White Sands National Park, New Mexico. // January 16, 2014
Slide 3 of 50: Deep underground in the Kings Chamber at Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico. // July 24, 2006
Slide 4 of 50: A kayaker relaxes on Lake McDonald at Glacier National Park, Montana. // June 25, 2015

Slide 5 of 50: A cactus along the sea at Turtle Bay in Virgin Islands National Park, U.S. Virgin Islands. // March 05, 2018
Slide 6 of 50: The alien looking landscape of Craters Valley in Maui's Haleakala National Park, Hawaii. // March 25, 2014
Slide 7 of 50: The massive Santa Elena canyon walls in Big Bend National Park, Texas. // March 20, 2014
Slide 8 of 50: Fall leaves explode with colors in Mount Rainier National Parks, Washington. // September 25, 2016
Slide 9 of 50: The sun sets on the Bryce Amphitheater in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah // August 12, 2016

Slide 10 of 50: The colorful desert sky at Joshua Tree National Park in California // January 4, 2019
Slide 11 of 50: A woman sits on a rock near Yavapai Point overlooking the South Rim of the Grand Canyon in Arizona // August 7, 2015
Slide 12 of 50: The Lower Basins Zone in the Canyonlands National Park, Utah // October 26, 2007
Slide 13 of 50: The Colorado River famously wraps around the mountain, forming a horseshoe in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Arizona // February 11, 2017
Slide 14 of 50: A cloud of smoke rises from the center of a volcano in the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park // May 9, 2018

Slide 15 of 50: The sky is completely clear over the Denali Mountain, formerly known as Mt. McKinley, at the Denali National Park in Alaska // September 1, 2015
Slide 16 of 50: A view from the Sentinel Dome trail shows a dreary haze clouding the Yosemite valley in California // July 17, 2017.
Slide 17 of 50: The people kayaking in front of the Reid Glacier in Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska, really illustrate the true scale of the ice caps // January 1, 2012
Slide 18 of 50: The steaming pools at Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming are an ever-present reminder of the volcano that lies beneath // May 2016
Slide 19 of 50: The Milky Way illuminates the night sky above Acadia National Park, Maine // April 23, 2018
Slide 20 of 50: Cars make their way across the winding road that goes through Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah // May 2, 2012
Slide 21 of 50: The East Temple in Zion National Park, Utah // Circa 1975
Slide 22 of 50: Sunlight captures the sparkling face of Lamplugh Glacier in Johns Hopkins Inlet, Glacier Bay National Park, Southeast Alaska // August 10, 2013
Slide 23 of 50: Sunshine begins to flood the canyon walls at Capitol Reef National Park, Utah // February 1, 2013
Slide 24 of 50: Night falls over the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado // October 20, 2017
Slide 25 of 50: The sun rises over an autumn day at Shenandoah National Park in Virginia // November 5, 2016
Slide 26 of 50: The skywalk that hangs over the edge of the Grand Canyon, Arizona // March 20, 2007
Slide 27 of 50: A group of rafters head down the Colorado River through The Grand Canyon, Arizona // Circa 1970
Slide 28 of 50: Beautiful spring clouds roam over the formation at the Badlands National Park, South Dakota // May 14, 2007
Slide 29 of 50: A stream of hot lava makes its way down the Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park // September 2016
Slide 30 of 50: Waves crash upon the bluff at Acadia National Park, Maine // October 10, 2010
Slide 31 of 50: The walking trail loops down to a scenic overlook at the Badlands National Park, South Dakota // October 18, 2015
Slide 32 of 50: The sun begins to set as the night sky illuminates Arches National Park, Utah // April 6, 2015
Slide 33 of 50: The sun sets over Beetle Rock in Sequoia National Park, California // August
Slide 34 of 50: The aerial view from Yavapai Point at the Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona // August 7, 2015
Slide 35 of 50: A river runs through the valley of the Gates of the Arctic National Park in Alaska // Circa 2006
Slide 36 of 50: Lone boulders sit on Ruby Beach along the Olympic Peninsula in the Olympic National Park, Washington // January 1, 2013
Slide 37 of 50: A meteor shoots across the mountainscape at the Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado // August 13, 2018
Slide 38 of 50: Golden hour hits the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado // February 1, 2013
Slide 39 of 50: A bear hunts for salmon in the Moraine River in Katmai National Park, Alaska // August 20, 2017
Slide 40 of 50: City dwellers lived cliffside for over 700 years from A.D. 600 to A.D. 1300. Today, the structures are preserved in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado // August 07, 2008
Slide 41 of 50: The moon glows over the Teepees landforms at the Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona // July 30, 2008
Slide 42 of 50: Massive Redwood tree trunks spurt out of the ground at Sequoia National Park, California // October 11, 2009
Slide 43 of 50: The sky reflects on the water at the Everglades National Park, Florida // August 5, 2010
Slide 44 of 50: The sandy dunes ripple across Death Valley National Park, California // March 29, 2016
Slide 45 of 50: The beautiful and calm water at Crater Lake National Park, Oregon // September 25, 2014
Slide 46 of 50: The sun sets for a beautiful sky over the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina // September 20, 2015
Slide 47 of 50: The Pink Cone Geyser erupts in front of the setting sun at Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming // January 01, 2014
Slide 48 of 50: A group of adventurers raft down the river at the Gates of the Arctic National Park in Alaska // Circa 2006
Slide 49 of 50: Ruins of the Pinery Station rest at the base of the Guadalupe Mountain National Park, Texas // November 4, 2010
Slide 50 of 50: Fog rolls over Rialto Beach on the coast of the Olympic Peninsula in the Olympic National Park in Washington // January 1, 2013

It’s been a challenging year for almost everyone with a pandemic making travel extremely difficult. But the time in quarantine has only given people want to dream about the far-off places they will visit once it is safe to hop a plane or hit the open road and explore again. But while exotic destinations like Fiji or Thailand seem enticing, the U.S. is home to some insanely spectacular and often unbelievable spots that should be considered for any bucket list. Much of the outstanding beauty in the country is housed and protected inside America’s National Parks.

Most of these breathtaking views are a relatively short flight away, or could be part of next summer’s road trip. From volcanoes in Hawaii to the Eastern Appalachians, national parks in the United States have some of the most breathtaking views on earth. Let’s escape for a moment, and explore some of the most stunning photos captured at the majestic national parks throughout the country.

Upgraded from a national monument to a national park in 2019, a lone yucca sits on a a dune in White Sands National Park, New Mexico. // January 16, 2014

Deep underground in the Kings Chamber at Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico. // July 24, 2006

A kayaker relaxes on Lake McDonald at Glacier National Park, Montana. // June 25, 2015

A cactus along the sea at Turtle Bay in Virgin Islands National Park, U.S. Virgin Islands. // March 05, 2018

The alien looking landscape of Craters Valley in Maui’s Haleakala National Park, Hawaii. // March 25, 2014

The massive Santa Elena canyon walls in Big Bend National Park, Texas. // March 20, 2014

Fall leaves explode with colors in Mount Rainier National Parks, Washington. // September 25, 2016

The sun sets on the Bryce Amphitheater in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah // August 12, 2016

The colorful desert sky at Joshua Tree National Park in California // January 4, 2019

A woman sits on a rock near Yavapai Point overlooking the South Rim of the Grand Canyon in Arizona // August 7, 2015

The Lower Basins Zone in the Canyonlands National Park, Utah // October 26, 2007

The Colorado River famously wraps around the mountain, forming a horseshoe in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Arizona // February 11, 2017

A cloud of smoke rises from the center of a volcano in the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park // May 9, 2018

The sky is completely clear over the Denali Mountain, formerly known as Mt. McKinley, at the Denali National Park in Alaska // September 1, 2015

A view from the Sentinel Dome trail shows a dreary haze clouding the Yosemite valley in California // July 17, 2017.

The people kayaking in front of the Reid Glacier in Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska, really illustrate the true scale of the ice caps // January 1, 2012

The steaming pools at Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming are an ever-present reminder of the volcano that lies beneath // May 2016

The Milky Way illuminates the night sky above Acadia National Park, Maine // April 23, 2018

Cars make their way across the winding road that goes through Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah // May 2, 2012

The East Temple in Zion National Park, Utah // Circa 1975

Sunlight captures the sparkling face of Lamplugh Glacier in Johns Hopkins Inlet, Glacier Bay National Park, Southeast Alaska // August 10, 2013

Sunshine begins to flood the canyon walls at Capitol Reef National Park, Utah // February 1, 2013

Night falls over the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado // October 20, 2017

The sun rises over an autumn day at Shenandoah National Park in Virginia // November 5, 2016

The skywalk that hangs over the edge of the Grand Canyon, Arizona // March 20, 2007

A group of rafters head down the Colorado River through The Grand Canyon, Arizona // Circa 1970

Beautiful spring clouds roam over the formation at the Badlands National Park, South Dakota // May 14, 2007

A stream of hot lava makes its way down the Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park // September 2016

Waves crash upon the bluff at Acadia National Park, Maine // October 10, 2010

The walking trail loops down to a scenic overlook at the Badlands National Park, South Dakota // October 18, 2015

The sun begins to set as the night sky illuminates Arches National Park, Utah // April 6, 2015

The sun sets over Beetle Rock in Sequoia National Park, California // August

The aerial view from Yavapai Point at the Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona // August 7, 2015

A river runs through the valley of the Gates of the Arctic National Park in Alaska // Circa 2006

Lone boulders sit on Ruby Beach along the Olympic Peninsula in the Olympic National Park, Washington // January 1, 2013

A meteor shoots across the mountainscape at the Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado // August 13, 2018

Golden hour hits the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado // February 1, 2013

A bear hunts for salmon in the Moraine River in Katmai National Park, Alaska // August 20, 2017

City dwellers lived cliffside for over 700 years from A.D. 600 to A.D. 1300. Today, the structures are preserved in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado // August 07, 2008

The moon glows over the Teepees landforms at the Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona // July 30, 2008

Massive Redwood tree trunks spurt out of the ground at Sequoia National Park, California // October 11, 2009

The sky reflects on the water at the Everglades National Park, Florida // August 5, 2010

The sandy dunes ripple across Death Valley National Park, California // March 29, 2016

The beautiful and calm water at Crater Lake National Park, Oregon // September 25, 2014

The sun sets for a beautiful sky over the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina // September 20, 2015

The Pink Cone Geyser erupts in front of the setting sun at Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming // January 01, 2014

A group of adventurers raft down the river at the Gates of the Arctic National Park in Alaska // Circa 2006

Ruins of the Pinery Station rest at the base of the Guadalupe Mountain National Park, Texas // November 4, 2010

Fog rolls over Rialto Beach on the coast of the Olympic Peninsula in the Olympic National Park in Washington // January 1, 2013

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