We know the burning question you’re all asking today. Hey Parkchasers, what’s the best way to visit all the national parks in Missouri? Wait, not your burning question today? That’s okay. We’ll still answer the question anyway. In fact, today we’re posting our free custom itinerary to get you on the road and out to…
Have you ever wondered about the least visited national parks? Every year in early March National Park Service publishes visitor statistics from the prior year. It gives travelers the chance to learn more about some of the most remote and challenging places to visit in the NPS. So, what were the least visited national parks…
Get that drumroll ready. It’s time to find out who holds the honors on the list of Most Visited National Parks in 2019! Every year we look forward to early March with the National Park Service Office of Communications issues the annual visitor statistics count. It logs how many people visited national parks in the…
In just a few weeks we’ll be starting out on another #parkchasing adventure. This time we’re embarking on a Midwest national park road trip. It promises to be a full week of national parks, monuments, historical places and a good chance for us to experience some of the ‘flyover’ parks that often get missed among…
Trivia time: How many national parks are dedicated to the childhood, life, presidency, and death of President Abraham Lincoln? Among all of the former Presidents of the United States, Lincoln is one of the best commemorated in the National Park Service. To date, there are at 12 national parks honoring President Abraham Lincoln. February marks…
Thinking about an upcoming trip to The Magic City? In researching a list of all the national parks near Miami, we were surprised to find that all but two of the national park units in Florida can be reached with a 5-hour drive of Miami International Airport. How many national parks are within 5 hours…
Each year around 4.3 million people include visiting the Statue of Liberty National Monument to their travel plans. That’s more than 10,000 daily visitors to this tiny New York City landmark. With that many tourists, it takes some advanced planning (and some insider tips!) to make sure you and your group make the most of…
What better way to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day than by visiting a national park? Every year on the third Monday in January, the National Park Service honors the legacy of one of our nation’s greatest heroes on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. In honor of the 1929 birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King…
Are you looking for the year’s best national park podcasts? You’ve come to the right place! For the 2nd year in a row, we’ve put together an A-Z list of our favorite travel and park-themed podcasts for the year. These include some of the best entertainment and information value to help you plan your next…
Welcome to the New Year and a new decade! Writing this from the shores of Lake Superior near Duluth, MN—one of our favorite places to travel when we’re not #parkchasing around the US. Hiking a section of the Superior Hiking Trail and the North Country Scenic Trail this weekend (one of our travel goals every…