When we look back on our photos from our March 2020 visit to Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site in St. Louis, Missouri they bring out so many mixed and complicated emotions. We visited the site on the last leg of our Midwest National Park Road Trip. It was Thursday before the country went on…
For every national park unit we plan to visit, there’s a certain amount of research that goes into what to see and do. Websites, blog posts, TripAdvisor links, podcasts are some of the first things we look for when searching for travel information. But when we planned for a stop in Missouri’s Ozark National Scenic…
Back in pre-COVID 2020, we went on a road trip quest to visit all the national parks in Arkansas. It’s no small coincidence that a state nicknamed “The Natural State” would have much to offer when it comes to parks. Great hikes, gorgeous rivers, historical sites, and plenty to fill a road trip itinerary. If…
Cruising along with our Midwest National Park Road Trip recap. As we made our way from Hot Springs National Park through the rest of Arkansas’ national park units, we ventured next to the state’s capital city for a visit to Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site. Our March 2020 visit here marked 89…
Around 1.5 million people visit Hot Springs National Park in Hot Springs, Arkansas each year. Compared to giant counterparts like Yellowstone and Yosemite, Hot Springs is a tiny national park. The park encompasses 5,550 acres (22.5 km2) of partially urban park land. Since it’s a smaller park and sees so many visitors each year, we had…
Between days of hiking in Hot Springs National Park we took a quick day trip detour to President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site. We haven’t done an official check, but that has to be one of the longest names of all the units in the National Park Service–it’s a mouthful! The birthplace…
Earlier this month we were excited to be nominated by Theresa from National Parks with T for the Real Neat Blog Award. We first met Theresa during her Park Chaser Profile last summer, and have loved following her national park and state park adventures for the past few years. It’s always nice when someone else…
Have your heart set on seeing hot springs in Hot Springs National Park? You’re definitely not the first person traveling to this world-famous park for the chance to dip a toe in these mysterious waters. When we arrived in Hot Springs as part of our Midwest National Parks road trip, we were surprised to…
In honor of the release of their first podcast episode, our Park Chaser Profile guest post today comes from Matt and Bradley Kirouac from Hello Ranger. Each Q & A interview in our Park Chaser Profile series features the story of national park travelers like Matt and Bradley. Whether you are visiting your first park…
The week has been difficult and eye-opening here at Park Chasers. As many of you know, for the past 15 years we’ve called the Twin Cities of Minneapolis-St. Paul home. Last week our beloved city was thrust into the center of a long-building crisis, exposing some of the worst of what our country has too…