If you’re anything like us, the cold winter nights are a perfect excuse to start planning summer vacations. We plan some of our best trips this time of year, since there’s plenty of time to do our ParkChasing homework. If the Golden Gate National Recreation Area made it on your travel itinerary, it’s time to start thinking…
Iowa has 5 sites in the national park system, including 1 National Monument. The state also has 1 National Heritage area which is featured below: Effigy Mounds National Monument NPS Website Located along the Mississippi River in Iowa’s Eastern border, Effigy Mounds is home to more than 200 American Indian burial mound sites. The 2500…
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2016. Celebrating the park’s unique history, diverse ecology, and changing landscape will be top of the list for rangers and visitors this year. So will hiking the Kilauea Iki trail. One of the most popular trails in the park and USA Today’s “Best National Park Hikes…
The ParkChasers are heading to Alaska! This is the first installment in a series on how to prepare for an unforgettable Alaskan vacation. With millions of acres of national parks to explore, follow along with us as we plan our next adventure! When Greg finished his MBA in 2014, we planned one of our favorite…
Minnesota has 5 sites in the NPS system, including 1 National Park: Grand Portage National Monument NPS Website Added to the NPS in 1960, this national monument pays tribute to the Anishinaabeg Ojibwe heritage and North West Company outpost that established Northern Minnesota and Lake Superior as an essential part of the 18th century fur…
It’s finally here! Every site in the National Park Service has been anxiously preparing the celebration of our country’s majestic, historic, and protected spaces. On August 25, 2016, our National Park Service turns 100 years old. It’s the perfect time to experience the best parts of our country and learn about why the park service has…
January is the best time to take a break on the feet and plan out your list of hiking trips in 2016. By sketching out the plans early before weddings, reunions, and work commitments fill up the calendar you’re committing to yourself that 2016 will be your best year on the trail yet. Schedule these…
Somewhere hidden in the bookstores, front desks, and visitor centers of each site in the National Park System lives a small, but well-sought after souvenir. To those that seek them, they are more treasured than any postcard, t-shirt or tchotchke. For just $9.95 they can document a lifetime of traveling and commemorate the wonder that so…
From wherever you are on the trail, ParkChasers wishes you the happiest of holidays. May you look to the pristine places we protect this year for peace, love and joy. Enjoy the season and be sure to spend some time outdoors with family and friends.
If you have dreams of visiting a Redwood forest and walk among the world’s largest trees, naturally one thinks “I’m going to Redwood National Park”. Out comes Google Maps and the airline search only to realize the logistics of a Redwood vacation can be challenging. Thankfully, one of the hidden gems of the National Park…