The National Park Service announced their 2017 Visitor Use Statistics earlier this month. This includes the Top 10 Most Visited National Parks in the United States. For several years, Parkchasers.com has compiled a quick list of these parks and the number of visitors to each site. Some highlights of this year’s list: The overall number…
Last year American’s left 662 million vacation days go unused. (Seriously. Visit Project: Time Off to see how overworked our country is!) If you followed our posts from last year you know we were definitely NOT in this group. Every ounce of vacation time we have was spent #parkchasing on the road, in a plane,…
“You went camping in Denali National Park?” Yes. We did. And no. We did not get eaten by a bear. That pretty much sums up the start of every conversation we’ve had about our 2017 stay in Denali National Park. For whatever reason, our camping trip in the shadow of “The High One” has mystified…
While many know the USS Arizona Memorial just as “Pearl Harbor,” the sites that make up World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument are the most popular travel destination in Hawai’i. More than 1.5 million visitors travel to the site each year. Many don’t know that the monument is made up of a dozen…
We’re a few days into 2018 and already working out our vacation and hiking trips for the year. While it’s too cold to be on the trails this week, we’ve spent our time setting camping and hiking goals for 2018. By sketching out our plans early we make sure we have enough outdoor time blocked…
This week the National Park Service announced the 2018 fee-free admission days. These dates are a historic tradition, allowing all Americans to access our protected spaces and visit a national park for free. Of the 417 units in the National Park Service just over 100 park units charge some entrance fee. Grab your calendars and…
Last month we posted about planning the perfect Maine road trip vacation, one where you could visit all the National Park Service units in one week. Then we went ahead and did it! Each year more than 3 million people visit Acadia National Park, Maine’s most famous park. Along the way they visit some of…
Hamilton Grange National Memorial in the heart of Manhattan’s Hamilton Heights neighborhood is a busy place these days. While the National Park Service first opened at the current location in 2008, the record-breaking musical ‘Hamilton’ sparked new interest in the site. Visitor counts rose as people flocked to see where one of the Founding Fathers…
On Saturday September 30th outdoors enthusiasts around the country will be celebrating 2017 National Public Lands Day. Founded in 1994, it’s the largest volunteer event dedicated to public lands. The National Park Service dedicates the day to volunteer projects and celebrating our public spaces. For the 2017 National Public Lands Day, the National Park Service…
Today Park Chasers is sharing another installment in our series on epic drives within the National Parks. Each year, thousands of Americans embark on road trips and driving adventures within the National Park Service. This series showcases the roads and scenic drives you don’t want to miss on your next National Park visit. Check out today’s…