We know. Some of you are staring at today’s post wondering Why on Earth would you want to put together a list of national parks with bears? We get it. For many campers and hikers, a bear is the LAST thing you want to see when you’re in a national park. But it continues to…
Summer is in full swing and we’re in LOVE with all the national park social media posts being shared right now. Seeing you all on vacation is one of our favorite things. Today we’re posting a GIANT list of the national park hashtags we follow and use to post on Instagram and Facebook. We use…
Hiking in Acadia National Park in the peak of fall colors — it’s hard to beat that anywhere else in the NPS. Last week we shared a post about The Ocean Path, one of our favorite trails in the park. Today we’re posting about the Jordan Pond Path, another hiking gem in Acadia. What did…
Today we’re sharing another post in our 2019 “Park Chaser Profiles” series. Each Q & A interview features the story of a national park traveler. Whether you are visiting your first park or your 400th, we hope the travel tips and shared experience helps inspire your next national park adventure. Check out today’s post with the…
More than 3.5 million people visit Acadia National Park in Maine each year. Year after year it ranks among our nation’s most popular national parks, in part because of its location, but also because it offers a good combination of nature, hiking, and history. If you’ve been to the park already and want to keep…
In just a few weeks (on July 8th) Acadia National Park will celebrate its birthday. For more than a hundred years, visitors have been hiking in Acadia National Park, enjoying miles of trails and the gorgeous views. Between now and the anniversary, we’re sharing some of our favorite hikes we did during our 2017 visit….
As some of you may already know, both of us grew up in a small farming community in central Wisconsin. Most of our extended family and many of our close friends still call the Badger State home. Our Wisconsin roots mean that the parks here were some of the first ones we visited when we…
Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota has become one of America’s secret summer road trip stops. Named for our nation’s 26th president, this national park protects more than 70,000 acres along Interstate 94. Popularity has grown in part because of the wildlife in Theodore Roosevelt National Park and the lack of crowds compared to…
Today we’re sharing another post in our 2019 “Park Chaser Profiles” series. Each Q & A interview features the story of a national park traveler. Whether you are visiting your first park or your 400th, we hope the travel tips and shared experience helps inspire your next national park adventure. Check out today’s post with Aida,…
Welcome to June and the heart of the summer travel season. Today we’re writing about the national parks near San Francisco. We continue to hear from our #parkchaser community that it’s one of the most popular destinations for your summer vacations. How many national park units are within 3 hours drive of San Francisco downtown…