25 BEST NATIONAL PARKS IN USA
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- Join us as we explore the 25 Best National Parks in America! America’s national parks are some of the most beautiful places in the world. They are home to dramatic mountain peaks, pristine lakes, rocky coastal cliffs, Martian-like rock formations, magnificent canyons, towering trees, gigantic glaciers, desert sand dunes, and erupting volcanoes!
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WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE NATIONAL PARK IN AMERICA?
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I'm not sure I can watch 42 minutes of this. Especially when my favorite Park comes in at number 25!! Are you nuts??? Glacier is phenomenal!!
Thanks for tuning in!! We agree, Glacier National Park is phenomenal! There are just so many great parks in America
Its ok lol there are 63 national parks I thought
@@terrypbug there are, but this video was probably recorded before New River Gorge became a national park.
I’ve been to 61 of the parks and Glacier is my #3. It is in a different league compared to parks like Smoky Mountains and Shenandoah.
Death Vally at #24!!! That drove me crazy too
I’m Australian. Blown away by the National Parks in California, Utah, Nevada and Arizona. We walked in 13 National Parks in these states during a visit a few years ago. Each spectacular and unique. Impossible to pick a favorite…
Tom, that's impressive! Thanks for sharing your story with us!
Thanks so much for sharing ! Very helpful!
My favorite is North Cascades, it's free, a mountaineering paradise, and there is no one there, feels like true wilderness, and the mountains and alpine are incredible. Most people don't even make it inside the park's true borders, but if you do it's another world. Very few trails, so the people climbing there are experienced, and it keeps away the tourist crowds.
North Cascades is awesome Bonnie!!! Thank you for sharing this with us!!
Wow, I love America’s modern cities and national parks! Very cool, very modern!
Modern for sure 👍👍
This is awesome! Thanks for sharing this!
Thank you viewing ! 😊
I’ve been to 61 of the 63 parks and Yellowstone is my favorite. No amount of crowds can sour the experience in this park as there is more to see and enjoy here than in any other park. Big Bend and Denali are really high up for me so I’m happy to see them get some love!
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I drove through Yellowstone, and while it is spectacular it is very remote. So if you are driving your own car and need to get home, it's going to take a looooong drive to get there.
Agree, I'm headed to Big Bend next month for a couple weeks.
Great video! I do weekly travelogues with my residents at their retirement village and I love finding a long enough video that is formatted well. Good job :)
Amazing video!!! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🤩🤩
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Very cool video! It gives us so many great ideas for our own channel. Cheers!
Great! Thanks for tuning in Mark and Sonoko!!
Really loved the content. Thank you so much
Thank you for tuning in!!
Love this video! Now I'm yearning to see all of these places.
Thank you for supporting the channel!
I am now officially addicted to your channel. The combination of beautiful photography and the well done narration are perfect. I have visited 9 of the parks on your list. Most of them just once. The exception is Rocky Mt National Park. Have been there at least once each year starting with our honeymoon in 1975. Thank you for all the work on these videos. Will move through them all , a couple per day.
Welcome aboard! And thank you for such kind words!
Awesome video!! We liked the Badlands and a lot of the others. National treasures for sure!!
Paula Ann thanks for the feedback!!! We appreciate the love !
My top 3 are Mount Rainier, Zion, and Glacier closely followed by Yosemite. Did angels landing in Zion and half dome in Yosemite which definitely are two of the most incredible hikes!
Thanks for sharing! Where is your favorite place to hike in the US?
Arches NP was SO breathtaking, and you felt like you were on another planet. I loved it, and would visit again!
It’s something else at Arches! Thank you for tuning in!
Yes I agree!
My husband & I have toured 35 of the 63 National Parks, many of the National Monuments, National Forests, National Seashores, and more over the years. We hope to add 6 more National Parks to our list of awesome places we have visited this spring. We both have the Senior "America the Beautiful" Lifetime Passes that we acquired years ago, and will continue to use them to enjoy the splendor of many more of our National Parks System. I have so many "favorite" parks that I'm not going to list them here. Each of them have wonders that make then unique and special in their own way. We have also toured many State parks along the way too. Thank you for making these parks available to all for a lifetime of enjoyment.
This popped up again. I want to go to all the national parks with you 💕
Morgan, we'd love to see you out on the road with us!
Nicely done and very informative video. Nice Sir David Attenborough voice impression. Not bad at all!
Thank you 😊 We appreciate your feedback!!
I've been pretty much to all the parks covered here, yet I just woke up, realizing soooo much of the parks I actually didn't see. Of course, that's the case, just that the way the filming was done just "shocked" me how good they are portrayed. Being in an area by yourself is only satisfying certain parts of one's ambition, but the ultimate beauty and magnificence of a place only comes through with the hovering camera angle, the 3-dimentional feel. Great program.
Wow just added to must see bucket list😊
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Grand Tetons was my favorite so far. What a beautiful place and the Milky Way in that dark sky was a bonus
It’s hard to beat the Tetons! They’re so scenic and impressive (especially in person)!
Ha! Is that spirit island in the picture frame on your wall? Been there! Loved it!
Yes it is! It is one of our favorite spots! Thanks for tuning in!
I'm a Canadian living in Toronto so most of my travels through America tend to be more to the east. I love trees and water andd I fell in love with the Blue Ridge and the Smokey Mountains. The most breathtaking car trip was on a biway between Chattanooga Tenn and Ashwville NC. Stunning scenery.
You are so right! The east coast has so much to offer!
If you love trees you would be astonished at the sight of the redwoods at redwoods national park, and avenue of the Giants it's just an other worldly experience.
I agree that Redwoods has a surprising and hard-to-describe spiritual/awe-inspiring effect that photos simply don't capture.
Wayne, yes the Redwoods are an amazing place 😀
I agree I can’t even comprehend how you would think Shenondoah is better than glacier!
Fabulous channel!
Thank you kindly!
Great video.
Glad you enjoyed it!
There’s something really special about Bryce Canyon. I felt really in tune and the most happy I been in a while.
That’s awesome that Bryce can do that for travelers like you!! Thanks for tuning in!!
Fantastic!
Thank you! Cheers!
I moved to Colorado about 12 years ago, opening my eyes to the beauty of the American West. We live two hours away from Rocky Mountain National Park, so we are spoiled. Thanks for the video--we are looking forward to exploring more.
White sands national park for me, its a-m-a-z-I-n-g, sleds for sure next time we visit. Absolutely beautiful, my fave.
Awesome ❤️
Thanks 🤗
Excellent presentation 10/10
Thank you kindly!
I have been to 10 so far and yosemite with the sequoia trees are mind blowing but arches and haleakala are very beautiful too
Ted I hope you can make it out to all of them! Thanks for tuning in!
Yosemite has some crowds but not too many and it is immensely beautiful.
At Big Bend at night you feel like you can just reach out and touch the stars! The stars are amazing! I've never seen so many shooting stars in one night. I loved, Emory Peak Trail, and the beautiful Window Trail at sunset. I even saw two black bears. The canyons and hot springs on the Rio Grande were awesome too!
I'd like to go there. It's a long drive from Vancouver Island though!
@@supermash1 I would love to visit your "neck of the woods!" But that's a long way from me for sure!
I have never been to any of the places .Only state parks in Tennessee .But I would love to visit these parks some day .I am enjoying the vedios of all these beautiful places .Thank you for showing them in your vedios .Love watching and learning the history of each places. From Middle Tennessee
Thanks for tuning in from TN!! We appreciate your support!
Well put together, thank you. What is the place on that picture behind you?
Nice to see Acadia in the list. We loved it when we visited it.
I feel that Acadia is one of America’s most overlooked spots!!! Thanks for tuning in!! 😎
❤️❤️❤️ THANKS ❤️❤️❤️ I HAVE NOT SEEN ALL YET. SO FAR ACADIA NATIONAL PARK IS MY FAVORITE.
Really enjoyed this video!! Unfortunately I have not been to any of these amazing parks. Would love to travel the whole US. Live in South Florida and been to Georgia and Tennessee so nice over there, need to drive out west plus see all the New England states, one day drove through New Hampshire, have to go back soon to tour around. One day have to see Fall Foliage too. Can’t wait to see your other videos. Thanks so much for this one
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the kind words! You should definitely get out there at some point!
If you live in south Florida, you definitely need to travel out west. I've been to south Florida(Hialeah) many times, and the tallest mound there is the dump. You would be amaze at the sight of beautiful mountains and their ecosystems. Cheers 🍻
Your Rocky Mountain National Park photo (at the start of the Rocky Mountains Park description) is actually a picture of Mt. Shuksan in Washington state.
My favorite is Glacier National Park, but Zion is wonderful too.
Both are spectacular that's for sure! Thanks for tuning in!
I have not been to a great number of our beautiful National parks, but of the 6 or 7 that I have been to...its Tetons National Park for the win...followed closely by Yellowstone. Badlands National Park has a soft spot in my heart because it's only about 50 miles from my home and my son and I go out there every Mother's Day. Thank you for this beautiful video.
Thanks for sharing!! And you are most welcome! Thank you for watching 😎
your comments alone make this video singular bravo
Every National park I have been to is so unique in its own way. So choosing a favorite is difficult. Btw, the picture in your background is lake maligne right, Canada ?
Went across country for a month. My parents and my little brother. I was 13. Started in Georgia. I was amazed with the beauty of Crater Lake. It was my favorite place we visited. Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, Yosemite. Several others. Still my favorite trip ever.
Melisa thank you for sharing your travel stories! It means a lot to us here at ACT!
NICE X 25
Nice video! Visited a few, and I think Yellowe Stone National Park deserves to be number one.
Yellowstone is hard to beat!
One of my favorite national parks is the little-known Kings Canyon National park In California. Also, a hidden gem is the village of Shaver lake and Lakeshore at Huntington Lake In eastern Fresno county. This area is a national forest and includes hot springs, 200 lakes, a ski resort, the John Mur trail, and the Pacific Crest trial can be accessed in this area.
I was just there this past Friday both Shaver Lake and China Peak … amount of snow was incredible Water falls prior to getting to shaver lake was amazing. Looking forward to an amazing hikes in California …
Favorite park - Glacier - worked there 12 years in BC and visit annually numerous times for last 38 years. Now retired, off to visit many western national parks in my truck camper!! Blessings!
Very cool! Thank you for sharing your lives experience!
I miss having Mount Rainier in my back yard. It's so imposing on the landscape. But now I have White Sands nearby which has its own stunning presence in south, central New Mexico.
I am a mountain person, so Grand Teton is a favorite of mine. But Acadia is also breathtaking along the coast.
I’ve been to 16 National Parks in the last couple years (adding another one-Death Valley in a couple months).
They were all spectacular in their own way, but I have to put Yellowstone at the top. There was so much pride of place there. I want to go back and spend a week.
Megan, you nailed it! Yellowstone is truly an American staple!
My favorites:
1. Denali National Park
-SO much wildlife there, saw many Grizzly bears, Caribou, Moose, as well as some Dall Sheep, Snowshoe Hares, and Arctic Ground Squirrels
-Beautiful views of Mt. Denali from the Eielson Visitor Center
-Other gorgeous scenery
2. Kenai Fjords National Park
-Great views of Glaciers
-Also lots of wildlife, saw many Seals, Sea Lions, Otters, Puffins and other birds, as well as Orcas, Humpback Whales, Dall's Porpoises, and even a Black Bear!
-Crazy Coincidence on my visit: I asked the ranger at the beginning of the tour on how likely it was for us to find a bear, and she told me that they're really rare there, but she also told me that they tend to hang out on the rocky beaches near the shore. And a few hours later in the tour, we got to see a Black Bear hanging out on a rocky beach near Holgate Glacier and I couldn't believe what happened! That was also the first bear the ranger saw that year in the park too
=3. Yellowstone National Park
-Geysers, Grand Canyon of Yellowstone, Hot springs, Lamar and Hayden Valleys
-Spotted Wildlife, including so many bison and elk as well as pronghorns, and a black bear
=3. Haleakala National Park
-Gorgeous, out of this world, Martian Landscapes on the top of the mountain
-Beautiful Sunset and views of the West Maui Mountains and neighboring islands of Lanai, and Kaho'olawe
-Saw some endangered Nene geese too!
Thank you for sharing your top spots and sharing the reasoning! It's great to see everyone fired up about traveling again!
I started out as a network TV engineer in Chicago & later formed my own video production company. Now, in my mid 80's, I spend every day with a glass of wine (& my wife) & watch travel videos on the internet. Along with the US, we have gone abroad 33 times to various countries. I want you to know that I think your production here is one of the BEST I've ever seen. The photography & descriptions of places visited are EXCELLENT!!
Thank you for sharing this with us & keep them coming.
Ronald, thank you for the kind words! We’re glad you shared your story and appreciate you watching!
Love Yosemite. Red Woods, Zion ……… so many beautiful parks in the west coast
Too many to count! Thanks for tuning in we greatly appreciate it!
I have been to 31 National Parks, and you and I agree. Yosemite is #1. Unfortunately because it is so great, it gets sometimes too many visitors. So then it gets too crowded, especially in the valley. More people need to explore the other parts of the park.
Most visitors to Yosemite have never heard of Hetch Hetchy and wapama falls.
Good video, Adanya would visit yellow stone national park.
Thanks for tuning in Garrett!
I enjoyed this video
I went to all except #14 thank you
Suk, we hope that you can make it out there eventually! Have a great day!
I've been to quite a few National Parks now, but I would say my favorite has to be Arches NP. The parks are all about the experiences and memories we make at them, and Arches holds some of my fondest memories of all.
Such amazing places! Thanks for tuning in!
The photo shown in the Shenandoah NP section is actually on the Bridge Parkway. It is the Linn Cove Viaduct that circumnavigates Grandfather Mountain.
Glacier National Park truly took my breath away with the beauty and wildness of it!
It is something to behold that's for sure! Thanks for watching!
I have been dreaming to visit usa national parks for years and now I want to organize this trip. But instead of doing a continous road trip, i would like to settle for one month in a nice little countryside town close to some of these parks. I was thinking about Nevada close to yoselmite park or maybe in a small town near yellowstone. Any suggestion ?
OK have to say Glacier in Montana is easily thd most amazing national park not to say most of our national parks are totally fantastic locations. And it is stunning that we as a nation decided to preserve sections of our grand natural vista's, and love that over time many other nations have since then created their own versions.
My favorite National Park is Yosemite!❤
This is best I have ever seen
My favorite would have to be Rainer. Loved how it had different zones. With Rainer there it is breaktaking
Andrea it is something else over there isn’t it?
Ozarks!! ❤️
It is so awesome there! Thanks for viewing !!
This is great thank you. Question what National Park has that waterfall that almost looks like fire or lava falling down instead of water when the Sun hits it in the evening a certain way? I just looked it up it's Yosemite National Park. And it only happens a couple weeks in February.
Horsetail waterfall, called firefall in February.
I've been to 12 different national parks. It's hard to say which one is my favorite; all of them unique and different. I guess Bryce Canyon and Acadia made me more impressed than others, but others are still great.
Thanks for tuning in! Bryce and Acadia are both breathtaking!
The pictures are beautiful but the opening picture for Rocky Mountain National Park is Mt. Shuksan in North Cascades National Park.
Thanks for the heads up Tina !!!
Yellowstone is my favorite national park. How blessed I am to live in close proximity to it. It is truly a slice of heaven
That is a dream come true ! We hope you enjoyed the video!!
Glacier is my favorite and probably one of the best national parks I’m just sad it’s only in the 25th spot!
In 2015 I visited Mount Hood national park in Oregon. I found it really gorgeous.
It is amazing out there! We love that area here at ACT!
The Appalachian Mountain Range extends for almost 2,000 miles from the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador to central Alabama
I have visited 27 national parks with Yellowstone being my favorite.
Yellowstone is truly hard to beat!!
Smoky Mountain National Park is my favorite!!!
Why am I crying?❤❤❤
What a beautiful country we have! Thanks for viewing!
Glacier NP is number 2 on my list. Most beautiful views I’ve ever seen. Yellowstone just has so much to see and is my #1.
Just gorgeous out there! Thanks for tuning in!
Great job and I like your channel. Yellow Stone NO so far for me.
Thanks for tuning in! Yes Yellowstone is amazing!
This is a great, informative video with a lot of great scenery. I would like to point out one factual error, however. The introductory photo for Rocky Mountain National Park (#22) at 7:11 in the video shows not RMNP but Mt. Shuksan in Washington's North Cascade National Park. It's a small error, but otherwise an awesome video!
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I have been to a lot of those parks and my favorite hands down is Teton National Park. Besides the beautiful mountains,with meadows and rivers stretched out before it, I have seen a lot of moose, black bear, grizzlies, coyotes, fox beaver,otter, eagles, green heron,massive herd of elk, deer,mt goats,osprey, badgers, bluebirds,wolves, bison antelope and more. There are also beautiful rivers with steam and geysers shooting into the air. I live near Yosemite, sequoia, and king, have been toOlympia crater lake,Smokey mountains and Blue Ridge and lived near Appalachian and yet for me Teton still reigns.
It’s hard to beat Teton! Thank you for sharing your thoughts!!!
Grand Canyon Nat'l park and Yellowstone are my two favorite but all I've visited are amazing in their own way. There's several I haven't been to which I'd like to cross off my list.
Yeah you got two really good ones in Yellowstone and Grand Canyon! Thanks for viewing!
@@AmericanClassicToursInc Great videos-I enjoy the small towns one too!
Favorite National Parks are Grand Tetons, Yellowstone, and Mesa Verde……so far…..many more to see……
Why is the photo for Rocky Mountain national park mt.shuksan in north cascades national park
Yosemite National Park is my favorite. Yellowstone is on my bucket list.
It’s a must-see! Thanks for viewing !
Interesting you have Mt Shuksan as your thumbnail but no North Cascades! Glacier NP is my #1
I have to call it a tie between Everglades and Shenandoah, but Acadia and Great Smoky Mountains give them a real run. Sadly the glorious American West has been difficult to access and while I have been blessed to be able make short visits to Big Bend, Grand Canyon and Rocky Mountain my heart is with those I have visited many, many times.
It truly is special out there! Thank you for sharing!
Glacier-National-Park ❤️ most beautiful park
It’s truly special there!!! Thanks for tuning in!
It is so difficult to pick just one, but I will mention one of our (me and my wife) favorite National Parks is one that continues to be overlooked and that is Canyonlands. With that said though I would tell anyone out there that all of them have amazing things to offer so see Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon, but do not overlook all the rest because they are superb.
Canyonlands is something else! Thanks for sharing your story!
My favorite National Park is Yellowstone but there are so many incredible parks out west and elsewhere
It’s truly awesome the amount of beauty we have in our country! Thanks for viewing!
When I was at Tunnel View in Yosemite, all I could do for awhile was to stare with my mouth ope. I have seen many beautiful places, but Yosemite is the one I always come back to.
It’s hard to stay away from such a beautiful place!! Thanks for sharing!
Same here, tunnel view is definitely unlike any other place out there.
Death Valley and Grand Teton are my favorites. Of course, I haven't been to any of Utah's parks.
TEDDY ROOSEVELT NPj ( SO accessible and fossil museums nearby!) ( A mini and driveable Badlands for short day and kids in the car!)
Thanks for sharing the tips with viewers! We appreciate you watching too!
Yosemite and Redwood Forest is my favorite national park
Kal, both are fantastic! Thanks for watching!
Well captured. US is blessed to have such beautiful NPs. I may not agree with the ranking especially when Glacier NP is ranked at the bottom of the list, lower than Crater lake.
beauty depends a lot on which season you visit. I’ve visited Yosemite in all 4 seasons on multiple occasions. It’s under whelming in fall and summer, spectacular in winter and spring.
It’s a well curated list, visit them yourself and rank them.
Pankaj thank you for sharing your thoughts! We appreciate you viewing too!
Keep in mind though that Glacier is 25th on the list that they mentioned and that there were 37 other parks that they did not mention. Glacier is spectacular.
My favorite that I've been to is Zion. I haven't hit up Alaska or the Calfiornia National Parks though.
Zion is a special place! Thanks for sharing ! We hope you get to Alaska and California soon!
@@AmericanClassicToursInc Probably next year. The big trip this year was Iceland, which, I'd highly recommend for natural beauty. If you've never been. Alaska might be next.
I have been to 26 national parks , my favorite are Bryce Canyon & Joshua tree 😊
The best!
The Smokey Mountains in Tennessee. ❤❤