Zion and bryce canyon national parks arches and canyonlands national parks grand canyon national park capitol reef national park and more. Two parks have been established since our yearlong journey and we have been to both.
So we wouldn t blame you if you were planning an epic road trip across the united states to banish those cerebral cobwebs.
Road trip printable road trip us national parks map. The grand circle road trip includes parks. This road trip is focused solely on those you can reach by car in. Parks on this page are in descending order in which we visited them.
Randy olson a data scientist at the university of pennsylvania fashioned together an itinerary for the ultimate national parks road trip. Within the continental united states aka lower 48 there are a total of 50 national parks there are 2 in hawaii 8 in alaska and 2 in the territories making a total of 62. But of those 50 national parks in the continental usa there are another four parks that are not accessible by vehicle due to the fact that they are maritime based national parks.
Overview of national park entrances and their closest gateway towns. We road tripped to every u s. This map has got you covered.
Our favorite road trips to the parks launching from cities with major airports and other popular launching points. Basic national park maps so you can get your bearings. National park service 59 parks in 52 weeks.
Below is a guide to all of them. National parks centennial road trip map was designed to commemorate the 100 th birthday of the national park service which was in august of 2016. National park during 2016 to celebrate 100 years of the u s.
Planning an epic national park road trip. Planning a great american road trip this year. While this road trip can be done in around 2 weeks we recommend you allow yourself as much time as possible to explore these spectacular parks.
Candidate at michigan state university is a man who likes to design road trips he has previously organized the ultimate us road trip and the best cross canada journey and this time olson created an itinerary that would allow travelers to see every single national park in the 48 contiguous states without wasting any time. Some road trips include itineraries for multiple parks. Randy olson a computer science and engineering ph d.
The ultimate road trip planner to help you discover extraordinary places book hotels and share itineraries all from the map. National park system technically consists of 59 parks but 12 of them are in alaska hawaii and other u s. There are 59 well known protected lands that are the.
Guides to lodging inside the parks. This is when america s national parks will be free to visit in 2017.
