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I am surprised that no one has posted this yet! And I am even more surprised that there isn't actually an easy place to find a definitive list of these. How many US National Parks have you visited? There are dozens of National Parks, ranging from the very obviously parky ones (Yellowstone, which is rightfully considered the flagship of the national park system) to the less traditionally park like (Independence Hall, in Philadelphia). There are also National Recreation Areas and National Historic Sites, which are more or less National Parks under a different name. Some National Parks consist of multiple sites, like the Nez Perce National Historic Park, which has 38 different locations in four states. This map, while incomplete, is the best single map I could find: 
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My list includes: Yellowstone National Park Glacier National Park Redwoods National Park (the only three "traditional" big national Parks I've been to) Independence Hall Mount Vernon Boston National Historic Park Statue of Liberty Colonial Battlefield National Park (basically the obvious East Coast tourist parks) Little Big Horn National Battlefield Nez Perce Historical Park Fort Vancouver National Historic Park Golden Gate National Recreation Area
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Apr 3, 2016 19:31
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lavaca posted:Parks: That's a lot of places! Was this planned, or did it just kind of happen naturally in a life of travelling?
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Apr 4, 2016 03:28
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lavaca posted:The western parks are mostly from living in various places up and down the West Coast. The eastern parks came from various road trips. I like to think that the most obscure park I've visited is North Cascades because you can only get there by driving down a very long dirt road or by hiking several miles from the highway. Most people have only visited Ross Lake National Recreation Area (which is where the visitor center and campgrounds are located) But you missed Fort Vancouver Historic Park? Vancouver gets no love. 
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