Best Parks for Hiking
From easy nature walks to strenuous multi-day treks, national parks offer trails for every fitness level.
✅ Essential Hiking Tips
- →Start early to avoid crowds and heat
- →Carry 2L water per person per day
- →Download offline maps before entering parks
- →Check trail conditions on NPS website
Top Parks for Hiking
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace
KY
For over a century people from around the world have come to rural Central Kentucky to honor the…
Acadia
ME
Acadia National Park protects the natural beauty of the highest rocky headlands along the Atlantic coastline of the…
Adams
MA
From the sweet little farm at the foot of Penn’s Hill to the gentleman’s country estate at Peace…
African American Civil War Memorial
DC
Over 200,000 African-American soldiers and sailors served in the U.S. Army and Navy during the Civil War. Their…
African Burial Ground
NY
The African Burial Ground stands as the oldest and largest known excavated burial site in North America for…
Agate Fossil Beds
NE
In the early 1900s, paleontologists unearthed the Age of Mammals when they found full skeletons of extinct Miocene…
Ala Kahakai
HI
Established in 2000 to preserve, protect and interpret traditional Native Hawaiian culture and natural resources, Ala Kahakai National…
Alagnak
AK
The headwaters of Alagnak Wild River lie within the rugged Aleutian Range of neighboring Katmai National Park and…
Alaska Public Lands
AK
Alaska’s parks, forests, and refuges are rich and varied. The Alaska Public Lands Information Centers help visitors and…
Alcatraz Island
CA
Alcatraz reveals stories of American incarceration, justice, and our common humanity. This small island was once a fort,…
Aleutian Islands World War II
AK
The remote Aleutian Islands, home to the Unangax̂ (Aleut) people for over 8,000 years, became a fiercely contested…
Alibates Flint Quarries
TX
13,000 years ago, Alibates Flint was used by mammoth hunters as a source of flint for tools. Learn…