47 stops

Optimal U.S. National Parks Road Trip

A 47-stop road trip from Grand Canyon National Park to Death Valley National Park.

Source: https://www.randalolson.com/2016/07/30/the-optimal-u-s-national-parks-centennial-road-trip/

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Map showing location of Grand Canyon National Park

Grand Canyon National Park

Arizona

National Park
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Map showing location of Petrified Forest National Park Headquarters

Petrified Forest National Park Headquarters

Arizona

National Park
3
Map showing location of Saguaro National Park

Saguaro National Park

Arizona

National Park
4
Map showing location of Guadalupe Mountains National Park

Guadalupe Mountains National Park

Texas

National Park
5
Map showing location of Carlsbad Caverns National Park

Carlsbad Caverns National Park

New Mexico

National Park
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Map showing location of Big Bend National Park

Big Bend National Park

Texas

National Park
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Map showing location of Hot Springs National Park

Hot Springs National Park

Arkansas

National Park
8
Map showing location of Mammoth Cave National Park

Mammoth Cave National Park

Kentucky

National Park
9
Map showing location of Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Tennessee

National Park
10
Map showing location of Everglades National Park

Everglades National Park

Florida

National Park
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Map showing location of Dry Tortugas National Park

Dry Tortugas National Park

Florida

National Park
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Map showing location of Biscayne National Park

Biscayne National Park

Florida

National Park
13
Map showing location of Congaree National Park

Congaree National Park

South Carolina

National Park
14
Map showing location of Shenandoah National Park

Shenandoah National Park

Virginia

National Park
15
Map showing location of Acadia National Park

Acadia National Park

Maine

National Park
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Map showing location of Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Ohio

National Park
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Map showing location of Isle Royale National Park

Isle Royale National Park

Michigan

National Park
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Map showing location of Voyageurs National Park

Voyageurs National Park

Minnesota

National Park
19
Map showing location of Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

North Dakota

National Park
20
Map showing location of Badlands National Park

Badlands National Park

South Dakota

National Park
21
Map showing location of Wind Cave National Park

Wind Cave National Park

South Dakota

National Park
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Map showing location of Rocky Mountain National Park

Rocky Mountain National Park

Colorado

National Park
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Map showing location of Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve

Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve

Colorado

National Park
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Map showing location of Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park

Colorado

National Park
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Map showing location of Mesa Verde National Park

Mesa Verde National Park

Colorado

National Park
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Map showing location of Canyonlands National Park

Canyonlands National Park

Utah

National Park
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Map showing location of Arches National Park

Arches National Park

Utah

National Park
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Map showing location of Capitol Reef National Park

Capitol Reef National Park

Utah

National Park
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Map showing location of Bryce Canyon National Park

Bryce Canyon National Park

Utah

National Park
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Map showing location of Zion National Park

Zion National Park

Utah

National Park
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Map showing location of Great Basin National Park

Great Basin National Park

Nevada

National Park
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Map showing location of Grand Teton National Park

Grand Teton National Park

Wyoming

National Park
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Map showing location of Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone National Park

Wyoming

National Park
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Map showing location of Glacier National Park

Glacier National Park

Montana

National Park
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Map showing location of North Cascades National Park

North Cascades National Park

Washington

National Park
36
Map showing location of Mount Rainier National Park

Mount Rainier National Park

Washington

National Park
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Map showing location of Olympic National Park

Olympic National Park

Washington

National Park
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Map showing location of Crater Lake National Park

Crater Lake National Park

Oregon

National Park
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Map showing location of Redwood National and State Parks

Redwood National and State Parks

California

National Park
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Map showing location of Lassen Volcanic National Park

Lassen Volcanic National Park

California

National Park
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Map showing location of Yosemite National Park

Yosemite National Park

California

National Park
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Map showing location of Kings Canyon National Park

Kings Canyon National Park

California

National Park
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Map showing location of Sequoia National Park

Sequoia National Park

California

National Park
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Map showing location of Pinnacles National Park

Pinnacles National Park

California

National Park
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Map showing location of Channel Islands National Park

Channel Islands National Park

California

National Park
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Map showing location of Joshua Tree National Park

Joshua Tree National Park

California

National Park
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Map showing location of Death Valley National Park

Death Valley National Park

California

National Park