12. Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah
The Grand Staircase-Escalante is an official national monument. (Why it’s not a national park is another article.) Highlights include hiking trails through raw, narrow slot canyons, hidden waterfalls, waves of unique colorful rocks, and rainbow-colored valleys and scenic drives. Check out Spooky and Peek-a-Boo Canyon too.
13. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Yellowstone is not too far from Grand Teton National Park. It features canyons, geysers that go off randomly, hot mud pits, the underground supervolcano, and sulfur holes. Hike to a hidden waterfall and relax in a multi-colored hot spring. This is the place that inspired Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park.
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