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4.Yellowstone National Park, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming
Yellowstone is officially the world’s first national park. Every year, four million people visit this huge 2.2-million-acre park that spans parts of three different states. This US park includes alpine lakes, craggy peaks, verdant forests, and wild animals such as bison and wolves.
It is arguably most famous for its unique geological features. Highlights include pretty pools, bubbly mud pots, steaming vents, and roughly 50 percent of the planet’s geysers. It’s also the place to see the Grand Prismatic Hot Spring. Finally, this park-inspired cartoon character Yogi Bear’s home — Jellystone Park.
5.Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, California
Both of these national parks are the protected homes of some of the planet’s largest and oldest trees. Yes, other national parks are higher up the list when it comes to camping or hiking, but where else can you stand right in front of a giant sequoia tree that is over 3,200 years old? These US parks, roughly a four-hour drive from either Los Angeles or San Francisco, make it easy to imagine what the planet was like when nature ruled, and mankind was of no impact. Indeed, these towering trees grow this tall only in a couple of places on the planet, and these two parks include the best and the largest of them.
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