National Parks

In the United States we are so fortunate to have such a variety of National Parks that provide some of the most beautiful places on earth to visit, along with an endless list of things to do and see for all ages. The US National Park system protects more than 85 million acres of land and receives over 290 million visitors each year. I have been fortunate to have visited, hiked, backpacked, and climbed in many of our National Parks and Lord willing, hope to continue to visit and enjoy them in the future. Below, just to get started, I have put in a few of the parks for you to check out. As time permits, I would like to include many more. I have thousands of photos and information on nearly all the Parks in the lower 48 west of the Mississippi and a few of the east ones also.

Please make use of the below links to explore a few of the National Parks in more detail that are included here at Timberline Trails:

Grand Teton National Park located in the state of Wyoming, offers some of the most majestic scenery in all of North America. The focal point of the park is the Grand Teton itself, which rises nearly 7000 feet straight up from the valley floor. There is so many things to do. Boating, hiking, climbing, backpacking. Just the drive alone is well worth it. US 26/89/91 byways offer the visitors great vistas and wonderful photographic opportunities right out of your vehicle from the many pull-outs available.

Yosemite National Park located in the state of California, is one of the most spectacular of all our National Parks here in the United States. With iconic sites like Half Dome, El Capitan, Yosemite Falls, and so much more, makes this park one of the most visited parks in the nation. As with our entire parks system, there is countless things to do. The rivers, hiking, world class climbing, photographic opportunities, and such are so impressive that people end up returning again and again to Yosemite.

Death Valley National Park is the largest National Park in the lower 48 covering 3.4 million acres. The main valley is approximately 140 miles long and is loaded with some of the best desert scenery to be had anywhere on earth. It contains Bad Water at 282 feet below sea level making it the lowest point in North America. Death Valley also contains large scale sand dunes, salt flats, beautifully colored canyons, and also hosts Telescope Peak at over 11,000 feet above sea level, making the drop off to the valley floor one of the largest drop offs in North America.

Sequoia National Park is another one of our spectacular locations. The park is home to the largest living thing on earth, the Giant Sequoia. It can reach of over 300 feet and have a base diameter exceeding 30 feet! The General Sherman Tree has a volume of wood of approximately 52,500 cubic feet, enough to build 120 average size homes. The park also has lots of rivers and lakes and offers some of the best hiking an backpacking found anywhere, along with containing the highest peak in the lower 48, Mt Whitney.

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