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National Parks[edit]
| National Park | Location | Info | Highlights | |
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Badlands National Park | South Dakota | • Established: 1978 • Area: 379.3 mi² • Visitors: 868,094 |
• Badlands rock formations • Bison • Grass prairie |
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Glacier National Park | Montana | • Established: 1910 • Area: 1,583 mi² • Visitors: 2,338,528 |
• National Heritage Site (1995) • Idyllic mountains and lakes • Mountain goats, bighorn sheep, and other cool critters • The Going-to-the-Sun Road • Logan Pass/continental divide |
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Mount Rainier National Park | Washington | • Established: 1899 • Area: 369 mi² • Visitors: 1,264,259 |
• Mount Rainier • Emmons Glacier and Carbon Glacier • National Historic Landmark (1997) • First National Forest to be made into a National Park • 97% Wilderness Area |
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Theodore Roosevelt National Park | North Dakota | • Established: 1978 • Area: 110.1 mi² • Visitors: 559,580 |
• Bison, horses, bighorn sheep, prairie dogs, and various other neat critters • Medora • Theodore Roosevelt history |
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Yellowstone National Park | Wyoming, Montana, Idaho | • Established: 1872 • Area: 3,468 mi² • Visitors: 3,513,484 |
• World Heritage Site (1978) • First National Park • Yellowstone Falls • Grand Prismatic Spring • Old Faithful Geyser • Mammoth Hot Springs • Abundant, diverse wildlife including bison and grizzly bears |
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Yosemite National Park | California | • Established: 1890 • Area: 1,168 mi² • Visitors: 3,882,642 |
• World Heritage Site (1984) • Third National Park • Half Dome • El Capitan • Sequoia groves • Waterfalls, cliffs, and scenic views |