Offbeat Traveler: America's lesser-known national parks
If you missed National Park Week in April, you have another opportunity to see America's greatest treasures for free on June 9, Get Outdoors Day. Popular parks such as Yellowstone, Yosemite and the Grand Canyon are probably on your mind, but America's national parks include 58 sites.
Here's a look at lesser-known parks. These 10 received the least amount of visitors in 2011. Many are a remote and difficult to reach, so the visitation rates aren't surprising. All, however, have something to offer, including pristine wilderness, cultural history and wildlife.
--Jason La, Los Angeles Times
Here's a look at lesser-known parks. These 10 received the least amount of visitors in 2011. Many are a remote and difficult to reach, so the visitation rates aren't surprising. All, however, have something to offer, including pristine wilderness, cultural history and wildlife.
--Jason La, Los Angeles Times
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3. Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Alaska( National Park Service )
Alpine wild blueberries ripen in August in another of Alaska’s national parks, Lake Clark. The park’s Twin Lakes are known as the site where naturalist Dick Proenneke built a cabin using only hand tools. Proenneke became a wilderness icon after two books and the documentary “Alone in the Wilderness” were published based on his journals. The park is across the Cook Inlet from Anchorage.
Visitors in 2009 (through August): 4,134 More info: http://www.nps.gov/lacl |
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