America's hidden gems: The 20 least-crowded national parks in 2009

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America's least-visited national parks20. Canyonlands National Park, Utah19. Lassen Volcanic National Park, California18. Channel Islands National Park17. Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, Colorado16. Big Bend National Park, Texas15. Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska14. Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota13. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado12. Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas11. Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida10. Congaree National Park, South Carolina9. Great Basin National Park, Nevada8. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaska7. North Cascades National Park, Washington6. Isle Royale National Park, Michigan5. Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, Alaska4. Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska3. Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Alaska2. National Park of American Samoa, American Samoa1. Kobuk Valley National Park, Alaska

Alpine wild blueberries ripen in August in another of Alaskas national parks, Lake Clark. The parks 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.<br>
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<b>Visitors in 2009 (through August):</b> 4,134<br>
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<a href=" http://www.nps.gov/lacl">http://www.nps.gov/lacl</a>

3. Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Alaska

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Alpine wild blueberries ripen in August in another of Alaskas national parks, Lake Clark. The parks 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