The U.S. National Park Service preserves 58 national parks, 390 parks, historic sites, memorials, and recreation areas that attract nearly 300 million visitors every year. Our U.S. national parks are repositories of the nation’s biological diversity and contain some of the last ecosystem remnants that are found nowhere else in the world. Explore US Parks Online

Shenandoah National Park is a beautiful, historic national treasure which includes the 105-mile long Skyline Drive, a National Scenic Byway. The Park covers the crest of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains for over seventy-five miles. The Appalachian Trail roughly parallels the Skyline Drive and 101 miles of this trail run through the Park. (more…)

There are two national parks in the State of Hawaii:

 

Haleakala National Park

Haleakala National ParkHaleakala National Park contains the Haleakala volcano on Maui. It has a very large crater with many cinder cones, Hosmer’s Grove of alien trees, and the native Hawaiian Goose. The Kipahulu section has numerous pools with freshwater fish. This National Park has the greatest number of endangered species.

 

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

Hawaii Volcanoes National ParkHawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island protects the Kilauea and Mauna Loa volcanoes, two of the world’s most active vocanoes. Diverse ecosystems of the park range from those at sea level to 13,000 feet (4,000 m).