Not sure how many:

Black Canyon
Everglades
Gateway Arch
Grand Canyon
Great Sand Dunes
White Sands
Yosemite
Great Smoky Mountains
Hot Springs
Joshua Tree
Kings Canyon
Sequoia
Mount Rainier
Olympic
Rocky Mountain

Knocking out Shanandoah this year so 16

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Posted by cgrand

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Posted on 2/28/26 at 6:53 pm to Adajax

speaking of Shenandoah we are doing that this year in July. We are leaving from Roanoke VA and plan to drive the parkway to front royal. If anyone has done that, I’m wondering if we can do that justice in one day. We have an extra night we can kill if that’s a better plan

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Posted by r3lay3r

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Posted on 2/28/26 at 8:12 pm to cgrand

Been a long time. We lived in Lynchburg, VA and would drive to Front Royal and meet relatives from PA, halfway. We would meet-up at a roadside picnic area and spend the afternoon visiting. We usually didn't drive the Parkway, but once or twice we did.

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Posted by Snoop Dawg

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Posted on 2/28/26 at 8:52 pm to cgrand

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If anyone has done that, I’m wondering if we can do that justice in one day. We have an extra night we can kill if that’s a better plan

Easily, unless you do too many side hikes. If just pulling out at lookouts, you can do in an afternoon.

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Posted by iwantacooler

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Posted on 2/28/26 at 10:28 pm to cgrand

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Shenandoah

We also visited in July on a long road trip that included NRG, Shenandoah, Flight 93, Cuyahoga valley, and Indiana dunes. I enjoyed Shenandoah and would like to go back during the fall. Unless you’re doing some of the longer hikes, you can do it in a day.

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Posted by Globetrotter747

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Posted on 3/1/26 at 7:12 am to cgrand

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how many have you visited?

A lot. All the “brand name” ones and several lesser known ones.

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which are your favorites?

Glacier, Yellowstone, Grand Teton. Might have a different three if I answered this question tomorrow. Lots of great parks.

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what has been your favorite hike or activity?

I haven’t done a ton of hiking in national parks, but Glacier is probably the best in the country for hiking. Several good trails and Going to the Sun road is awesome.

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what parks are next on your list?

Probably will see Roosevelt National Park this spring or summer. North Dakota is one of four states that I haven’t been to at least twice, so I would like to complete a second lap at some point.

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what's the park you've visited that most people haven't?

Google says Gates of the Arctic and North Cascades are the two least visited national parks. I haven’t technically been to GOTA but have driven the Dalton Highway that runs right beside it for many miles. I have been to NC and it’s very underrated. Beautiful park. Wrangell-St. Elias and Great Basin are both in the top ten (or bottom ten, I guess) and I have been to those.

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Posted by MintBerry Crunch

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Posted on 3/2/26 at 8:57 pm to cgrand

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what has been your favorite hike or activity?

Yosemite. Panorama Trail from Glacier Point to Nevada Fall and down the JMT to Clark Point. Then because no shuttles were running during Covid, back to Glacier Point. Absolutely fantastic day.
Cathedral Lakes on the first day of the season. Saw four other people the whole time.

Rocky Mountain. Sky Pond. Chasm Lake. Nymph, Dream, and Black Lakes at sunrise with my birthday with my 7 year old. A less travelled Odessa Gorge is stunning.

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