Exploring the less-traveled Capitol Gorge Trail by Gloria Wadzinski
8 Best Uncrowded Parks
Helping you find the best places to travel where you can avoid crowds and experience immense beauty is high on our daily to-do lists these days. Here are 8 national parks that we feel are some of the park service’s best-kept secrets.
Arizona: This breathtaking five-story ruin set impossibly high in the canyon walls rivals the Grand Canyon for its magnificence.
Colorado: Bring your beach chair and sled to this undiscovered national park.
California: Tired of doing laps around Yosemite’s parking lots in search of an open space? Just down the road, these two national parks offer incredible trails, alpine views and sights like the world’s largest tree.
Utah: This stunning red-rock desert oasis comes with none of the traffic you’ll find in Arches but all the beauty and a bonus: the option to pick your own fruit.
Washington: No roads lead to a picturesque, lakeside village just south of this gorgeous national park.
Kentucky: En route to Great Smoky Mountains National Park, you’ll find the world’s largest _____ at this national park. Hint: it starts with a “c.”
North Dakota: With bison and elk roaming these green hills, you’ll have the animals and trails all to yourself and none of Yellowstone’s traffic.
Save Our Lands
Why is voting this November so important? Patagonia’s new film, Public Trust, shows us how our public lands like Bears Ears National Monument, Boundary Waters and Arctic National Wildlife Refuge are under threat. Watch it now and #VoteTheOutdoors on Nov. 3.
