Welcome!

Nice rainbow in the climb up

I've been travelling to Billings, MT for work monthly, and my last trip is in late May. I'm adding a few extra days on my trip at the end so that I can go to at least one park.

Now I'm trying to figure out if I should drive to Theodore Roosevelt or to Badlands and Wind Cave. (I would do all three, but the hours of driving would leave me with a lot less time in all of the parks.) I like hiking/trekking, but really can't do anything overly strenuous because of asthma. I'm a woman traveling solo, won't have much camping gear as I'm flying to MT for work.

Thoughts?

(I did Yellowstone and Grand Teton in September, and I loved it so much that I've been tempted to just go back there, but I also want to add to my parks visited list since I don't know when I'll be back in this part of the US.)

Hi all! Planning a trip to Zion next week and realized if we left after work we could make it to Bryce and spend the morning there! I need recommendations on what to do and see! Anyone know how busy it’s been around this time and what arriving late for a first come first serve spot would look like?

I was curious what weather, temps, bugs, etc. I should expect visiting North Cascades, Mt Ranier, and Olympia during mid May.

Some snow on the ground is OK, but would love roads to be passable.

This is the only inspiration I can find, any of y’all have any ideas on national park service tattoos? If I ended getting one of these I’d probably choose 1968-2000

Hello fellow National Park fans! I’m heading to Acadia in October and would love any tips. Of course I’m looking at All Trails for hikes but would love any suggestions that might not be as well known or hidden gems inside/outside of the park (even a couple hours away).

Thanks!

I’ll be staying in Moab for Memorial Day weekend of this year. I am seeing that from 7am to 4pm that timed-entry tickets are required at the entrance.

Will I still have to pay the park fee if I arrived at 6am per se? Or would it be free? Obviously a different park, but I usually go to Rocky Mountain right before their timed-entry window and have never had to pay. There isn’t even a park ranger ever present.

Wondering if this is the same deal for Arches National Park. Please advise. Thank you!!

A group of us (6 travellers, perhaps 7 at one or two parks) will be traveling extensively this June and July and I'm realizing I'll save a lot of money by getting a pass. Please give the best info. Are there different passes? For a group this size, do I get more passes? We will have two vehicles. Thank you in advance!

Any update on the guys who destroyed the rock formations. Please tell me they got caught!

My buddy made a cool website of all the national parks he’s visited. Check it out. There’s a lot of useful information in there as well as Park WebCams.

https://www.nationalparkcam.com/yosemite-webcam

From last night, felt incredibly lucky to see it.

Going to Bryce Canyon tomorrow. We like to hike on the scenic trails. What are the best trails? Other great sites? Last minute suggestions appreciated!

Got super lucky with this sunset while in the park.

Looking to take a trip to either Yosemite or Glacier with my 66 year old dad and my sister this summer. We’d like to do some hiking, something worthwhile but not super strenuous. We’re all in good shape but also from Chicago so our hiking experiences are limited to vacations. Would also like to explore the area in general. I’ve been doing a ton of research and I honestly can’t pick one so I figured I’d ask reddit. Opinions? Pros, cons? Any helpful info? Picture is from midway up angels landing in Zion (my hardest climb to date)

Hi all! Planning on a national park road trip this summer and would like some advice! We originally planned on flying into Seattle and tackling Olympic/Mount Rainier/Glacier/North Cascades, as well as driving into Canada and visiting Banff/Jasper/Yoho/etc.

We’ve heard that those parks are terribly crowded during the summertime, but that would be the preferred time to visit given the weather. We could travel anytime between the end of May through the end of July. What would be the best time within this timeframe for this trip for the least crowds? Or any advice for avoiding crowds other than getting up at 4am? We’ve visited Yellowstone in July before and while we had to wait for parking, it wasn’t too unbearable.

Also unrelated but is it possible to swim at any of these parks? And what is camping like?