directory.republicofgreen.com - Republic of Green

Parks - National Parks

Hide Categories Show Categories


No Reviews | Write a Review |
Government, Environment, Environmental Conservation, Parks - National Parks
P.O. Box 866
Tiburon, CA 94920
USA
415-435-3972
Angel Island Conservancy (AIC) is a nonprofit organization that works in partnership with Angel Island State Park (AISP) and California State Parks (CSP) to facilitate the preservation, restoration, and interpretation of historical and nat... Read more >

No Reviews | Write a Review |
Recreation & Travel, Parks - National Parks, Parks & Gardens
Arches National Park Visitor Center
Moab, UT 84532
USA
435-719-2299
This site features more than 2,000 natural sandstone arches, with some of the most popular arches in the park being Delicate Arch, Landscape Arch and Double Arch. Millions of years of erosion have created these structures located in a dese... Read more >

No Reviews | Write a Review |
Recreation & Travel, Parks - National Parks, Parks & Gardens
Ben Reifel Visitor Center
25216 SD-240
Interior, SD 57750
USA
605-433-5361
The Badlands are a collection of buttes, pinnacles, spires, and mixed-grass prairies. The White River Badlands contain the largest assemblage of known late Eocene and Oligocene mammal fossils. The wildlife includes bison, bighorn sheep, bl... Read more >

No Reviews | Write a Review |
Recreation & Travel, Parks - National Parks, Parks & Gardens
Panther Junction Visitor Center
310 Alsate Dr
Big Bend National Park, TX 79834
USA
432-477-2251
Named for the prominent bend in the Rio Grande along the U.S./Mexico border, this park encompasses a large and remote part of the Chihuahuan Desert. Its main attraction is backcountry recreation in the arid Chisos Mountains and in canyons ... Read more >

No Reviews | Write a Review |
Recreation & Travel, Parks - National Parks, Parks & Gardens
Dante Fascell Visitor Center
9700 SW 328th St
Homestead, FL 33033
USA
305-230-7275
Located in Biscayne Bay, this park at the north end of the Florida Keys has four interrelated marine ecosystems: mangrove forest, the Bay, the Keys, and coral reefs. Threatened animals include the West Indian manatee, American crocodile, v... Read more >

No Reviews | Write a Review |
Recreation & Travel, Parks - National Parks, Parks & Gardens
South Rim Visitor Center
10346 Colorado 347
Montrose, CO 81401
USA
970-641-2337
The park protects a quarter of the Gunnison River, which slices sheer canyon walls from dark Precambrian-era rock. The canyon features some of the steepest cliffs and oldest rock in North America, and is a popular site for river rafting an... Read more >

No Reviews | Write a Review |
Recreation & Travel, Parks - National Parks, Parks & Gardens
Visitor Center
Hwy 63
Bryce, UT 84764
USA
435-834-5322
Bryce Canyon is a geological amphitheater on the Paunsaugunt Plateau with hundreds of tall, multicolored sandstone hoodoosformed by erosion. The region was originally settled by Native Americans and later by Mormon pioneers. The park is 35... Read more >

No Reviews | Write a Review |
Recreation & Travel, Parks - National Parks, Parks & Gardens
Island in the Sky Visitor Center
Grand View Point Rd
Moab, UT 84532
USA
435-259-4712
This landscape was eroded into a maze of canyons, buttes, and mesas by the combined efforts of the Colorado River, Green River, and their tributaries, which divide the park into three districts. The park also contains rock pinnacles and ar... Read more >

No Reviews | Write a Review |
Recreation & Travel, Parks - National Parks, Parks & Gardens
Capitol Reef National Park Visitor Center
UT-24
Torrey, UT 84775
USA
435-425-3791
The park's Waterpocket Fold is a 100-mile (160 km) monocline that exhibits the earth's diverse geologic layers. Other natural features include monoliths, cliffs, and sandstone domes shaped like the United States Capitol. The park is 241,90... Read more >

No Reviews | Write a Review |
Recreation & Travel, Parks - National Parks, Parks & Gardens
Carlsbad Caverns National Park Visitor Center
727 Carlsbad Cavern Hwy
Carlsbad, NM 88220
USA
575-785-2232
Carlsbad Caverns has 117 caves, the longest of which is over 120 miles (190 km) long. The Big Room is almost 4,000 feet (1,200 m) long, and the caves are home to over 400,000 Mexican free-tailed bats and sixteen other species. Above ground... Read more >

No Reviews | Write a Review |
Recreation & Travel, Parks - National Parks, Parks & Gardens
The Robert J. Lagomarsino Visitor Center
1901 Spinnaker Dr
Ventura, CA 93001
USA
805-658-5730
Five of the eight Channel Islands are protected, and half of the park's area is underwater. The islands have a unique Mediterranean ecosystem originally settled by the Chumash people. They are home to over 2,000 species of land plants and ... Read more >

No Reviews | Write a Review |
Recreation & Travel, Parks - National Parks, Parks & Gardens
Harry Hampton Visitor Center
100 National Park Rd
Hopkins, SC 29061
USA
803-776-4396
On the Congaree River, this park is the largest portion of old-growthfloodplain forest left in North America. Some of the trees are the tallest in the eastern United States. An elevated walkway called the Boardwalk Loop guides visitors thr... Read more >

No Reviews | Write a Review |
Recreation & Travel, Parks - National Parks, Parks & Gardens
Steel Visitor Center
Rim Dr
Crater Lake, OR 97604
USA
541-594-3000
Crater Lake lies in the caldera of an ancient volcano called Mount Mazama that collapsed 7,700 years ago. The lake is the deepest in the United States and is noted for its vivid blue color and water clarity. Wizard Island and the Phantom S... Read more >

No Reviews | Write a Review |
Recreation & Travel, Parks - National Parks, Parks & Gardens
Boston Store Visitor Center
1550 Boston Mills Rd
Peninsula, OH 44264
USA
330-657-2752
This park along the Cuyahoga River has waterfalls, hills, trails, and exhibits on early rural living. The Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail follows the Ohio and Erie Canal, where mules towed canal boats. The park has numerous historic home... Read more >

No Reviews | Write a Review |
Recreation & Travel, Parks - National Parks, Parks & Gardens
Stovepipe Wells Ranger Station
CA-190
Death Valley, CA 92328
USA
760-786-2342
Death Valley is the hottest, lowest, and driest place in the United States, with daytime temperatures that have exceeded 130 degrees F (54 degrees C). The park protects Badwater Basin and its vast salt flats located at the lowest elevation... Read more >

No Reviews | Write a Review |
Recreation & Travel, Parks - National Parks, Parks & Gardens
Denali Visitor Center
Park Rd
Denali Park, AK 99755
USA
907-683-9532
Centered on Denali, the tallest mountain in North America, Denali is serviced by a single road leading to Wonder Lake. Denali and other peaks of the Alaska Range are covered with long glaciers and boreal forest. Wildlife includes grizzly b... Read more >

FIND

Join the conversation

Come on over to the social side.

Republic of Green

GREEN SOCIAL NETWORK

  • Join Interest Groups
  • Share News & Opinions
  • Connect with Others
TAKE ME THERE