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Death Valley National Park
Entering Death Valley National Park at Towne Pass, State Highway 190 crests the rolling Panamint Range and descends into Emigrant Wash. Along the road is a sign: Death Valley National Park. More introduction to Death Valley >>
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Visitor Guide
Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park
70 Million Years Still Growing Strong
Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park, displays the results of 70 million years of volcanism, migration, and evolution — processes that thrust a bare land from the sea and clothed it with unique ecosystems, and a distinct human culture. The park highlights two of the world’s most active volcanoes, and offers insights on the birth of the Hawaiian Islands and views of dramatic volcanic landscapes.
Everglades National Park Visitor Info
Explore the Everglades
Uncrowded National Parks
Hiking Adventures in California's less-visited National Parklands, where you're sure to see many more trees than people. Learn more about four of The Trailmaster's favorite national parks off the beaten track.
Hiking the Olympic N P Coast
It's Washington's wettest and wildest shore, a 57-mile long strip practically unchanged since famed explorer Captain James Cook sailed by in 1778. With monumental sea stacks, dramatic capes and coves, 
rocks and reefs, Olympic National Park's ocean shore is one to remember.
Sunset Crater National Monument
Arizona’s Peaks and Pueblos
One national parkland tells the story of the birth of a mountain, another preserves ancient pueblos and a mosaic of southwestern cultures. Sunset Crater National Monument and Wupatki National Monument are a couple of overlooked family-friendly wonders outside of Flagstaff that are well worth a visit.
Wupatki National Monument
Arizona's Peaks and Pueblos
Quite sensibly, the indigenous peoples fled the area when earthquakes shook their pithouses and Sunset Crater began to erupt. However, when the fireworks ceased, farming Indians from a variety of cultures—Sinagua, Cohonina and Anasazi—resettled in the region.
Our National Park Trails
By The Trailmaster, John McKinney
In my judgment, the state of the nation’s national park trail system is quite good. Trailhead parking, interpretive panels and displays, as well as signage are generally excellent. Backcountry junctions are usually signed and trail conditions generally range from good to excellent.
John Muir National Historic Site
John Muir National Historic Site preserves his family home, as well as a portion of Muir’s ranch, where he lived from 1890 until his death in 1914. Tour the home and take a hike in the rolling hills nearby.
John Muir National Monument
“This is the best tree-lover’s monument that could possibly be found in all the forests of the world,” wrote John Muir upon learning a redwood preserve was dedicated in his name. “You have done me great honor and I am proud of it.”
