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crazykaza

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Apr 22, 2012 9:00 PM
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National Parks

Which national park would you recommend to go for a week in early march ?

zeldasdad

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Apr 22, 2012 9:57 PM
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How about this one?

Sorry for the double post

CascadeBob

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Apr 23, 2012 4:57 AM
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Big Bend N. P. or any of the canyonlands parks in Utah.

bzookaj

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Apr 23, 2012 5:17 AM
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How about this one?

Or... you could tell us what you are looking for in the park (short/long hikes, easy/hard to reach views, warm/cold weather, etc.).
Also, tell us where you are coming from, so we don't do the "It's too similar to home" dance.

carracar

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Apr 23, 2012 5:46 AM
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This time around do your research on ground transfers before, you purchase the air ticket...carracar

Kahua

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Apr 23, 2012 6:34 AM
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Hawaiian Volcanoes National Park

nutraxfornerves

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Apr 23, 2012 6:59 AM
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When I stumbled across the "best parks to visit during free parks week" article I linked in the sticky about free parks, I also fund this: Best time to visit US and Canadian National Parks. It's an analysis of LP author recommendations as to best time to visit. It doesn't cover all parks, just some of the most popular.

Big Bend & Hawaii Volcanoes are both recommended in March. So are desert parks such as Death Valley and Joshua Tree. Everglades. In late March, Great Smoky & Shenandoah.

mrpenney

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Apr 23, 2012 12:59 PM
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Why not go to the most obscure of them all, National Park of American Samoa?

If you want to stay within the Lower 48, I like bzookaj's suggestion. Or how about this one, which also is pretty obscure.

--M.

Midwesterner

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Apr 23, 2012 8:42 PM
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Dry Tortugas NP - a boat trip from Key West. Either camp a few days, or just do a day-trip by ferry and spend added time other places in the Keys.

MLM192

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Apr 24, 2012 9:59 AM
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Redwoods National Park, if you don't mind the rain. (And I actually think the redwoods are pretty spectacular in the rain).

crazykaza

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Apr 24, 2012 6:53 PM
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To answer a question someone ask me ...
I am looking to do some hikings. Could be a day hike or a multiple day hike. I am coming from Montreal (Canada) and to be honest weather is not a factor on my mind. I would to spend a great week, seeing natural beauty. That's pretty much it.
So far, thank you all for the suggestions. I would have to look a little bit more into it to make the best decision but i want to say a big thank you !!

bzookaj

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Apr 25, 2012 4:28 AM
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Thank you for answering my question.

I am looking to do some hikings. Could be a day hike or a multiple day hike.
I'll second xCanyonlands then, with a side trip to xArches, and maybe a detour to xCapitol Reef.

CascadeBob

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Apr 25, 2012 4:33 AM
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Remember, there are more than National Parks for good hiking. You could check out Grand Staircase National Monument in Utah which has great hiking.
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