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So How Much Does it Actually Cost to Visit a National Park? A Complete List

Fun fact: a national parks trip can be incredibly cost effective, but can also be mind blowingly expensive. I’ll always tell you that national parks are one of the cheapest vacations you can take, but….I might be a little bit wrong sometimes. There, I said it. With a little research, a national parks visit can be affordable. There are so many different options for lodging, camping, backpacking, staying in or outside of the park boundaries...you can make a national park whatever price point you want it to be. But we’re here to talk budget-friendly national parks, so let’s be real, just how expensive is a national parks trip?!

National ParksMichelle BerkesAugust 10, 2020Biscayne National Park, Dry Tortugas National Park, Isle Royale National Park, Channel Islands National Park, Voyageurs National Park, Mesa Verde National Park, Hot Springs National Park, Pinnacles National Park, Grand Teton National Park, Rocky Mountain National Park, Yellowstone National Park, Arches National Park, Everglades National Park, Redwood National Park, Zion National Park, Bryce Canyon National Park, Acadia National Park, Great Sand Dunes National Park, Sequoia National Park, Kings Canyon National Park, Big Bend National Park, Canyonlands National Park, Capitol Reef National Park, Joshua Tree National Park, Olympic National Park, Shenandoah National Park, Grand Canyon National Park, Yosemite National Park, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Wind Cave National Park, Glacier National Park, Lassen Volcanic National Park, Indiana Dunes National Park, Mammoth Cave National Park, Crater Lake National Park, Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Badlands National Park, Death Valley National Park, Great Basin National Park, Mount Rainier National Park, Congaree National Park, North Cascades National Park

National Parks: Favorite Experience in Each Park (and What I Want To Do When I Go Back)

This is a fluid post that I will continually update! Each time I visit a new park I’ll add it here, or update parks that I return to. It’s kind of a fusion highlight reel and future bucket list.

National ParksMichelle BerkesJuly 6, 2020Shenandoah National Park, Acadia National Park, Big Bend National Park, Biscayne National Park, Congaree National Park, Crater Lake National Park, Death Valley National Park, Denali National Park, Dry Tortugas National Park, Everglades National Park, Gateway Arch National Park, Glacier National Park, Grand Canyon National Park, Great Sand Dunes National Park, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Hot Springs National Park, Indiana Dunes National Park, Isle Royale National Park, Kenai Fjords National Park, Lassen Volcanic National Park, Mount Rainier National Park, North Cascades National Park, Olympic National Park, Petrified Forest National Park, Redwood National Park, Rocky Mountain National Park, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Voyageurs National Park, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park

A Recap of My First 10 National Park Visits

We’re going to take a quick break from national park trip reports, since we’ve hit a milestone—Congaree National Park, which I talked in detail about two weeks ago, was my tenth national park! I thought it would be fun to do a quick overview of my first ten national park visits in chronological order all in one place. It’s been an interesting journey thus far, and I’m hoping you lovely readers might enjoy an honest recap.

National ParksMichelle BerkesSeptember 26, 2019Petrified Forest National Park, Grand Canyon National Park, Death Valley National Park, Rocky Mountain National Park, Mount Rainier National Park, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Everglades National Park, Dry Tortugas National Park, Biscayne National Park, Congaree National Park

One Day in Seattle, Washington

So…is cream cheese on a hotdog a real thing? Apparently this is what sets apart the true Seattle-ites from us tourists. If you are looking for true United States food culture, don’t try all the delicious seafood and oysters…it’s the cream cheese hotdog that will truly make you feel like you are in Seattle.

Can you tell that I’m joking?

National ParksMichelle BerkesAugust 7, 2017Mount Rainier National Park, Olympic National Park, North Cascades National Park

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