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Yellowstone National Park
More InfoYellowstone National Park was autrorized on March 1st, 1872 and is located in parts of three states, Wyoming/Montana/Idaho. This is the first National Park established in the U.S. -
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Yosemite National Park
More InfoYosemite National Park (CA). Previously called Yosemite Grant and controlled by the state from 1864 - 1890. -
Rocky Mountain National Park
[Recent news story on widfire in park.](//http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20121010/us-travel-brief-national-park-wildfire/)Park is located in Colorado. Home to a lot of wildlife including the moose in the attached picture. -
Death Valley National Park
More Info !!!Origianlly named a national monument and establish in 1933, was changed to national park status in 1994. Fun facts - located in CA and the lowest point in U.S. (almost 300 feet below sea level) and hottest temperature ever recorded in U.S. (134 degrees). -
Great Smoky Mountain National Park
More Info !!!This National Park in TN was authorized in 1926, chartered or established on June 15, 1934, and dedicated in 1940. -
Badlands National Park
More Info !!! Badlands National Park located in South Dakota. South, about an hour's drive away is another famous site, Mt. Rushmore. -
Mammoth Cave National Park
More info !!! Mammoth Cave National Park located in the middle of KY along Interstate 65. -
Indiana Dunes National Lakshore
More Info !!!Located in the state of Indiana along the shores of Lake Michigan. -
Glacier Bay National Park
Sources for more info !!!Located in the largest stae, Alaska, this park was established in 1980.
