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15 U.S. National Parks for the Savvy Traveler

Savvy out travelers know a great deal of preparation and planning is involved to create the perfect National Parks vacation. Yes, Yosemite and Yellowstone National Parks are bucket list parks worthy of a visit at least once in a lifetime, but how worthwhile is the experience? How much travel is involved to get there and once you’re inside? Are you able to appreciate the park's natural beauty or are the crowds reminiscent of a theme park on a summer weekend? And finally, how much will it cost to book a hotel room or campsite in the area?With this real world criterion in mind, the travel blog Travel Lemming has reviewed each National Park in the U.S. to determine which is the best for seasoned travelers.Rather than picking the prettiest, most well-known, or the most visited park in the system, Travel Lemming instead compiled data from a number of sources including the U.S. National Park Service, other travel sites, and publicly available information. Included in their research were how crowded the park is and how close is the nearest airport. It also looked at user reviews and the area's lodging cost. They even included the park’s biodiversity.California has the most parks included on the list at five, Florida has the next most at two, and no other state has more than one park on the list. You can read the entire list of 63 National Parks and their rankings at travellemming.com.Here are the Top 15 National Parks for Seasoned Travelers.15. Grand Canyon National Park – Arizona30th Least Crowded9th Best Reviewed38th Best Weather38th Most Affordable35th Most Accessible5th Most BiodiverseYou can read the entire list of Travel Lemming's 63 National Parks and their rankings at travellemming.com.13. Kenai Fjords National Park – Alaska (TIE)12th Least Crowded1st Best Reviewed53rd Best Weather37th Most Affordable24th Most Accessible25th Most BiodiverseYou can read the entire list of Travel Lemming's 63 National Parks and their rankings at travellemming.com.13. Cuyahoga Valley National Park – Ohio (TIE)59th Least Crowded34th Best Reviewed23rd Best Weather13th Most Affordable2nd Most Accessible21st Most BiodiverseYou can read the entire list of Travel Lemming's 63 National Parks and their rankings at travellemming.com.12. Redwood National Park – California28th Least Crowded9th Best Reviewed23rd Best Weather29th Most Affordable42nd Most Accessible20th Most BiodiverseYou can read the entire list of Travel Lemming's 63 National Parks and their rankings at travellemming.com.11. Great Smokey Mountains National Park – Tennessee, North Carolina54th Least Crowded1st Best Reviewed23rd Best Weather52nd Most Affordable15th Most Accessible1st Most BiodiverseYou can read the entire list of Travel Lemming's 63 National Parks and their rankings at travellemming.com.10. Channel Islands National Park – California17th Least Crowded45th Best Reviewed1st Best Weather47th Most Affordable22nd Most Accessible13th Most BiodiverseYou can read the entire list of Travel Lemming's 63 National Parks and their rankings at travellemming.com.9. Death Valley National Park – California11th Least Crowded32nd Best Reviewed21st Best Weather39th Most Affordable20th Most Accessible19th Most BiodiverseYou can read the entire list of Travel Lemming's 63 National Parks and their rankings at travellemming.com.8. Mammoth Cave National Park – Kentucky49th Least Crowded45th Best Reviewed14th Best Weather5th Most Affordable16th Most Accessible8th Most BiodiverseYou can read the entire list of Travel Lemming's 63 National Parks and their rankings at travellemming.com.7. Big Bend National Park – Texas13th Least Crowded19th Best Reviewed10th Best Weather20th Most Affordable55th Most Accessible12th Most BiodiverseYou can read the entire list of Travel Lemming's 63 National Parks and their rankings at travellemming.com.6. Everglades National Park – Florida14th Least Crowded57th Best Reviewed1st Best Weather27th Most Affordable5th Most Accessible16th Most BiodiverseYou can read the entire list of 63 National Parks and their rankings at travellemming.com.4. Sequoia National Park – California (TIE)25th Least Crowded19th Best Reviewed10th Best Weather16th Most Affordable28th Most AccessibleYou can read the entire list of 63 National Parks and their rankings at travellemming.com.4. Kings Canyon National Park – California (TIE)18th Least Crowded34th Best Reviewed14th Best Weather3rd Most Affordable29th Most AccessibleYou can read the entire list of 63 National Parks and their rankings at travellemming.com.3. Biscayne National Park – Florida31st Least Crowded45th Best Reviewed1st Best Weather4th Most Affordable4th Most Accessible30th Most BiodiverseYou can read the entire list of 63 National Parks and their rankings at travellemming.com.2. North Cascades National Park – Washington7th Least Crowded9th Best Reviewed38th Best Weather28th Most Affordable18th Most Accessible2nd Most BiodiverseYou can read the entire list of 63 National Parks and their rankings at travellemming.com.1.

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15 U.S. National Parks for the Savvy Traveler

Savvy out travelers know a great deal of preparation and planning is involved to create the perfect National Parks vacation. Yes, Yosemite and Yellowstone National Parks are bucket list parks worthy of a visit at least once in a lifetime, but how worthwhile is the experience? How much travel is involved to get there and once you’re inside? Are you able to appreciate the park's natural beauty or are the crowds reminiscent of a theme park on a summer weekend? And finally, how much will it cost to book a hotel room or campsite in the area?

With this real world criterion in mind, the travel blog Travel Lemming has reviewed each National Park in the U.S. to determine which is the best for seasoned travelers.

Rather than picking the prettiest, most well-known, or the most visited park in the system, Travel Lemming instead compiled data from a number of sources including the U.S. National Park Service, other travel sites, and publicly available information. Included in their research were how crowded the park is and how close is the nearest airport. It also looked at user reviews and the area's lodging cost. They even included the park’s biodiversity.

California has the most parks included on the list at five, Florida has the next most at two, and no other state has more than one park on the list. You can read the entire list of 63 National Parks and their rankings at travellemming.com.

Here are the Top 15 National Parks for Seasoned Travelers.

15. Grand Canyon National Park – Arizona

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30th Least Crowded
9th Best Reviewed
38th Best Weather
38th Most Affordable
35th Most Accessible
5th Most Biodiverse