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Reader Survey Day: What National Parks Are On Your 2016 Calendar?

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 6th, 2016
View from Brinkerhoff Lodge deck/DOI

Where in the National Park System where you find yourself in 2016?/NPS

Ok, travelers, the blush is still on the new year, but that doesn't mean we can't plan, right? With that in mind, what national park adventures are on your 2016 calendar?

I know I'll be visiting Rocky Mountain National Park in May to attend the World Ranger Congress, floating through Dinosaur National Monument in June, exploring Grand Teton National Park by kayak in July, and heading through Cataract Canyon in Canyonlands National Park in September, but the rest of the year is wide open right now. And with all the crowds that turned out in some of the bigger parks last year, I'm thinking park visits this year would best be enjoyed in some of the relatively under-the-radar parks.

A backpacking trip to Saguaro National Park in Arizona would be nice. Ditto with one at Great Basin National Park in Nevada. I've also wanted to explore Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in Wisconsin by kayak and Voyageurs National Park in Minnesota by canoe. Roamining the landscape of Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in Kansas to see if creating a "buffalo commons" really can be done would be an adventure, too.

So, what about you? Where do you plan to go in 2016?

Comments

Submitted by Jgarcia on January 6, 2016 - 7:59pm.

Mammoth

Olympic

Mount Rainer

North Cascades


Submitted by LD Schmidt on January 6, 2016 - 8:32pm.

Joshua Tree in January

Statue of Liberty Island in March

Either Acadia or Ranier/Olympia/Mt St Helens in July

Fall is TBD.


Submitted by J Martin on January 6, 2016 - 10:27pm.

Arches, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef along with Natural Bridges NM and Colorado NM in October. Can't wait!


Submitted by rmab on January 6, 2016 - 11:30pm.

BIG BEND in West TX!!  right in my neighborhood.  please visit us :)


Submitted by Skins Dave on January 7, 2016 - 8:34am.

I have been lucky enough to visit almost all the NPs, many several times over. However, I still have a couple on my bucket list which I play to take care of this year - Big Bend, Carlsbad Caverns and Guadalupe Mnts., that will leave me with only Channel Islands, America Samoa & Virgin Islands as unseen. Also hope to revisit the two Hawaiian parksif we can get out there to celebrate our 30th annniversary.

 


Submitted by Crystal on January 7, 2016 - 3:02pm.

this year I will be employed at the north rim of the Grand Canyon may-October as a bus driver after that I think I will head to Gardiner to watch the elk rut. 


Submitted by Old Finn on January 7, 2016 - 4:15pm.

Haleakala & Volcano


Submitted by Steve B. on January 8, 2016 - 9:38am.

I plan to visit Big Bend in a few weeks and Sequaro and Organ Pipe in February.  March is Joshua Tree and Death Valley.  Yosemite in early spring and Lassen, Crater Lake and My Rainier in late spring/ early summer.  Then on to Yellowstone.

 


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