“Conditions are amazing right now,” says Cory Goehring, lead naturalist for the Yosemite Conservancy, the park’s nonprofit partner. “Yosemite has transformed into a winter wonderland.”
Golden Gate National Recreation Area Closes at least seven sites, while Redwood National Park shuts down and Yosemite braces for a blizzard that could drop four feet in the high country
If you haven’t snagged a reservation to the growing list of timed-entry parks, it might seem like a trip there this summer is out of the cards. But fret not—we found some legal ways to visit.
At these creekside, shorefront, and mountaintop spots, the views are so gorgeous that you may never want to go to sleep.
Get on a high ledge, a crumbly cliff, or a knife-edge ridge and your body will recognize the feeling before your brain catches on.
Just you, the squirrels, and your shortcomings.
Just you, the squirrels, and your shortcomings.
Yellowstone National Park, Montana
North Cascades National Park, Washington
Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska
Sawtooth Wilderness, Idaho
Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Washington
Sequoia National Park, California
Mt. Assiniboine Provincial Park, British Columbia
Baxter State Park, Maine
Mt. Sneffels Wilderness, Colorado
St. Regis Canoe Area, Northern Adirondacks, New York
Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, Montana
Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness, Tennessee/North Carolina
High Unitas Wilderness, Utah
Pasayten Wilderness, Washington
Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Minnesota
Climb sandstone outcroppings and spot raptors on this wildlife-packed ridgeline.