Kobuk Valley – Alaska

Kobuk Valley National Park is one of the most unique places in Alaska. It is located in Northwestern Arctic Alaska which is above the Arctic Circle. Running along side the park is the Kobuk River. It is one of the major rivers of Northwestern Alaska and is about 350 miles long. There are no roads or trails in the park or even remotely close, so the preferred way of travel is by paddling the Kobuk River.

Kings Canyon – California

Kings Canyon is located in the California Sierra Nevada mountains. It is divided into two sections. The first is the General Grant Grove, home to the second largest Giant Sequoia. 267 feet tall, the General Grant is only dwarfed by the 274 foot General Sherman that lives in Sequoia National Park. The majority of the park is the site of three river forks, two that belong to the King’s River and Canyon that gives the park its name, the other to the San Joaquin river.

Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska

Kenai Fjords is a U.S. National Park. Established in 1980, it is located near Seward, Alaska, and it covers more than 1,700 square miles. Kenai is best-known for its unique landscape and remote location. In fact, it is one of only three Alaskan parks that are accessible via roadway.

Katmai – Alaska

In 1980 a portion of Katmai, Alaska was designated as a national park and preservation area. The Katmai National Park is filled with spectacular views and abundant with wildlife that has made this area their home for hundreds of years. Visitors to the park will have the opportunities to experience the true feel of Alaska and see all of the beauty that this state has to offer while staying in the park. They will also get to view wildlife such as brown bear, caribou, wolves and red fox in their natural habitat. Whether planning a family get away or a hunting expedition, there are activities for everyone who visits this pristine park.

Joshua Tree – California

Joshua Tree National Park, located in the arid highlands of southeast California known as the Inland Empire, is one of the world’s great rock climbing venues and a place of eerie beauty, particularly in the springtime when over 900 species of desert flowers burst into bloom. The park covers 794,000 acres between Highways 62 and I-10, close to the Arizona border, and is divided into two ecologically distinct desert regions – the Mojave Desert to the east and the Colorado Desert to the west. The area became a national monument in 1936, and is now overseen by the U.S. National Park Service. Today over a million visitors descend upon Joshua Tree National Park every year, many of them are climbers. Park officials strongly recommend that each visitor to the park bring at least a gallon of water per day per person, since dehydration, even in winter time, is always a real threat.