Discover the most beautiful national parks in the U.S.

Here are 10 national parks in the United States has beautiful natural scenery make you feel tourists .

Great Smoky Mountains

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is located in the area between Tennessee and North Carolina , is covered by dense cloud layer all year round .

It is inhabited and development of more than 3,500 species of tropical plants and many species of rare animals , which have existed since the Pleistocene species . The national park attracts more than 9 million tourists each year .

Grand Canyon

Grand Canyon is one of the first national parks in the United States . It has the Grand Canyon with the Colorado River cut a canyon created with 446km length , ranging from 0.4 - 24km and 1600m depth .

Each year, about 5 million tourists are attracted by the beauty and grandeur of this national park . Most tourists come here often choose to walk through the trails or drive to the evergreen forests in the north of the national park .

Yosemite

Yosemite National Park in Mariposa and Tuolumne county , California , USA . It has a total area 3.081km2 and stretches west slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountain range .

Recognized as World Heritage Site in 1984, Yosemite is famous around the world for the beautiful granite cliffs and a high waterfall colored like volcanic lava when sunlight . This waterfall flows only in winter and early spring . Each year the park attracts over 3 million visitors come to visit .

Yellowstone

Yellowstone is a national park located in the western states of Wyoming , Montana and Idaho in the United States , was established on 3/1/1872 . 8.980km2 Yellowstone area , including lakes , areas , rivers and mountain ranges with a fauna and flora is very rich and diverse .

This is also where many of groundwater and hot springs in the world . Go to Yellowstone , you can participate in many activities such as hiking , camping , boating , fishing , ...

Rocky Mountain

Rocky Mountain National Park ( Colorado , USA) was established in 1915 . Park has 150 lakes and rivers with a total length of up to 720km . In addition, where there are wetlands , pine forests and alpine tundra .

It is also home to many animals such as beaver , deer , wild sheep and many species of rare birds .

Olympic

Olymlic National Park has a total area of ​​over 3500km2 , in the state of Washington , USA . Rare places on earth to have a diversity of ecosystems , rich in flora and fauna as well .

In particular , there is a garden with tropical forest tree species belonging to the giant redwoods ranks as the world's biggest oak , cedar , ... with a height of up to 60 - 70m . The atmosphere of this place is always green , cool , attracting millions of tourists every year .

Grand Teton

Located in northwestern Wyoming , Grand Teton National Park as captivating with stunning views of nature . National Park was established in 1929 with a total area 1.250km2 .

Once here , visitors will experience the many recreational activities such as kayaking , fishing , camping , hiking , rock climbing , ... It is also the reason to attract 2.5 million visitors this place every year .

Zion

Zion in Hebrew means " realm of Eden " , an area of ​​593km2 , located in the garden area of 3 contiguous geographic type : Colorado Plateau , large basin and Mojave Desert .

Journey through the Riverside Walk Trail trails surrounded by the Virgin River and leads into a narrow ravine The Narrows . Not just that , Zion National Park also has a system of underground streams flowing in the sandstone caves shimmering , magical .

Acadia

Acadia National Park is located in Maine , every year attracts 2 million visitors come to visit . Acadia has 4 locations to attract visitors is : Cadillac mountain , Bay Bar Harbor , Beach Sand Beach and Thunder Hole .

If you want to be the first to greet the dawn in America , Acadia National Park is an ideal choice .

Cuyahoga Valley

As land named by the Indians , Cuyahoga National Park adjacent to the bottom of lakes Erie , between Cleveland and Akron city of Ohio . It has a lot of primeval forests , rivers and waterfalls .

There is a canal built in the park in the early 19th century to provide communication between vessels Ohio valleys with lakes Erie and the Mississippi River to transport material out into the Atlantic . But in the late 19th century , the canal was abandoned after almost a century of " dedication " to the U.S. economy .