Expect jagged peaks, turquoise lakes, and incredible animal sightings in these nature preserves. HamishMitchellPhotography/Getty Images There are 63 national parks in the U.S., but you need only look ...

Graham Averill is Outside magazine’s national parks columnist, but some of his favorite adventures have happened inside state parks. Yosemite, Great Smoky Mountains, Acadia …. We spend a lot of time ...

In 1885, Banff National Park was established as Canada’s first national park. Since that day, national parks in Canada have grown to cover more than 126,718 square miles of the country. But where are ...