Here’s a few interesting facts you may not know about national parks:
- The Grand Canyon has nearly 40 identified rock layers in the walls.
- Six times the size of Yellowstone, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park is America’s largest national park. It’s home to four mountain ranges and three climate zones.
- Badwater Basin in Death Valley National Park is the lowest point in North America and also the hottest and driest place in North America.
- Denali in Denali National Park is the highest point in North America. There’s also only one road in the whole park.
- The smallest national park and the only one located in an urban area is Hot Springs National Park in Arkansas.
- Crater Lake in Crater Lake National Park is home to America’s deepest lake. The lake is 1,943 feet deep (592 meters).
- Everglades National Park has the largest mangrove ecosystem in the Western Hemisphere and is home to 14 endangered and nine threatened species.
- Theodore Roosevelt National Park honors the man and former president who created the National Park Service.
- You can find the largest sand dune in North America at Great Sand Dunes National Park. Star dune is 750 feet tall (229 meters).