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The National Park-to-Park Highway was an auto trail in the United States in the 1910s and 1920s, plotted by A. L. Westgard. It followed a large loop through the West, connecting twelve national parks: Rocky Mountain National Park; Yellowstone National Park; Glacier National Park; Mount Rainier National Park; Crater Lake National Park
In the 1930s, as part of the New Deal, the U.S. federal government constructed national parkways designed for recreational driving, and to commemorate historic trails and routes. As with other roads through national parks, these mostly undivided and two-lane parkways have lower speed limits, and are maintained by the National Park Service and ...
The United States has 63 national parks, which are congressionally designated protected areas operated by the National Park Service, an agency of the Department of the Interior. [1] National parks are designated for their natural beauty, unique geological features, diverse ecosystems, and recreational opportunities, typically "because of some ...
The Natchez Trace Trail is not a long, continuous footpath, as is the case with other national scenic trails (such as the Appalachian Trail); rather, only a limited number of trail segments along the route, currently over 60 miles (97 km) [1] of trail, have been developed for hiking and horseback riding.
This is a list of the number of national parks per nation, as defined by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Nearly 100 countries around the world have lands classified as a national park by this definition. Note that this article links to list articles of national parks by country on Wikipedia in the "Country" column in the tables.
The North Country Trail was proposed on March 5, 1980 via an amendment to the National Trails System Act. [9] That year, a route was established that incorporated many preexisting trails along with plans for building new connecting segments or finding walkable routes on rural roads.
Voyageurs National Park is a national park of the United States in northern Minnesota established in 1975. It is located near the city of International Falls . The park's name commemorates the voyageurs — French-Canadian fur traders who were the first European settlers to frequently travel through the area. [ 3 ]
The Coast to Coast Walk is a long-distance footpath between the west and east coasts of Northern England, nominally 190-mile (306 km) long.Devised by Alfred Wainwright, it passes through three contrasting national parks: the Lake District National Park, the Yorkshire Dales National Park, and the North York Moors National Park. [1]