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Colorado Tourism Office
Colorado gem that’s 2 million years in the making
Take the road less traveled to spectacular scenery at Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park near Montrose, Colorado. Be amazed by views from multiple vantage points around the rim, looking down the steep-walled gorge created by the Gunnison River 820 meters below. The active can take advantage of the park’s uncrowded vastness with first-rate fishing and rock climbing.
Travel Nevada
Look to the heavens for awe-inspiring sights
Lacking big crowds but boasting endless skies and outdoor possibilities, Nevada’s only fully enclosed national park is a must-visit for any stargazer. Great Basin National Park has some of the darkest skies in the nation, celebrated annually with an astronomy festival and on display nightly at the park’s wheelchair-accessible outdoor amphitheater.
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Utah’s iconic landscapes reachable by all skill levels
Stay in the town of Moab as your basecamp to get out exploring the otherworldly land of Arches National Park. Here, you’ll find over 2,000 cataloged arches with rock fins, pinnacles, balancing rocks and Ute petroglyphs. Arches National Park has the highest density of natural arches in the world. Be stunned by the colors during sunrise and sunset at overlooks along paved and dirt roads.
Royce’s NightScapes
Camp in this designated Gold-tier International Dark Sky Park
The least crowded of Utah’s five national parks provides the best stargazing. During the day, take the paved Capitol Reef Scenic Drive to view the park’s expanses of sandstone buttes and cliffs before thousands of stars take over the sky. Utah has the largest concentration of certified dark sky parks on Earth, with 24 in all.
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Make your Oregon road trip more green
See Oregon’s scenery along electric byways statewide, where electric vehicle charging stations are provided along the way. Take sustainable trips on motorways which include routes along Mt. Hood and the Columbia River Gorge. Walk through fields of wildflowers in the spring and hit the slopes of Mt. Hood Skibowl all winter long.
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Use the Historic Watchtower as your starting point for adventure
Catch striking views of the Grand Canyon National Park along Desert View Drive to get to the Watchtower. Built in 1932, the Watchtower is open to visitors for free views of the eastern section of the Grand Canyon. From here, enjoy hiking or biking trails that hug the rim or backcountry treks to the canyon floor by mules or by foot.
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State of Washington Tourism
A Washington ecosystem you need to see to believe
Get ready to be amazed while venturing through one of the only temperate rainforests in the USA. Located in Olympic National Park, the Hoh Rain Forest is an UNESCO-designated World Heritage Site and a Biosphere Reserve. Walk the Hall of Mosses Trail through 92-meter-tall spruce trees covered in mosses and ferns.
