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At ICBDA #43 in Orlando, FL on Saturday, 13 Jul 2019, we were the honored recipients of the organization's Golden Torch Award.

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US National Parks & World Heritage Sites

    This is a list of the United States National Parks we've visited so far!!
                             We've got so many more to go!

As of Apr 2021 - there are 63 Official US National Parks.   Some of them are also World Heritage Sites.    According to the latest list, we've been to 58 of them (missing 3 in Alaska, Pinnacles in CA, Dry Tortugas in Florida, & American Samoa. We've been to many that are designated as Reserves, Historic, etc, but they don't count. Also been to many in other countries. I'm working on another page to list those.

Count	Name of Park	Location	Date Visited	Photo
1	Acadia	Maine	May 2004, July 2012
	Alaska Public Lands	Alaska	All over Alaska from Jun 1985 to Jun 1998 - Tony Knowles Coastal Trail, Potter's Marsh
	Aransas National Wildlife Refuge	Texas	May 2022
2	Arches	Utah	July 1999
	Ash Meadows National Wildlife Reserve	Nevada	Nov 2019
	Assateague National Seashore	Virginia	Jul 2023
3	Badlands	South Dakota	June 2004
	Bandelier National Monument	New Mexico	April 4, 2011
4	Big Bend	Texas	April 2007, Apr 2022 (also visit Big Bend Ranch State Park)
5	Biscayne	Florida	Dec 2008
6	Black Canyon of the Gunnison	Colorado	August 2002
	Boston National Historic Park - Freedom Trail	Massachussetts	June 2012
7	Bryce Canyon	Utah	August 2000
8	Canyonlands	Utah	July 1999, August 2002
	Cape Cod National Seashore	Massachusetts	June 1996
9	Capitol Reef	Utah	August 2000, August 2002
10	Carlsbad Caverns (WHS)	New Mexico	September 1999
	Castillo de San Marcos National Monument	Florida	July 2019
	Cedar Breaks NM	Utah	August 2000
11	Channel Islands (Visitor Center only!!)	California	July 2001
	Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historic Park	Maryland	October 2022
	Colorado NM	Colorado	July 2000, August 2005
12	Congaree National Park	South Carolina	July 2011
13	Crater Lake	Oregon	June 1999, August 2007
14	Cuyahoga Valley	Ohio	July 2021
15	Death Valley	California	Nov 2019
	Dee Wright Observatory	Oregon	Jun 2017
16	Denali	Alaska	Many times from 1987 - 1998
	Devils Tower NM	Wyoming	July 1999
	Ellis Island Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument	New York	Apr 12, 2001 (after Renaissance Cruise)
17	Everglades - Flamingo, Shark Valley, & Ernest E. Coe (WHS)	Florida	Dec 2008
	Flaming Gorge NRA	Wyoming, Utah	August 2004
	Ft Smith National Historic Park	Fort Smith, Arkansas	June 2021
18	Gateway Arch (visited before it was a NP)	St Louis, MO	Oct 1982
19	Glacier NP	Montana	July 2002
20	Glacier Bay NP (also WHS)	Alaska	May 2011
	Golden Gate NRA	California	July 1998
21	Grand Canyon (WHS)	Arizona	Feb 1996, August 2000, May 2001
	Grand Portage NM	Minnesota	July 2017
22	Grand Teton	Wyoming	July 1999
23	Great Basin	Nevada	August 2002, July 2013
24	Great Sand Dunes NP (NM when visited)	Colorado	September 1999
25	Great Smoky Mountains (WHS)	Tennessee	July 2000
26	Guadalupe Mountains	Texas	April 2005
27	Haleakala	Hawaii	August 2006
28	Hawaii Volcanoes (WHS)	Hawaii	July 2006
29	Hot Springs NP	Arkansas	September 1999
31	Indiana Dunes NP	Indiana	August 2021
31	Isle Royale NP	Michigan (entered from MN side)	July 2017
	Jamestown NHP	Virginia	Jul 2003
32	Joshua Tree	California	February 2006
	Kalaupapa NHP	Hawaii	January 1997
33	Katmai	Alaska	June 2005
34	Kenai Fjords	Alaska	Many times from 1986 - 1998
	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Georgia	Sep 2019
35	Kings Canyon	California	July 2001
	Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park	Alaska	May 2011 (NCL cruise)
	Lake Mead NRA	Nevada/Arizona	Mid 90's - toured the dam, again with Sandi & Savienne
36	Lassen Volcanic	California	August 2003, Jun 2009
	Lake Meredith NRA	Texas	May 2004 - Saturn problems in Amarillo
	Lake Roosevelt NRA	Arizona	Fall 2000
	Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park	Texas	Oct 2014
37	Mammoth Cave (WHS)	Kentucky	July 2000
	Manassas National Battlefield Park	Virginia	July 2023
38	Mesa Verde (WHS)	Colorado	September 2000, September 2001
	Misty Fjords NM (Rudyerd Bay)	Ketchikan, Alaska	May 2011 (NCL cruise)
	Montezuma's Castle NM	Arizona	Feb 1996
	Monocacy National Battlefield	Maryland	October 2022
39	Mt Rainier	Washington	June 30, 2010
	Mount Rushmore (only saw views from Pigtail Bridges in Custer State Park)	South Dakota	July 1999
	National Mall & Memorial Parks	Washington DC
	Navy Pier (National Park Service Land to Park Program)	Illinois	August 2009
	Newberry National Volcanic Monument	Oregon	June 2001
41	New River Gorge	West Virginia	July 2021
	Niagara Falls (State Park & National Historic Area)	New York	June 2000/July 2015
42	North Cascades	Washington	August 2001
	Ojito Wilderness Area	New Mexico	Sep 14, 2010
42	Olympic (WHS)	Washington	August 2006
	Pacific Coast Highway (National Scenic Byway)	California	July 2001
	Padre Island National Seashore	Texas	May 2022
43	Petrified Forest	Arizona	July 2005
	Petroglyph NM	New Mexico	Sep 7, 2008
	Pictured Rock National Lakeshore	Michigan	July 2021
	Pike's Peak (National Registry of Historic Places)	Colorado	Aug 2001
	Plymouth Rock (National Registry of Historic Places)	Massachusetts	June 1996
44	Redwood - only drove through on Hwy 101 (WHS)	California	June 1998
45	Rocky Mountain	Colorado	August 1998, August 1999, August 2009
46	Saguaro, East	Arizona	April 2008
47	Saguaro, West	Arizona	January 1999, Nov 2011
	San Antonio Missions National Historical Park - (the Alamo)	Texas	July 2008
	San Juan National Historic Site & World Heritage Site - Castillo San Cristobal & Castillo San Felipe del Morro	San Juan	Dec 2008
	Santa Fe National Historic Trail	Colorado	Oct
48	Sequoia	California	July 2001
49	Shenandoah	Virginia	July 2003
	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshort	Michigan	July 2021
	Spearfish National Scenic Byway	South Dakota	June 2011
	Statue of Liberty NM & Ellis Island	New York	April 2001
50	Theodore Roosevelt	North Dakota	June 2002
	Tonto NM	Arizona	March 2004
	Valles Caldera National Preserve	New Mexico	September 13, 2010
51	Virgin Islands	Virgin Islands	November 1998
52	Voyageurs NP	Minnesota	July 2017
	Walnut Canyon NM	Arizona	July 14, 2020
	Thomas Jefferson Memorial Lincoln Memorial FDR Memorial Washington Monument The Old Post Office Tower All War Memorials National Cathedral National Mall Rock Creek Park	Washington D.C.	October 2006
	Washington Monument	Washington DC	October 2006
	White House, Natural History Museum, US Botanical Garden, Arlington Cemetery, Silent Platoon Parade	Washington DC	July 2023
See 19	Waterton-Glacier	Montana	June 2002
	White Pass Scenic ByWay	Washington	June 2011
53	White Sands National Monument	New Mexico	Sep 2012
54	Wind Cave	South Dakota	July 1999
55	Wrangell-St. Elias	Alaska	Jun 2002 (Hubbard Glacier, Celebrity Summit Cruise)
56	Yellowstone (WHS)	Wyoming, Idaho, Montana	July 1999
57	Yosemite (WHS)	California	June 1999
58	Zion	Utah	August 2000
	Nelson's Dock Yard (World Heritage Site)	St John's Antigua (Antigua & Barbuda)	Jan 2018
	Chobe NP	Botswana	May 2018
	Ngorongoro Conservation Area (World Heritage Site)	Tanzania	May 2018
	Serengeti National Park (World Heritage Site)	Tanzania	May 2018
	Serengeti National Park (World Heritage Site)	Tanzania	Dec 2022
	Iguassu National Park (World Heritage Site)	Iguazu, Brazil & Iguassu, Argentina	Dec 2019, Dec 2016
	Tierra Del Fuego National Park	Ushuaia, Argentina	Dec 2019, Dec 2006
	Torres Del Paine National Park	Chile	Dec 2016
	Galapagos National Park	Ecuador	Dec 2021
	Sumaco National Park	Ecuador	Dec 2021
	Old Town Quito UNESCO World Heritage Site	Ecuador	Dec 2021
	Akagera National Park	Rwanda	Dec 2022
	Volcano NP	Rwanda	Dec 2022
	Lake Manyara NP	Tanazania	Dec 2022
	Chankanaab NP	Cozumel, Mexico	Sep 2023
	El Boqueron NP	El Salvador	9 Dec 2023
	Joya de Cerén (UNESCO World Heritage)	El Salvador	10 Dec 2023
	Copan UNESCO World Heritage Site (on Route of the Mayans OAT Tour)	Honduras	Dec 2023
	Tikal UNESCO World Heritage Site (on Route of the Mayans OAT Tour)	Guatemala	Dec 2023

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