Parks, Scenic Areas, Trails and Forests Places for anyone to relax, unwind, or exercise. Brent Johnson Reference/State Documents Librarian Widener University.

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Parks, Scenic Areas, Trails and Forests Places for anyone to relax, unwind, or exercise. Brent Johnson Reference/State Documents Librarian Widener University LIC Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah

Finding A Park orp/resource/us_trail/n attrail.htmhttp://gorp.away.com/g orp/resource/us_trail/n attrail.htm Everglades National Park, Florida

Good Old Google...

Click on a state to see a list of National Parks

Click on a location link to get details

Details for each park: hours, schedules, directions

Things to do.. At a Park Hike Climb Camp Swim Raft Fish Bike Walk your dog Learn Watch Re-enact Etc. Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Multnomah Falls, Oregon

Hike Great Exercise Enjoy the outdoors Mt. Rainier, Washington

Climb If you like adventure Mt. Hood, Oregon

Camp Rough it Get-away for a week-end Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado

Swim Beaches Warm-Springs Kihei Beach – Kihe, Hawaii

Raft From float to white-water From ½ day to week-plus Grand Canyon National Park visit/whitewater-rafting.htm visit/whitewater-rafting.htm

Fish Commune with nature Glacier National Park, Montana shing.htm shing.htm

Bike Exercise Education through a bike-tour Valley Forge National Historic Park, Pennsylvania

Walk Your Dog (or cat) Nature Exercise Bond with Fido Princess Mulan – Harrisburg, PA

Learn About battles About Presidents How salmon spawn Etc. Harry S. Truman Historical Site, Missouri

Watch The sun set An educational film Black-powder gun being fired Etc. Fort Clatsop National Memorial, Oregon tclatsop.htm tclatsop.htm

Re-Enact History The Civil War Reenactment of the Battle of Gettysburg