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1 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 www.nps.gov/brca/ www.nps.gov/brca/

2 Finding A Park www.nps.gov www.stateparks.com www.iloveparks.com www.fs.fed.us/ www.recreation.gov/ http://gorp.away.com/g orp/resource/us_trail/n attrail.htmhttp://gorp.away.com/g orp/resource/us_trail/n attrail.htm Everglades National Park, Florida www.nps.gov/ever/ www.nps.gov/ever/

3 Good Old Google...

4 Click on a state to see a list of National Parks

5 Click on a location link to get details

6 Details for each park: hours, schedules, directions

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13 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 www.fs.fed.us/r6/columbia/recreation/waterfalls.shtml www.fs.fed.us/r6/columbia/recreation/waterfalls.shtml

14 Hike Great Exercise Enjoy the outdoors Mt. Rainier, Washington www.nps.gov/mora/ www.nps.gov/mora/

15 Climb If you like adventure Mt. Hood, Oregon www.fs.fed.us/r6/mthood/ www.fs.fed.us/r6/mthood/

16 Camp Rough it Get-away for a week-end Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado www.nps.gov/romo www.nps.gov/romo

17 Swim Beaches Warm-Springs Kihei Beach – Kihe, Hawaii www.hawaii.gov/dlnr/dsp/index.html www.hawaii.gov/dlnr/dsp/index.html

18 Raft From float to white-water From ½ day to week-plus Grand Canyon National Park http://www.nps.gov/grca/planyour visit/whitewater-rafting.htm http://www.nps.gov/grca/planyour visit/whitewater-rafting.htm

19 Fish Commune with nature Glacier National Park, Montana www.nps.gov/archive/glac/activities/fi shing.htm www.nps.gov/archive/glac/activities/fi shing.htm

20 Bike Exercise Education through a bike-tour Valley Forge National Historic Park, Pennsylvania http://www.nps.gov/vafo http://www.nps.gov/vafo

21 Walk Your Dog (or cat) Nature Exercise Bond with Fido Princess Mulan – Harrisburg, PA www.nps.gov/pub_aff/e-mail/pets.htm www.nps.gov/pub_aff/e-mail/pets.htm

22 Learn About battles About Presidents How salmon spawn Etc. Harry S. Truman Historical Site, Missouri www.nps.gov/hstr/ www.nps.gov/hstr/

23 Watch The sun set An educational film Black-powder gun being fired Etc. Fort Clatsop National Memorial, Oregon www.nps.gov/lewi/planyourvisit/for tclatsop.htm www.nps.gov/lewi/planyourvisit/for tclatsop.htm

24 Re-Enact History The Civil War Reenactment of the Battle of Gettysburg www.gettysburgreenactment.com/ www.gettysburgreenactment.com/


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