National Parks
Bodies of Water in North America's National Parks
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Emerald Lake At Emerald Lake, a vivid turquoise shimmer at the base of the President Range, you can rent a canoe, have |
Banff and the Canadian Rockies | |
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Lake O'Hara Lake O'Hara, in Yoho's southern half, is widely regarded as one of the ultimate destinations for outdoo |
Banff and the Canadian Rockies | |
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Takakkaw Falls Takakkaw Falls, in the northern half of Yoho National Park, has a sheer drop of 833 feet—one o |
Banff and the Canadian Rockies | |
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Windermere Lake For summer water sports, Windermere Lake—actually an extra-wide stretch of the Columbia River—is |
Banff and the Canadian Rockies | |
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Moraine Lake This beauty, 11 km (7 mi) south of Lake Louise, is a photographic highlight of Banff National Park. Se |
Banff National Park | |
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Dugout Wells A windmill using the restless desert winds continues to siphon water from the lowlands, creating a shady |
Big Bend National Park | |
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Hot Springs Hikers soak themselves in the 105°F waters alongside the Rio Grande, where petroglyphs (rock art) |
Big Bend National Park | |
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Rattlesnake Springs Enormous cottonwood trees shade the picnic and recreation area at this cool oasis near Black River. The |
Carlsbad Caverns National Park | |
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Badwater At 282 feet below sea level, Badwater is the lowest spot on land in the Western Hemisphere—and also |
Death Valley National Park | |
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Darwin Falls Named for Dr. Darwin French, who explored this desert wilderness in 1860, the 80-foot Darwin Falls are |
Death Valley National Park | |
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Lake McDonald This beautiful 10-mi-long lake is the largest lake in the park and is accessible year-round on Going-to-the-Su |
Glacier National Park | |
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Running Eagle Falls (Trick Falls) Cascading near Two Medicine, these are actually two different waterfalls from two different sources. I |
Glacier National Park | |
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Brooks Lake Recreation Area About 20 mi west of Dubois, easy to moderate hiking trails lead around Brooks Lake, across alpine meadows, |
Grand Teton National Park | |
Jackson Lake  The biggest of Grand Teton's glacier-carved lakes, this body of water in the northern reaches of the park |
Grand Teton National Park | |
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Jenny Lake Named for the wife of mountain man Beaver Dick Leigh, this alpine lake south of Jackson Lake draws paddle-sports |
Grand Teton National Park | |
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Zapata Falls Recreation Area If it's a hot day, take a drive to the falls section of the Zapata Falls Recreation Area, about 7 mi south |
Great Sand Dunes National Park | |
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Deep Creek Waterfalls For the effort of a 2-mi hike, Deep Creek Waterfalls will reward you with three pretty waterfalls, Tom |
Great Smoky Mtns. National Park | |
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Fontana Lake & Dam More than 29 mi long, Fontana Lake & Dam borders the southern edge of the Great Smokies. Unlike mos |
Great Smoky Mtns. National Park | |
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Lake Santeetlah Formed in 1928 with the construction of the Santeetlah Dam, Lake Santeetlah, meaning "blue waters" i |
Great Smoky Mtns. National Park | |
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Nantahala River The most popular river in western North Carolina for rafting and kayaking is Nantahala River, which races |
Great Smoky Mtns. National Park | |
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Athabasca Falls At Athabasca Falls, the Athabasca River is compressed through a narrow gorge, producing a violent torre |
Jasper National Park | |
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Maligne Lake The remarkably blue, 22-km-long (14-mi-long) Maligne Lake is one of the largest glacier-fed lakes in the |
Jasper National Park | |
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Cottonwood Spring Home to the native Cahuilla people for centuries, this spring provided water for travelers and early prospectors. |
Joshua Tree National Park | |
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Fortynine Palms Oasis A short drive off Highway 62, this site is a bit if a preview of what the park's interior has to offer: |
Joshua Tree National Park | |
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Lost Palms Oasis More than 100 fan palms comprise the largest group of the exotic plants in the park. A spring bubbles |
Joshua Tree National Park | |
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Christine Falls These two-tiered falls were named in honor of Christine Louise Van Trump, who climbed to the 10,000-foo |
Mount Rainier National Park | |
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Narada Falls A steep but short trail leads to the viewing area for these spectacular 168-foot falls, which expand to |
Mount Rainier National Park | |
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Tipsoo Lake The short, pleasant trail that circles the lake—ideal for families—provides breathtaking views. |
Mount Rainier National Park | |
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Lake Chelan This sinewy, 55-mi-long fjord—Washington's deepest lake—works its way southeast between the |
North Cascades National Park | |
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Lake Crescent Visitors see Lake Crescent as Highway 101 winds along its southern shore, giving way to gorgeous views |
Olympic National Park | |
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Lake Quinault This glimmering lake, 4½ mi long and 300 feet deep, is the first landmark you'll reach when driving |
Olympic National Park | |
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Bear Lake Thanks to its picturesque location, easy accessibility, and the good hiking trails nearby, this small |
Rocky Mountain National Park | |
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Lake Kaweah The Kaweah River rushes out of the Sierra from high above Mineral King in Sequoia National Park. Whe |
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | |
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Gibbon Falls Water rushes over the caldera rim in this 84-foot waterfall on the Gibbon River. You can see it on you |
Yellowstone National Park | |
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Lake Butte Reached by a spur road off the East Entrance Road, this wooded promontory rising 615 feet above Yellowstone |
Yellowstone National Park | |
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LeHardy Rapids Witness one of nature's epic battles as cutthroat trout migrate upstream by catapulting themselves ou |
Yellowstone National Park | |
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Morning Glory Pool Shaped somewhat like a morning glory, this pool once was a deep blue, but the color is no longer as striking |
Yellowstone National Park | |
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Tower Fall This is one of the easiest waterfalls to see from the roadside; you can also view volcanic pinnacles here. |
Yellowstone National Park | |
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Yellowstone Lake One of the world's largest alpine lakes, 132-square-mi Yellowstone Lake was formed when the glaciers tha |
Yellowstone National Park | |
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Bridalveil Fall This 620-foot waterfall is often diverted dozens of feet one way or the other by the breeze. It is the |
Yosemite National Park | |
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Hetch Hetchy Reservoir When Congress approved the O'Shaughnessy Dam in 1913, pragmatism triumphed over aestheticism. Some 2.4 |
Yosemite National Park | |
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Nevada Fall Climb Mist Trail from Happy Isles for an up-close view of this 594-foot cascading beauty. If you don' |
Yosemite National Park | |
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Ribbon Fall At 1,612 feet, this is the highest single fall in North America. It's also the first waterfall to dry |
Yosemite National Park | |
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Vernal Fall Fern-covered black rocks frame this 317-foot fall, and rainbows play in the spray at its base. You ca |
Yosemite National Park | |
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Yosemite Falls Actually three falls, they together constitute the highest waterfall in North America and the fifth-highes |
Yosemite National Park | |
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Weeping Rock Surface water from the rim of Echo Canyon spends several thousand years seeping down through the porous |
Zion National Park |
