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Toppot35 t1_j43ip94 wrote

Yellowstone is only ranked 51. I'll take this list with a huge grain of salt.

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doswell t1_j43k3mc wrote

It’s funny how different peoples views can be. I remember watching a video list where a guy put Mesa verde as one of the worst few parks. When I went the ruins really captivated and fascinated me and I didn’t even go on the up close tour. One man’s trash is another’s treasure

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Toppot35 t1_j43koag wrote

Yeah, although I wouldn't think any national park would be remotely near trash. That said, Yellowstone can easily knock off a handful above it on this ranking. So is Denali.

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dredbeast t1_j452q0u wrote

In Yellowstone, as long as it is not a seismically active area it’s not off limits and you can go there. Most people just stick to the roads and just miss out on what Yellowstone can be like.

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HECK_YEA_ t1_j45wo81 wrote

That’s what makes Yellowstone so awesome, the accessibility for all. I can bring grandma and she can enjoy it roadside just as much as me and the GF do hiking and camping.

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Genghis_John t1_j484h66 wrote

100%. Yellowstone is amazing, and it is very easy to get away from the crowds if you hike any distance at all away from the road.

Complaints like these tell me they stuck to the hotel and the boardwalks.

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Toppot35 t1_j455apv wrote

There's some truth to what you said. But that doesn't explain why Denali is in the 40s. There's only one road in the whole park, and no private vehicles are allowed. You can get off the park bus and after it drives off you are completely by yourself in the wild. Not just any wilderness; it is majestic. The park is larger than Massachusetts.

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ImAnIdeaMan t1_j47maae wrote

Yes it's very touristy, but it's that way for a reason - because it's amazing. The combination wildlife, variety, and geological features are just unmatched. It's not like it's impossible to get away from the crowds, either.

Also another fun fact about Yellowstone (kind of) - the valley through Idaho to the southwest of Yellowstone is there because of previous super-volcano eruptions, of which Yellowstone is simply the latest. As the continent is pushed further west, but the hotspot that formed yellowstone stays in place, there will be another super-volcano do the east of yellowstone.

One of the things I love most about nature is seeing the evidence of millions of years of Earth's history, and Yellowstone is chock-full of that. I don't know if there are better examples of plate tectonics in the entire world.

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Tpaste t1_j47lkpc wrote

Growing up in the northwest this was 100% my opinion going through Yellowstone. The thing that makes Yellowstone cool is the animals, there are much better viewing experiences in other parks. But seeing herds of bison, or bears and wolves is incredible at Yellowstone. Grand Teton on the other hand felt undersold with its beautiful vistas and lack of traffic.

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BarnabyWoods t1_j47e66f wrote

Indeed. This list is a typical bullshit survey intended to boost traffic to the website. Among the factors they use to rank parks is "proximity to big cities" and "entrance fees", as if either has any bearing on how good a park is.

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Jdart88 t1_j47i2j8 wrote

Yea Yellowstones a little overrated IMO. I traveled there a lot when I was younger, and would prefer Olympic way over Yellowstone. Don’t get me wrong Yellowstone is still amazing and cool in its own ways, but give me Olympic any day.

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rosesandpiglets t1_j43ae8a wrote

‘Travel Lens gave Olympic National Park a score of 7.75/10 based on the number of visitors each year, entrance fees, distance to the closest city, and the percentage of reviews with the word "beautiful."’

What shitty metrics… Gates of the Arctic is absolutely gorgeous yet is visited by less that 10k in a year, that has no impact on how good of a park it is. Hell, that’s not true, so few visitors makes it even better IMO

Also, Fuck Sinclair

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Ltownbanger t1_j44u43d wrote

We went from Glacier to Big Horn a couple of years ago. It was desolate and much more magnificent for it than Glacier.

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Sturnella2017 t1_j43zuep wrote

BS clickbait site with faulty metrics! The fact it ranks smokey mountains #1 complete discredits anything else they say

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ZeldaTheGreyt t1_j450y1f wrote

I know this is incredibly pedantic but the state abbreviations on the list are so wrong and it hurts my soul.

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CheckmateApostates t1_j454hph wrote

The Hoh Rainforest is the most magical part of any national park imo

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I_miss_your_mommy t1_j46fvz4 wrote

I made the mistake of going last August. It was dry. So depressing.

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Jdart88 t1_j47ii1t wrote

One of those things you can’t control. We had the fortunate part of going during a very rainy/misty day on a trail we couldn’t find again if we tried. One of the more magical experiences, and even came across quite a few elk.

Went there this past summer to the main HOH trail, and was not the best experience. No dogs allowed which we didn’t know(and were traveling from MN so had no where else to put her) on top of overcrowded and dry.

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I_miss_your_mommy t1_j47j9yx wrote

I’ve been there many times before and it is pure magic. That’s part of why my recent trip was so sad.

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Jdart88 t1_j47o3ce wrote

Awesome. Everyone should get to experience it at least once.

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CheckmateApostates t1_j4ehg6u wrote

Yeah, I was there for Independence Day weekend and it was very cool and wet, so much so that the Blue Glacier was entirely shrouded by fog. I went back for Labor Day and it was so hot and dry and there was smoke outside the valley. Really wild how much a difference one month can make.

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Alarmed_Economics_90 t1_j45eedu wrote

I feel like I should be upset for 2 reasons:

  1. It's #1, period.
  2. People should stay tf away so it doesn't get ruined like Yellowstone.

(But I'm not because 1) no one will believe it's that good and 2) it's kinda hard to get to. People are lazy. Especially the people who never get out of their cars and who think Jellystone is the best park.)

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twodesserts t1_j44qqji wrote

No no no! How did the secret get out.

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MarmotMossBay t1_j47mqum wrote

My new county not only contains ten state parks, but is partially located within Olympic national park. Cool.

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Epicurus0319 t1_j483mwj wrote

I’d say the best is Rainier, followed by Olympic, Redwood, Everglades and Yellowstone

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Hereforthehohoho t1_j487bgd wrote

It may have been the fact that it was summer, but my last visit to the ONP was ruined by the number of tourists. Too busy and noisy to enjoy much.

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dp3166 t1_j44m9w0 wrote

Don’t try to drive in from the south, you’ll destroy your car

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