Ah, the great outdoors. The sun on your face, the wind at your back, and (hopefully) a space to explore with your furry pal. While a walk in the park might seem like the most obvious place in the world to bring a dog, most U.S. national parks have strict rules regarding if and where pets are allowed. Guidelines can vary greatly, so we’ve compiled a list of each one, ranking them from most to least dog-friendly, to help you plan where to take your next parks adventure with your canine companion.
First, a few universal guidelines: keep your pet on a six-foot (or shorter) leash at all times, always bag and throw away your dog’s waste, and never leave an animal unattended in a locked vehicle.
Epic glaciers, giant trees and wildernesses that time forgot: Jaw-dropping pictures of all 63 of America s stunning national parks
We invite you to scroll down and go on an armchair odyssey across 52.2million acres of pristine nature
The voyage will go south of the equator, above the Arctic circle, to towering volcanoes and epic glaciers
Some of the parks are so remote you need a plane or helicopter to reach them - one is bigger than Switzerland
Advertisement
Two grizzly bears fighting, a group of bison ploughing through a field of snow and the stars lighting a hiking trail are among the pictures selected as the 20 finalists in a photography competition showcasing images from US national parks.
All 20 images were the winners of the first ever annual Nature s best Photography National Parks Photo competition and were the top 20 placed images chosen from more than 3,000 entries.
One image taken by photographer, Brian Wright of San Diego, California, showed the star trails over the Chesler Park Hiking Trail, Canyonlands National Park, Utah. Grizzly bears : This stunning photo by Thomas Vijayan shows the brutality of nature as two grizzly bears duel in Katmai National Park, Alaska
Niger Business Posted on:
When the pandemic struck last year and dashed my travel plans for Germany and Austria, I instead planned a different adventure: Acadia National Park in Maine. Acadia National Park is Continue Reading
When the pandemic struck last year and dashed my travel plans for Germany and Austria, I instead planned a different adventure: Acadia National Park in Maine.
Acadia National Park is just one of the National Park System’s 62 official national parks, but the federal agency also oversees national battlefields, national monuments, national reserves and more.
One of the best parts of traveling to our national parks is how budget-friendly this kind of trip can be. And in the era of COVID-19 and widespread unemployment, traveling on a shoestring budget to a national park might be one of the safest and most affordable ways for many of us to g