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Many people think the Grand Canyon is the most easily accessible national park from Las Vegas, but this isn't true. While the park boundaries are only 100 miles from town, it's a full 300-mile, five-hour drive to the South Rim Visitor Center. Zion National Park, on the other hand, is an easy three-hour drive northeast of Vegas. 

No mere substitute to the Grand Canyon, Zion's heavenly beauty has inspired generations, from the early Mormon settlers who named it Zion, after the City of David in the Bible, to the now 2.5 million visitors who flock here every year, making it one of the most popular parks in the country. Spring flights from Los Angeles to Las Vegas start at a mere $83 round-trip, plus taxes.
 
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Arkansas, Ozark Mountains - Sam's Throne off Hwy 123,  (Photo Credit: Arkansas Department of Parks & Tourism)See Explosions of Fall Color in Six Unlikely Places
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