A Year of National Parks: Your Month-by-Month Guide to America's Best Idea

Deb Hopewell has been a journalist for longer than she can remember, including many years at a Pulitzer-winning newspaper and six years as Yahoo's Travel Editor (with some public radio in between).

Her articles have appeared in Outside, Travel+Leisure, Yahoo Travel, Fodor's, FourSeasons.com, Sunset Magazine, Time, CNN, Business Insider, Southwest Airlines Spirit Magazine, The San Jose Mercury News, and others.

She enjoys sharing photos of her travels on Instagram @debhopewell and Twitter @dhopewell.

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There’s never a bad time to visit U.S. national parks—there’s one in its prime every day of the year. Time your visit right and you’ll witness national park wonders like thundering waterfalls, great migrations, and big blooms. Here are our top picks for the best U.S. national parks for every month. You’ve never had a better excuse to get outdoors.

Month-by-Month Guide to U.S. National Parks

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