https://futurenationalparks.com/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/social/home.jpgProposed National Parks in the United States https://futurenationalparks.com/places/2026-09-20 https://futurenationalparks.com/national-parks/2026-09-20 https://futurenationalparks.com/legislation/2026-09-20 https://futurenationalparks.com/how-a-national-park-is-made/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/social/how.jpgHow a National Park is made https://futurenationalparks.com/book/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/book-cover.webpUndiscovered America, by Zack Frank https://futurenationalparks.com/places/adirondack/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/adirondack-full.webpLayered Adirondack ridges fading into haze under a rose-colored skyhttps://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/adirondack-history.webpA view from a rocky Adirondack summit over Lake Placid and forested peaks, with clouds drifting below the ridge https://futurenationalparks.com/places/allegheny/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/allegheny-full.webpAutumn forest above the Allegheny Reservoir, seen from a rock outcrophttps://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/allegheny-history.webpThe Kinzua Sky Walk, a railroad viaduct that ends in midair, with the towers a tornado toppled lying on the slope below https://futurenationalparks.com/places/ancient-forest/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/ancient-forest-full.webpRidge after ridge of conifer forest in the Klamath-Siskiyou countryhttps://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/ancient-forest-history.webpA river winding past a standing boulder through a forested canyon https://futurenationalparks.com/places/apostle-islands/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/apostle-islands-full.webpA wave-cut sandstone arch standing at the edge of Lake Superior in the Apostle Islandshttps://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/apostle-islands-history.webpA wooded sandstone island rising from the calm water of Lake Superior https://futurenationalparks.com/places/assateague/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/assateague-full.webpWild ponies grazing beside a marsh on Assateague Islandhttps://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/assateague-history.webpEgrets wading in a marsh channel at sunset, with clouds reflected in the water https://futurenationalparks.com/places/atchafalaya-basin/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/atchafalaya-basin-full.webpA yellow-crowned night heron standing in a flooded swamp, mirrored in the dark waterhttps://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/atchafalaya-basin-history.webpA covered wooden pavilion on pilings over still brown bayou water, framed by summer trees https://futurenationalparks.com/places/bandelier/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/bandelier-full.webpA canyon cut into the volcanic plateau at Bandelier, with mountains standing beyond the rimhttps://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/bandelier-history.webpMasonry rooms built against the cliff below carved cavates https://futurenationalparks.com/places/bering-land-bridge/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/bering-land-bridge-full.webpFall color across the tundra below the Midnight Mountains, with early snow on the ridgeshttps://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/bering-land-bridge-history.webpLagoons and tundra along the coast of Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, from the air https://futurenationalparks.com/places/big-sur/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/big-sur-full.webpBixby Creek Bridge curving along the Big Sur coast above a beach and green headlandshttps://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/big-sur-history.webpA waterfall dropping onto the sand of a turquoise cove on the Big Sur coast https://futurenationalparks.com/places/black-hills/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/black-hills-full.webpGranite outcrops and spires rising above ponderosa pine forest in the Black Hillshttps://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/black-hills-history.webpPine forest and granite cliffs rolling away across the Black Hills https://futurenationalparks.com/places/blue-ridge/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/blue-ridge-full.webpA wide view of green ridges under scattered clouds from a rocky overlookhttps://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/blue-ridge-history.webpLayers of blue ridges at sunset above a reservoir, with autumn foliage in the foreground https://futurenationalparks.com/places/buffalo-river/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/buffalo-river-full.webpAutumn sunrise over a bend of the Buffalo River in the Lower Buffalo Wildernesshttps://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/buffalo-river-history.webpA seasonal waterfall pouring off Roark Bluff above the Buffalo River https://futurenationalparks.com/places/cahokia-mounds/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/cahokia-mounds-full.webpMonks Mound rising in broad terraces above the grass at Cahokiahttps://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/cahokia-mounds-history.webpThe stairway climbing the face of Monks Mound, with people on the steps https://futurenationalparks.com/places/canyon-de-chelly/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/canyon-de-chelly-full.webpSpider Rock, a sandstone spire standing on the floor of Canyon de Chellyhttps://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/canyon-de-chelly-history.webpWhite House Ruin, an ancestral Puebloan cliff dwelling beneath a streaked sandstone wall https://futurenationalparks.com/places/carrizo-plain/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/carrizo-plain-full.webpBoulders on a green rise above the Carrizo Plain, with the Temblor Range beyondhttps://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/carrizo-plain-history.webpSaltbush and cracked ground at the edge of Soda Lake, with the Temblor Range behind https://futurenationalparks.com/places/cedar-breaks/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/cedar-breaks-full.webpThe hoodoo amphitheater at Cedar Breaks under a summer skyhttps://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/cedar-breaks-history.webpThe amphitheater at Cedar Breaks catching the last light from the Sunset View Overlook https://futurenationalparks.com/places/craters-of-the-moon/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/craters-of-the-moon-full.webpA broken black lava field running to green mountains on the horizon at Craters of the Moon, Idahohttps://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/craters-of-the-moon-history.webpDaylight falling through collapsed openings in the roof of a lava tube cave https://futurenationalparks.com/places/cumberland-plateau/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/cumberland-plateau-full.webpA long sandstone arch in a cliff band, with autumn color spread across the plateau above ithttps://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/cumberland-plateau-history.webpA massive sandstone arch standing over the forest floor, seen from below https://futurenationalparks.com/places/delaware-water-gap/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/delaware-water-gap-full.webpThe Delaware River cutting through the ridge at the Delaware Water Gap, seen from the airhttps://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/delaware-water-gap-history.webpRiver Road running under a canopy of autumn trees in the Delaware Water Gap https://futurenationalparks.com/places/dinosaur/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/dinosaur-full.webpThe Green River winding through the layered canyon walls of Dinosaur, seen from a rocky overlookhttps://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/dinosaur-history.webpA dinosaur skull still embedded in the rock face at the quarry https://futurenationalparks.com/places/driftless-rivers/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/driftless-rivers-full.webpThe Mississippi River braiding through wooded islands under low clouds in the Driftless countryhttps://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/driftless-rivers-history.webpThe Mississippi and its wooded islands seen through oak branches from a bluff https://futurenationalparks.com/places/el-yunque/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/el-yunque-full.webpRainforest ridges seen from the Yokahu observation tower in El Yunquehttps://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/el-yunque-history.webpA clear pool on a river running through the El Yunque rainforest https://futurenationalparks.com/places/endless-mountains/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/endless-mountains-full.webpA river curving through a steep forested gorge in full autumn colorhttps://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/endless-mountains-history.webpA green panorama of Pine Creek Gorge, with the creek far below https://futurenationalparks.com/places/escalante-canyons/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/escalante-canyons-full.webpSunrise over sandstone hoodoos in the Escalante canyon countryhttps://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/escalante-canyons-history.webpLower Calf Creek Falls dropping down a streaked sandstone wall https://futurenationalparks.com/places/finger-lakes/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/finger-lakes-full.webpA Finger Lake stretching between wooded hillsides and farmlandhttps://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/finger-lakes-history.webpClouds breaking over the still water of a Finger Lake, with the far shore in silhouette https://futurenationalparks.com/places/flint-hills/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/flint-hills-full.webpSunset light falling across the tallgrass prairie of the Flint Hillshttps://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/flint-hills-history.webpBison grazing in the tallgrass at Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve https://futurenationalparks.com/places/florida-springs/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/florida-springs-full.webpA clear spring run winding between cypress at Ichetucknee Springshttps://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/florida-springs-history.webpSunlight falling through the clear water of the Ichetucknee River https://futurenationalparks.com/places/ghost-ranch/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/ghost-ranch-full.webpThe banded red, yellow, and white cliffs above the sagebrush flats at Ghost Ranch, New Mexicohttps://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/ghost-ranch-history.webpAbiquiu Lake at dusk, with Cerro Pedernal catching the last light https://futurenationalparks.com/places/gila/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/gila-full.webpThe Gila River winding through its valley below forested ridgeshttps://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/gila-history.webpRooms and stairways inside a cliff dwelling under a stone overhang https://futurenationalparks.com/places/glen-canyon/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/glen-canyon-full.webpThe Colorado River below red cliffs, with the snow-capped Henry Mountains beyondhttps://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/glen-canyon-history.webpThe Colorado River running green between sheer red canyon walls https://futurenationalparks.com/places/golden-gate/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/golden-gate-full.webpHills, inlets, and headlands running out to the Pacific north of the Golden Gatehttps://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/golden-gate-history.webpA path running between old-growth redwoods at Muir Woods https://futurenationalparks.com/places/great-rivers/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/great-rivers-full.webpBackwater and bottomland forest at Two Rivers National Wildlife Refugehttps://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/great-rivers-history.webpWetland and open sky at Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge https://futurenationalparks.com/places/great-salt-lake/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/great-salt-lake-full.webpA weathered driftwood stump standing in the mirror-still shallows of the Great Salt Lake, with mountains beyondhttps://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/great-salt-lake-history.webpA two-lane road curving along the grassy slopes of Antelope Island https://futurenationalparks.com/places/guana-river/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/guana-river-full.webpThe Atlantic beach at Guana, with two people walking the shoreline https://futurenationalparks.com/places/hells-canyon/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/hells-canyon-full.webpWild roses blooming below the basalt benches and grassy slopes of Hells Canyonhttps://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/hells-canyon-history.webpA river running through the green shoulders of Hells Canyon, with pines along the bank https://futurenationalparks.com/places/imperial-valley/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/imperial-valley-full.webpThe crusted shoreline of the Salton Sea at sunset, with mountains across the waterhttps://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/imperial-valley-history.webpEroded badlands running to distant mountains above the Anza-Borrego desert floor https://futurenationalparks.com/places/interior-highlands/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/interior-highlands-full.webpClouds drifting through the wooded ridges of the Ouachitas, with a road along the cresthttps://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/interior-highlands-history.webpA limestone cliff dropping away above forested ridges in the Ouachita Mountains https://futurenationalparks.com/places/lake-tahoe/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/lake-tahoe-full.webpA turquoise cove on the east shore of Lake Tahoe, framed by pineshttps://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/lake-tahoe-history.webpEmerald Bay and Fannette Island ringed by conifers, with Lake Tahoe beyond https://futurenationalparks.com/places/loess-hills/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/loess-hills-full.webpA cut bank of wind-laid loess in the Iowa Loess Hills, with prairie grasses abovehttps://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/loess-hills-history.webpWind-laid loess exposed in a steep bluff in western Iowa https://futurenationalparks.com/places/misty-fjords/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/misty-fjords-full.webpSnow-dusted granite walls rising straight out of the water in Misty Fjordshttps://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/misty-fjords-history.webpForested slopes and still water in the fjord country of southeast Alaska https://futurenationalparks.com/places/mobile-tensaw-delta/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/mobile-tensaw-delta-full.webpThe Mobile River running between wooded banks below the delta https://futurenationalparks.com/places/moenkopi/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/moenkopi-full.webpBanded white and red cliffs falling into Coal Mine Canyon on the Arizona plateauhttps://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/moenkopi-history.webpLayered badlands striped with red running to the horizon near Coal Mine Canyon https://futurenationalparks.com/places/mojave/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/mojave-full.webpThe Kelso Dunes rising above the Mojave desert floor, with mountains on the horizonhttps://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/mojave-history.webpThe Kelso Depot, a Spanish-style railroad station with palms, in the Mojave https://futurenationalparks.com/places/mono-inyo/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/mono-inyo-full.webpHot Creek running through a volcanic canyon below the snow-capped Sierrahttps://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/mono-inyo-history.webpA rusting 1930s coupe sitting in the grass among the weathered buildings of Bodie https://futurenationalparks.com/places/monument-valley/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/monument-valley-full.webpThe buttes and mesas of Monument Valley spread across the red desert floorhttps://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/monument-valley-history.webpThe Totem Pole and its neighboring spires rising above rippled sand dunes in Monument Valley https://futurenationalparks.com/places/mount-hood/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/mount-hood-full.webpMount Hood under deep winter snow, with scattered pines on the slope belowhttps://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/mount-hood-history.webpThe Columbia River Gorge in autumn, with Vista House on Crown Point above the river https://futurenationalparks.com/places/mount-st-helens/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/mount-st-helens-full.webpThe open crater of Mount St. Helens above the blast zone, with a stream running through the valley belowhttps://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/mount-st-helens-history.webpA raft of logs still floating on Spirit Lake, with Mount St. Helens beyond https://futurenationalparks.com/places/niobrara/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/niobrara-full.webpThe Niobrara River winding between wooded bluffs, from the Fort Falls Overlookhttps://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/niobrara-history.webpWooded bluffs standing above the Niobrara River https://futurenationalparks.com/places/north-woods/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/north-woods-full.webpClouds tearing across a bare granite peak above the Maine woodshttps://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/north-woods-history.webpRed pines seen from the forest floor, their trunks and crowns converging against a blue sky https://futurenationalparks.com/places/ocmulgee-mounds/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/ocmulgee-mounds-full.webpThe Great Temple Mound and Lesser Temple Mound rising above the grass at Ocmulgeehttps://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/ocmulgee-mounds-history.webpThe entrance to the reconstructed earth lodge at Ocmulgee Mounds https://futurenationalparks.com/places/okefenokee/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/okefenokee-full.webpCanoes on the water at dawn in the Okefenokee Swamphttps://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/okefenokee-history.webpFog lying over a blackwater run at sunrise in the Okefenokee https://futurenationalparks.com/places/organ-pipe/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/organ-pipe-full.webpA rocky desert hill covered with organ pipe cactus and saguaro under a pale skyhttps://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/organ-pipe-history.webpSaguaro and organ pipe cactus standing below a red volcanic ridge https://futurenationalparks.com/places/owyhee-canyonlands/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/owyhee-canyonlands-full.webpA hiker on the floor of a narrow Owyhee side canyon, dwarfed by the rock wallshttps://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/owyhee-canyonlands-history.webpRhyolite spires and cliffs rising above a sagebrush valley in the Owyhee country https://futurenationalparks.com/places/painted-hills/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/painted-hills-full.webpA white boardwalk curving through the red Painted Hills at John Day Fossil Beds, Oregonhttps://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/painted-hills-history.webpThe striped mounds of the Painted Hills seen over a stand of bunchgrass https://futurenationalparks.com/places/palo-duro-canyon/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/palo-duro-canyon-full.webpPalo Duro Canyon spreading out below the rim, its red and white walls running to the horizonhttps://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/palo-duro-canyon-history.webpThe Lighthouse, a sandstone pillar in Palo Duro Canyon, with hikers on the bench beside it https://futurenationalparks.com/places/pictured-rocks/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/pictured-rocks-full.webpMiners Castle standing above the blue water of Lake Superior, with forest along the clifftophttps://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/pictured-rocks-history.webpThe Grand Sable Dunes running along the Lake Superior shore, framed by trees on the bluff https://futurenationalparks.com/places/piney-woods/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/piney-woods-full.webpBald cypress trunks standing in still swamp water, hung with Spanish mosshttps://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/piney-woods-history.webpCypress draped in Spanish moss across still water under a storm sky https://futurenationalparks.com/places/potomac-highlands/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/potomac-highlands-full.webpWeathered rock ledges on the open heath at Dolly Sods, with ridges running out beyond the escarpmenthttps://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/potomac-highlands-history.webpA sandstone outcrop on the rim above the forested Blackwater Canyon https://futurenationalparks.com/places/red-rock-canyon/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/red-rock-canyon-full.webpA banded red and white sandstone peak above the desert floor at Red Rock Canyonhttps://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/red-rock-canyon-history.webpCross-bedded sandstone domes stacked up a hillside at Red Rock Canyon https://futurenationalparks.com/places/rim-of-the-valley/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/rim-of-the-valley-full.webpSunset over the grassy ridges of Cheeseboro Canyon in the Santa Monica Mountainshttps://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/rim-of-the-valley-history.webpChaparral covering a rocky canyon in the mountains above Los Angeles https://futurenationalparks.com/places/rim-rock-canyons/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/rim-rock-canyons-full.webpA red sandstone canyon dropping away below the rim, with the valley and a distant mesa beyondhttps://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/rim-rock-canyons-history.webpSandstone monoliths standing in a side canyon, with junipers along the rim https://futurenationalparks.com/places/rota/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/rota-full.webpThe coast of Rota, with cliffs standing above a turquoise reefhttps://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/rota-history.webpUnfinished latte stone pillars lying in the Taga quarry on Rota https://futurenationalparks.com/places/san-rafael/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/san-rafael-full.webpThe San Rafael River winding green through the canyon of the San Rafael Swell, seen from the rimhttps://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/san-rafael-history.webpHoodoos crowded below a green-capped butte at Goblin Valley https://futurenationalparks.com/places/sandhills/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/sandhills-full.webpRain falling from a cloud over the grassed dunes of the Sandhillshttps://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/sandhills-history.webpRolling grass-covered dunes running to the horizon under a bank of storm cloud https://futurenationalparks.com/places/sawtooth/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/sawtooth-full.webpSnow still on the Sawtooths above the far shore of a clear lakehttps://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/sawtooth-history.webpPonderosa forest running up to cloud-covered peaks in the Sawtooth country https://futurenationalparks.com/places/scablands/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/scablands-full.webpThe dry cataract at Dry Falls, with lakes standing in the plunge pools below the basalt cliffshttps://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/scablands-history.webpPalouse Falls dropping into its plunge pool at the head of a basalt canyon https://futurenationalparks.com/places/sedona/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/sedona-full.webpA red sandstone butte lit orange at sunrise above juniper and red earth at Sedonahttps://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/sedona-history.webpSedona red rock at sunset, with a bare tree standing in the scrub https://futurenationalparks.com/places/shasta-cascade/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/shasta-cascade-full.webpMount Shasta under deep snow above forested ridges and juniper flatshttps://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/shasta-cascade-history.webpThe rubble floor and low ceiling of a lava tube cave, lit from the entrance https://futurenationalparks.com/places/shawnee/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/shawnee-full.webpSunset over the sandstone formations at Garden of the Gods in the Shawnee National Foresthttps://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/shawnee-history.webpWeathered sandstone bluffs along the observation trail at Garden of the Gods https://futurenationalparks.com/places/silver-falls/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/silver-falls-full.webpMist rising off a waterfall into sunlit firs and autumn mapleshttps://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/silver-falls-history.webpA waterfall dropping over a mossy ledge into its pool, framed by autumn maples and ferns https://futurenationalparks.com/places/sky-islands/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/sky-islands-full.webpA balanced rock standing above a field of stone columns in the Chiricahuashttps://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/sky-islands-history.webpOcotillo in bloom along a rocky ridge trail, with a sky island range rising beyond https://futurenationalparks.com/places/sleeping-bear-dunes/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/sleeping-bear-dunes-full.webpA dune falling away to the turquoise shallows of Lake Michiganhttps://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/sleeping-bear-dunes-history.webpGlen Lake lying turquoise between wooded hills, seen from the heights https://futurenationalparks.com/places/superstition-mountains/2026-09-20https://futurenationalparks.com/assets/photos/superstition-mountains-full.webpBrittlebush blooming below the ridges and red cliffs of the 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