Walk The Parks Completed Route
(Last updated Oct. 2021): 40 Parks Complete, 11 to go!
COMPLETED: Billions of Smiles, 24.3 Million Steps, 1.8 Million Ft. Elevation Gain, 12,000 Miles, 40 National Parks, 32 States, 2 Feet, 1 Huge Dream
Red - What I've already hiked/explored (12,000 hiking miles, 40 National Parks)
Looking at the image above (I know, I'm not the best graphic designer...) , I've already completed more than 12,000 miles of human powered exploration through 40 National Parks. The Red lines are what I've already completed since July 2017.
Route Highlights already COMPLETED:
- Continuous thru hike (with a bit of cycling) from Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, to Grand Canyon National Park, AZ. This route is unique to Walk the Parks and connected all National Parks in Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, then ended at Grand Canyon National Park with a spectacular 22 day raft trip through the park!
- Continuous Northbound thru hike of the Appalachian Trail from Springer Mountain, Georgia to Mount Katahdin, Maine. Great Smoky Mountain National Park and Shenandoah National Park were connected via foot travel on this amazing path!
- A 2,400 mile continuous hike along the Pacific Crest Trail from I-10 to the Canadian border going through Sequoia Kings Canyon National Parks, Yosemite National Park, Lassen Volcanic National Park, Crater Lake National Park, Mount Rainier National Park and North Cascades National Park.
- A 500 mile continuous thru hike from outside of Ely, MN traversing the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness via the Kekekabic Trail, Border Route Trail, and the Superior Hiking Trail.
- A 140 mile thru hike of the Centennial Trail of South Dakota starting in Wind Cave National Park.
- A 1,250 mile thru hike of the Pacific Northwest Trail from Glacier National Park, Montana to the western-most point of the lower 48, Cape Alava, Olympic National Park, Washington, Pacific Ocean.
- Road trip exploring and hiking in Petriefied Forest National Park, Arizona, Death Valley National Park, California, Joshua Tree National Park, California, Channel Islands National Park, California, Pinnacles National Park, California, Redwood Forest National Park, California.
- Backpacking trip traversing Isle Royale National Park, Michigan
- Trip to explore Acadia National Park, Maine after completing Appalachian Trail thru hike.
- Road trip exploring and hiking Gateway Arch National Park, Missouri, Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio, Indiana Dunes National Park, Indiana, solo canoe paddle trip in Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota, Badlands National Park, South Dakota.
Below is a list of all the National Parks that have been explored so far, in order:
1) Yellowstone, Wyoming
2) Grand Teton, Wyoming
3) Rocky Mountain, Colorado
4) Great Sand Dunes, Colorado
5) Mesa Verde, Colorado
6) Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Colorado
7) Arches, Utah
8) Canyonlands, Utah
9) Capital Reef, Utah
10) Bryce Canyon, Utah
11) Great Basin, Nevada
12) Zion, Utah
13) Grand Canyon, Arizona
14) Great Smoky Mountains, Tennessee/North Carolina
15) Shenandoah, Virginia
16) Isle Royale, Michigan
17) Acadia, Maine
18) Petrified Forest, Arizona
19) Joshua Tree, California
20) Pinnacles, California
21) Channel Islands, California
22) Redwood, California
23) Death Valley, California
24) Sequoia, California
25) King's Canyon, California
26) Yosemite, California
27) Lassen Volcanic, California
28) Crater Lake, California
29) Mountain Rainier, Washington
30) North Cascades, Washington
31) Gateway Arch, Missouri
32) Mammoth Cave, Kentucky
33) Cuyahoga Valley, Ohio
34) Indiana Dunes, Indiana
35) Voyageurs, Minnesota
36) Theodore Roosevelt, North Dakota
37) Badlands, South Dakota
38) Wind Cave, South Dakota
39) Glacier, Montana
40) Olympic, Washington
What's left (Updated October 2021). I am currently on route, completing this journey via a combination of thru hiking and road tripping!
1) Saguaro National Park, Arizona
2) White Sands National Park, New Mexico
3) Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico
4) Guadalupe Mountain National Park, Texas
5) Big Bend National Park, Texas
6) Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas
7) Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida
8) Biscayne National Park, Florida
9) Everglades National Park, Florida
10) Congaree National Park, South Carolina
11) New River National Park, West Virginia
-Blake
COMPLETED: Billions of Smiles, 24.3 Million Steps, 1.8 Million Ft. Elevation Gain, 12,000 Miles, 40 National Parks, 32 States, 2 Feet, 1 Huge Dream
Please send me any questions/comments/ you may have and I'll be happy to answer as soon as I can!
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