NATIONAL PARKS MARK 100 YEARS

“The establishment of the National Park Service is justified by considerations of good administration, of the value of Natural beauty as a national asset, and of the effectiveness of outdoor life and recreation in the production of good citizenship.” So s

BEST GUIDED CAVE TOURS

1. Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky 2. Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico 3. Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota 4. Oregon Caves National Monument, Oregon 5. Jewel Cave National Monument, South Dakota

BEST PARKS FOR FAMILIES

1. Haleakalā National Park, Hawaii 2. Shenandoah National Park, Virginia 3. Everglades National Park, Florida

BEST PARKS FOR CAMPING

1. Glacier National Park, Montana 2. Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah 3. North Cascades National Park, Washington 4. Great Basin National Park, Nevada 5. Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida

BEST PARKS FOR FALL FOLIAGE

1. Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina and Tennessee 2. Acadia National Park, Maine 3. Shenandoah National Park, Virginia 4. Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina and Virginia 5. Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio

BEST WILDLIFE SPOTTING

1. Yellowstone National Park, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming 2. Glacier National Park, Montana 3. Saguaro National Park, Arizona 4. Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina and Tennessee 5. Everglades National Park, Florida

BEST PARKS FOR FISHING

1. Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina and Tennessee 2. Olympic National Park, Washington 3. Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota 4. Yellowstone National Park, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming 5. Glacier National Park, Montana Red- winged blackbirds call the Everglades home.

BEST PARKS FOR BIRDING

1. Everglades National Park, Florida 2. Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida 3. Big Bend National Park, Texas

BEST PARKS FOR CANOEING

1. Congaree National Park, South Carolina 2. Cape Cod National Seashore, Massachusetts 3. Acadia National Park, Maine

PARKS WITH BEST BEACHES

1. Channel Islands National Park, California 2. Olympic National Park, Washington 3. Acadia National Park, Maine 4. Haleakalā National Park, Hawaii 5. Redwood National Park, California

MOST BEAUTIFUL WATERFALLS

1. Glacier National Park, Montana 2. Katmai National Park, Alaska 3. Yosemite National Park, California 4. Olympic National Park, Washington 5. North Cascades National Park, Washington

ROSS D. FRANKLIN, AP Hikers make their way up to Sunrise Point from the Queens Garden Trail in Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah.

ROBERT F. BUKATY, AP Acadia National Park is one of the most scenic, which is something given the competition.

ED REINKE, AP Mammoth Cave National Park lures thousands underground.