What's the most beautiful park you've ever been to?

[Archae]

Three years ago, I visited Muir Woods in northern California, redwoods, and lots of redwoods.

I was able to touch a few, also.

(BTW, just found a channel on my smart TV, the Parks Channel. I love it.)

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[yourout]

1. Glacier or Banff

[RandySF]

2. Muir Woods for me as well.

[rsdsharp]

3. Muir Woods is amazing. It makes you feel insignificant, and awed at the same time.

There is a park in Beijing, the name of which escapes me. It’s only about a block square, and is much like a formal garden. That would also be on my list.

[DBoon]

4. Yosemite

[Ocelot II]

5. Glacier.

[LSparkle]

6. Wow -- I actually went there as a child and it left quite an impression

But some of the most beautiful gardens/parks I’ve ever seen are on the southern coast of Oregon. Woods that look like the forest primeval, untouched by human development ... like a portal to another world.

[PufPuf23]

7. Have you visited the redwood parks on the north coast of California?

Redwood National and State Parks (northern Humboldt and Del Norte Counties)

Humboldt Redwoods State Park (southern Humboldt).

More extensive forests and larger trees than Muir Woods. No slam meant on Muir Woods.

[Archae]

8. Not yet, I might someday.

I've seen pictures and videos o those parks, wow.

I love trees.

[PufPuf23]

12. Partial to trees too.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redwood_National_and_State_Parks

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humboldt_Redwoods_State_Park

[applegrove]

9. I had a summer job at a Tea House overlooking Lake Louise in Banff National

Park. It was wonderful.

[we can do it]

10. Glacier.

[essaynnc]

11. Butchart Gardens in B.C. nt

[applegrove]

13. I love the quarry gardens there. I was too immature to get the Japanese Garden.

Maybe some day I'll go back.

[The Wandering Harper]

14. Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester NY

specifically the older part in October

[Mike 03]

15. It's really hard to pick one

My first thought was Grand Teton National Park because it was such a fun trip (our parents took us on all these road trips), but the Rocky Mountain National Park and Grand Canyon are also just exceptionally gorgeous. Bryce is unbelievable too.

When you're really young, part of the fun are the tourist traps. Estes Park near the Rockies had a RIpley's Believe It Or Not! museum--not "beautiful" I guess, but so much fun.

[catbyte]

16. Glacier, but Yellowstone was pretty awesome, too.

[justaprogressive]

17. Muir Woods is indeed beautiful..

Regent's Park in the heart of London is gorgeous.

[Emile]

18. Hands down "Yosemite" is heaven on earth.

[Dulcinea]

19. That's a tough one.

Zion, Bryce Canyon, Arches, & the Grand Canyon are all spectacular. Mt. Rainier is beautiful. So is the New River Gorge. I love all the national parks I've been to (this is a partial list!)

[electric_blue68]

20. 3 very different ones: Monument Valley, Grand Canyon, Echo Lake...

When I was 26 & 27; 1979, 1980.

Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park -
Oh, the Mesas, Buttes, and Spires; Nature's sculptures. We drove the 16 mile loop in the Valley. Nearly glowing reddish at sunset. A friend, and I slept over night in our sleeping bags. We woke up at 3AM, the full moon had set, and The Milky Way spanned, and sparkled across 2/3rds of sky!

Grand Canyon -
Shocking disappointment at first bc I arrived by bus near noon, and everything beyond the ground, and first reddish rocks down turned into a very flat looking "diorama" of pale, pale blues, blues, and purples! ????!!!!

Finally around 3PM in my last hour before back on the bus the sun was angled enough to bring out the yellows, orchers, oranges, and reds we normally associate with The GC! Gloriousness appeared!

Echo Lake -
Has some official State name. It's West something of Denver around 10,000 ft up. My cousin studying at Denver U took us up by motorcycle! What makes it a wondrous scenic area is northwest from our vantage point was Mt Blue Sky/formerly Mt Evans 14,000 ft high. Still covered with some snow cap in ?mid July.

Then, to our northwest in atmospheric blues, and snow capped was a parade of peaks: The Continental Divide! Stunning!

I was gifted 2 very different, incredibly wonderful, surprise vacations 25+, and 36 yrs later.

But these 2 first big ones, wjich I carefully saved for; while briefly staying with 2 different cousins, my dad's friend's, and sharing 2 nights with a friend; the rest of these two 2 week vacations by bus pass (unlimited on & off!) I researched it there were more cities, parks, gardens museums etc, I visited, and hotels, motel to get reservations to, and a few nights sleeping on the bus, sometimes w 2 seats to myself.
They were magical!

[electric_blue68]

21. Nice. Love you standing w the wider tree!...

I was disappointed w Muir Woods because I misunderstood something.
Didn't realize that red woods, and sequoia were Not the same!

The redwoods are taller, but I wanted to see those big, wide sequoas!

Now, since I went in 1979, and you went in ?2021 they must have gotten quite taller then when I saw them! 👍

[bedazzled]

22. I love twin lights in new jersey

Overlooks sandy hook and nyc