Springtime is a bit of an 'in-between' season. It's somewhere between the longer, warmer days of summer, and the cooler and muddier days of a late winter. Hopefully you'll find your place farther from winter's cold and closer to summer's breezes. But with the National Park System as your playground, seek the climate you desire this spring.
You can head to the high-country in the western half of the country for some late-season corn skiing. Patrick Cone did just that for a ski trip to Great Basin National Park. Or saddle up with Kim O'Connell and explore Shenandoah National Park by horseback.
Spring is also a great time to plan your trip to Mount Rainier National Park, Acadia National Park, or perhaps Bryce Canyon National Park. Or visit that park that you always promised yourself you'd visit. Maybe it's a backpack through The Narrows at Zion National Park as Michael Lanza did for his story. And, of course, there's a big centennial celebration this year at Rocky Mountain National Park.
With the arrival of Traveler's Essential Park Guide for Spring 2015, we offer you those stories and more. We came up with some more multi-day road-trips that we'll roll out in detail in the weeks ahead. Spring is the time to head out for a long weekend before the dog days of summer set in and explore the diversity of our parks. You might find yourself pondering the remnants of ancient civilizations at Montezuma Castle National Monument, or take a walk through a frozen forest of stone at Petrified Forest National Park.
Spring also is a great season to get a jump on the crowds in Acadia National Park. Or you also could head to Kentucky to walk the grounds where Abraham Lincoln was born, then head deep underground at Mammoth Cave National Park.
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