Isle Royale National Park, Michigan
Isle Royale National Park in Michigan, a rough, car-free island in Lake Superior, with just 25,454 recreational visitors in 2017, ranking it as the fifth-least visited national park in the country. Although people arrive by ferry or aircraft to enjoy Isle Royale’s tranquil environment, trek gorgeous trails, view wolves and moose, dive shipwrecks, and camp, part of the attraction of the island is its seclusion.
Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida
Similar to Isle Royale in that visitors must arrive by boat or seaplane, Dry Tortugas National Park, 70 miles west of Key West, Florida, recorded just 78,488 leisure visits last year. Although having seven islands, including Garden Key, which is home to the 19th-century Fort Jefferson, the park is primarily open ocean. Together with seeing shipwrecks and coral reefs, tourists may also keep an eye out for numerous bird species.
North Cascades National Park, Washington
Around two hours northeast of Seattle, the North Cascades National Park in Washington offers visitors unrivalled scenery and serenity. The park is adored by the few who are fortunate enough to visit it for its magnificent mountain peaks, glaciers, lakes, and unique fauna, which includes grizzly bears, wolves, and hundreds of bird species. Yet, it only reported 30,154 recreation visits in 2022. The park also has more than 400 kilometres of hiking paths and a variety of plants.
Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, Alaska
The Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve in Alaska had the second-lowest number of visitors in 2017 behind the National Park of American Samoa. It’s understandable that there were only 9,457 recreational visitors given that this protected area lacks any roads or paths and is fully above the Arctic Circle. Visitors can create their own paths through the undeveloped park or go along one of the six approved Wild Rivers to explore it.
Great Basin National Park, Nevada
The 13,063-foot Wheeler Peak peak, limestone caves, and historic bristlecone pine forests are just a few of the diverse landscapes found in eastern Nevada’s Great Basin National Park, which welcomed 142,115 recreational visitors in 2022. The lesser-known park has some of the darkest night skies in the country, making it one of the best in the country for astronomy.
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