National Park Units
This quest is one of my bigger ones, and one my husband completed in 2019. It is to visit all of the National Park Units of the National Park System (there are currently 433). Scott had this quest when I met him and I said that was something I'd "never" do. But, in early 2016, I had to go to Washington, D.C. for a month for work. Scott accompanied me and we planned to go to some NPS units on the weekends. While Scott was out exploring units throughout the week, I was in my hotel room and decided to count up how many of the units I had been to already, which was around 100. Yup, that was all it took--my quest was born.
NPS Units Remaining (51 total):
Ohio Trip - Planned September 2025
- Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers NM
- William Howard Taft NHS
- Dayton Aviation Heritage NHP
- Hopewell Culture NHP
- Friendship Hill NHS
- Fort Necessity NB
- Flight 93 NMeml
- Johnstown Flood NMeml
- Allegheny Portage Railroad NHS
- James A Garfield NHS
- Cuyahoga Valley NP
Utah Trip - Planned October 2025
- Golden Spike NHS
- Timpanogos Cave NM
Louisiana Trip - Planned April 2026
- Natchez NHP
- Cane River Creole NHP
Detroit Trip - possibly Spring 2026
- River Raisin NBP
- Perry's Victory and International Peace Mem'l
Baltimore Trip - possibly Spring 2026
- Hampton NHS
- Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad NHP
- Assateague Island NS
- Great Egg Harbor River
- Eisenhower NHS
- Catoctin Mountain
- Monocacy NB
- Cedar Creek and Belle Grove NHP
- Dwight D Eisenhower Memorial
Minnesota Trip - possibly Summer 2026
- St. Croix National Scenic Riverway
- Voyageurs NP
- Grand Portage NM
- Isle Royale NP
Montana Trip - possibly late summer/early fall 2026
- Big Hole NB
- Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS
Oregon Trip - possibly fall 2026
- Oregon Caves NM & Preserve
Kansas City Trip - possibly spring 2027
- Harry S. Truman NHS
Great Smoky Mountains Trip - possibly spring 2027
- Andrew Johnson NHS
- Carl Sandburg Home NHS
Rivers Trip - possibly early-summer 2027
- Gauley River NRA
- New River Gorge NP & Preserve
- Bluestone NSR
- Booker T Washington NM
- Maggie L Walker NHS
- Richmond NBP
- Petersburg NB
- Fort Monroe NM
Finishing the NPS Site Quest - possibly mid-to-late summer 2027
- Delaware Water Gap NRA
- Middle Delaware NSR
- Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
- Martin Van Buren NHS
- Vanderbilt Mansion NHS
- Home of Franklin D Roosevelt NHS
- Eleanor Roosevelt NHS
An Afternoon in Grand Teton National Park
After spending a Morning in Yellowstone National Park, we drove the outer look through Grand Tetons National Park in the afternoon.
A Morning in Yellowstone National Park
Since we revamped our trip to spend an unexpected night with our friends in West Yellowstone, we further revamped our trip to spend the next night in Driggs, …
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument
This Juneteenth Trip also allowed me to mark off another National Park Unit - Number 382 / 433! First we stopped at the two primary overlooks - the Snake River …
Frances Perkins National Monument
Our last stop of the trip before I had to fly home was Frances Perkins NM. Frances was the Secretary of Labor under FDR and was the first woman in a …
New England National Scenic Trail
After spending the night with our friend in NY, we headed on to Connecticut. Not only did we mark off our last remaining county in CT, but we also did a short …
Steamtown NHS
On our way to see a friend in NY, we stopped by Steamtown NHS-my 379th NPS unit. Man, if you’re a train lover, this place is for you. Lots of steam trains and …
Hopewell Furnace NHS
This was our first stop on my birthday to mark off my 378th NPS unit. Hopewell Furnace is a well-preserved charcoal-fired iron furnace so important to the US …