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A national park is a reserve of natural or semi-natural land, declared or owned by a government, set aside for human recreation and enjoyment, and protected from most development. While ideas for national parks had been suggested previously, what is held to be the first one established was the United States' Yellowstone National Park, established in 1872. An international organization, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), and its World Commission on Protected Areas, has defined National Parks as its category II type of protected areas. The largest national park in the world meeting the IUCN definition is the Northeast Greenland National Park, which was established in 1974. According to the IUCN, there are now 6,555 national parks worldwide (2006 figure). From Wikipedia under the
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Q. Well, I have enough money to take my girlfriend and I on a romantic vacation. We both want to go to a National Park that has beautiful scenery, not many people on the trails, and a decent hotel that we are able to book at least three months in advanced. Since Yosemite will take a year to get a decent hotel, we want to find another, less known park. Asked by jocopa3 - Wed Jul 29 13:06:17 2009 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments A. Have you considered Mesa Verde in Colorado. This seems to be a slow year for them because Far View Lodge in the park is normally sold out for the summer. However, I've been checking recently because I'll be there in September. Surprisingly they have rooms available in August and September. Go to the following link to check it out. Mesa Verde is just a few hours drive from Arches and Canyonlands if you want to extend your trip. Both parks have good hiking trails and it shouldn't be a problem getting a room in nearby Moab. Answered by park_lover - Sat Aug 1 00:57:46 2009 From Yahoo Answer Search: "National park" |
