Stephanie McCullough, Author at The Ranger Desk

American Latino Heritage Sites In National Parks

Discover national parks that celebrate American Latino heritage, a community whose stories and culture are woven into the fabric of America.

Valley of Fire State Park, the largest state park in Nevada, is renowned for its colorful rock formations, petroglyphs, and scenic highway.

Attracting half a million visitors a year despite its remote location, Big Bend is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Texas.

Minidoka is a national historic site that memorializes the unfair treatment of Japanese Americans and their internment during World War II.

Kilimanjaro National Park is famed for protecting its namesake Mount Kilimanjaro, one of the highest mountains in the world.

“What is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” The line is not a call to action, but a call to inaction. A call to be free.

A massive circular volcanic cone, Diamond Head is the most iconic natural landmark in the state of Hawaii.

Mammoth Cave is renowned as the longest cave system in the world, over twice the length of the second largest cave system.

Mount Olympus is one of the most famous mountains in the world, owing to its significance in Greek mythology as the home of its ancient gods.

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park oversees a whopping ten percent of the world’s total coral reef ecosystems and is the size of Japan.