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Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado has a distinctive high-desert climate that can throw even experienced visitors off if they […]

The National Park of American Samoa sits right in the heart of the South Pacific. Warm ocean waters and tropical

Mount Rainier National Park throws some of the wildest and most unpredictable weather at you in the Pacific Northwest. The

New River Gorge National Park and Preserve sits in the Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia, so it gets all sorts

Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky sits in a humid subtropical climate, which shapes some pretty fascinating weather both above

Pinnacles National Park in California sits inland from the Pacific Ocean, so it’s got its own weather quirks that can

Petrified Forest National Park sits high in the northeastern Arizona desert, about 5,400 feet above sea level. That elevation shapes

Olympic National Park stands out as one of the most climatically diverse places in the U.S. You can experience everything

Redwood National Park sits along California’s northern coast, where powerful ocean influences shape some of the state’s most unique weather

North Cascades National Park in Washington State throws some of the wildest, most unpredictable weather at visitors anywhere in the

Shenandoah National Park stretches across Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains. This creates a weather environment where mountain peaks and valleys can

Saguaro National Park sits in the heart of the Sonoran Desert, where extreme temperature swings and distinct wet and dry

Theodore Roosevelt National Park sits in western North Dakota, and honestly, the weather here is about as unpredictable as it

Sequoia National Park offers some of the most diverse weather in the United States. Conditions shift dramatically across elevations, from

Rocky Mountain National Park offers some of the most dynamic and unpredictable weather patterns you’ll find anywhere in North America.

Wind Cave National Park sits in a spot that makes for some truly fascinating weather patterns. The park lies at

Gateway Arch National Park sits right in downtown St. Louis, Missouri. Here, continental climate patterns lead to dramatic, sometimes unpredictable,

Dry Tortugas National Park sits about 70 miles west of Key West in the Gulf of Mexico. Its remote spot

Everglades National Park sits in one of the most weather-active regions of the United States. The unique climate patterns here

Denali National Park has some of North America’s wildest weather. The Alaska Range actually splits the park into two very

Gates of the Arctic National Park in northern Alaska deals with some of the most extreme weather in North America.

Great Basin National Park in Nevada has one of the most complex and varied weather systems you’ll find in any

Grand Canyon National Park has some of the wildest weather in North America. Conditions can swing from desert heat to

Glacier National Park’s weather patterns are some of the most complex and unpredictable in North America. The park sits right

Glacier Bay National Park sits in Alaska’s Inside Passage, where massive glaciers meet the sea and shape some of North

Grand Teton National Park puts on a show with some of the wildest, most unpredictable weather in the American West.

Weather at Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park doesn’t follow easy rules. Conditions can flip fast, sometimes changing in just minutes. The

Guadalupe Mountains National Park might just have the wildest weather in the Texas desert system. Even though it sits in

Haleakalā National Park on Maui offers some of Hawaii’s wildest weather swings. You might go from tropical warmth to near-freezing

Katmai National Park sits in one of Alaska’s most challenging weather environments. Here, Pacific Ocean storms crash into Arctic air

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park has one of the wildest, most fascinating weather systems in the southeastern United States.

Great Sand Dunes National Park in Colorado offers some of the most fascinating and unpredictable weather in the country. The

Indiana Dunes National Park hugs Lake Michigan’s southern shore, where the massive lake really shapes the weather. This “lake effect”

Isle Royale National Park sits isolated in the middle of Lake Superior. This creates a unique weather environment you really

Joshua Tree National Park sits where two desert ecosystems collide, which makes its weather patterns especially unpredictable. Tucked in Southern

Hot Springs National Park sits in a humid subtropical climate, which means you’ll get some pretty distinct weather patterns depending

Biscayne National Park sits in one of America’s most unique weather zones. Subtropical conditions create year-round warmth and distinct seasonal

Arches National Park sits in southeastern Utah’s high desert, where temperatures can swing more than 40 degrees in a single

Badlands National Park throws some of the wildest, most unpredictable weather your way. South Dakota’s stark landscape swings from blazing

Big Bend National Park has some of the most extreme and unpredictable weather in the United States. Sitting in the

Acadia National Park sits on Maine’s rugged coast and deals with some of the wildest weather in any U.S. national

Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah shows off some of the most dramatic weather in the American Southwest. Elevation here

Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico offers up a wild mix of weather, where the harsh desert above meets

Canyonlands National Park in Utah throws visitors into one of the most unpredictable weather environments in the U.S. It’s perched

Capitol Reef National Park in Utah sits right at the heart of the American Southwest’s most fascinating weather. The landscape

Death Valley National Park is one of Earth’s most extreme weather environments. Temperatures here soar to record-breaking heights, and rainfall

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park in Colorado throws some of the wildest weather at you. The steep canyon

Congaree National Park in South Carolina sits in the Midlands region and experiences a humid subtropical climate. Hot, muggy summers

Crater Lake National Park rises high in Oregon’s Cascade Mountains. Pacific storms slam into this elevation, creating some of the

Channel Islands National Park sits off Southern California, where Pacific Ocean currents shape a rare Mediterranean-type climate found in just