A collection of reader-submitted photos celebrating National Parks Month.
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Scenic view of Yosemite’s Half Dome rising above a forested mountain valley, surrounded by granite peaks and evergreen trees beneath a clear blue sky.
Photo by: Maggie Ming
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A calm lake reflects a dark, forested mountain ridge beneath a sky filled with soft pink, purple, and golden clouds at sunset in Lassen Volcanic National Park.
Photo by: Grace Hu
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Driftwood-covered beach overlooking rugged, forested sea stacks rising from the ocean, with mist drifting around the islands beneath a soft peach-colored sky at Olympic National Park.
Photo by: Todd McGregor
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Bears wade near a waterfall at Katmai National Park and Preserve.
Photo by: Todd McGregor
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The famous Skull Rock formation within Joshua Tree National Park in southeastern California.
Photo by: Heidi Frank
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The Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, featuring its vibrant blue center and orange-hued microbial mats along the edges, with wooden boardwalks and visitors visible in the background.
Photo by: Todd McGregor
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Milky Way galaxy glowing above a jagged, snow-dusted mountain range with a still body of water in the foreground reflecting the starry night sky at Kings National Park.
Photo by: Dustin Tom
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Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park is a pristine 4,623-acre natural sanctuary located in the Santa Cruz Mountains near Felton, California. Most famous for its rare 40-acre old-growth redwood grove.
Photo by: Yuzi Yan
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The image shows the smooth, wave-like sandstone walls of Antelope Canyon near Page, Arizona, carved by flash floods and wind through the Navajo Nation.
Photo by: Jadyn Lee
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This family photo was taken at Glacier Point in Yosemite National Park, featuring the iconic view of Half Dome in the background.
Photo by: Nina Mishima
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Half Dome and the surrounding peaks of the High Sierra in Yosemite National Park, California.
Photo by: Dustin Tom
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A person stands on a paved, foggy mountain road winding through a dense, tree-lined forest with tall conifers and lush green undergrowth at San Bruno Mountain State Park.
Photo by: Marissa Sunga
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For this international submission, a family herd of African bush elephants (Loxodonta africana) is gathering near a waterhole in Etosha National Park, Namibia, on the southwestern coast of Africa.
Photo by: Victoria Leonard
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A peaceful, snow-covered path winding through a dense pine forest with fresh snowfall at North Tahoe Regional Park.
Photo by: Leah Pimentel
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Liberty Cap (the prominent granite dome rising 1,700 feet) alongside Nevada Fall in Yosemite National Park, California, as viewed from the John Muir Trail.
Photo by: Juk Mei
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A flock of Canada geese (Branta canadensis) resting on the lawns of Golden Gate Park in San Francisco.
Photo by: Clarence Pang
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This scenic view captures rolling green lawns, mature pine trees, a tranquil pond area, and distant hills from the San Francisco Botanical Garden located within Golden Gate Park.
Photo by: Florence Pang
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Diablo Lake is a striking turquoise reservoir located in North Cascades National Park along the Skagit River in Washington state.
Photo by: Jocelyn Jacob
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Wolf House, the massive, unfinished dream mansion of author Jack London located in Jack London State Historic Park in Glen Ellen, California.
Photo by: Chantal Jolagh
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A scenic view of Lake Chabot, a 317-acre reservoir located within Lake Chabot Regional Park in Alameda County, California.
Photo by: Johanna April Adriano
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A horseback excursion takes riders through a shallow, rocky stream bed at Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, with small portions of it extending into Montana and Idaho.\
Photo by: Melissa Calica
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A group of children run down an open meadow trail in Yosemite Valley with Yosemite Falls cascading down the granite cliffs in the background.
Photo by: Meghan Finn
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The iconic desert landscape of Saguaro National Park, located just outside Tucson, Arizona, featuring the iconic saguaro cacti (Carnegiea gigantea).
Photo by: Erin Bank
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A visitor at Sutter's Fort State Historic Park, in Sacramento, poses alongside a historic Conestoga wagon replica. Conestoga wagons were typical of the vehicles used in the 19th-century to heading west along the California Trail.
Photo by: Quang B.
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Clusters of vibrant purple-pink Dame's Rocket wildflowers (Hesperis matronalis), growing in Hot Springs, Montana, a "less-traveled spot in Montana that beautifully preserves the untouched purity of the land".
Photo by: Nicol Laura
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The Lost Coast Trail located in the King Range National Conservation Area and Sinkyone State Park is characterized by dark volcanic sand, scattered boulders, and steep sea cliffs shrouded in coastal fog.
Photo by: Max Bennett
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Grizzly Falls, an 80-foot cascading waterfall located along the Kings Canyon Scenic Byway in Sequoia National Forest, just outside Kings Canyon National Park in California.
Photo by: Stacy Kinkade-Erickson
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The marshlands and rolling hills of Coyote Hills Regional Park in Fremont, California, along the eastern shore of the San Francisco Bay.
Photo by: Senami
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Lassen Peak towers with a snowy summit above the reflective waters of Manzanita Lake in Lassen Volcanic National Park, Northern California.
Photo by: Christy Carrillo
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Pinnacles National Park is located in central California's Salinas River valley. The park's signature rock formations are the eroded remnants of an extinct volcano.
Photo by: Nick Patnode
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This scenic view shows Manzanita Lake reflecting the majestic Lassen Peak in Lassen Volcanic National Park located in northern California.
Photo by: Emil Barkovich
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