Devils Postpile National Monument
Basalt columns up to 60 feet (18 m) tall and 101-foot (31 m) Rainbow Falls near Mammoth Lakes, where the JMT and PCT cross.
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El Malpais National Monument
Lava flows, cinder cones and lava tube caves south of Grants, New Mexico, crossed by the ancient Zuni-Acoma Trail.
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Bandelier National Monument
Cliff dwellings reached by ladder in Frijoles Canyon, and 70-plus miles of backcountry trail across New Mexico’s Pajarito Plateau.
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Dinosaur National Monument
A wall of dinosaur bones, the Green and Yampa river canyons and multi-day float trips on the Colorado-Utah line.
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Colorado National Monument
Red sandstone canyons and towers above Grand Junction, with rim walks and canyon-floor routes below.
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Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve
Lava fields, cinder cones and lava tube caves along Idaho’s Great Rift, with a trackless wilderness for overnight trips.
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Bears Ears National Monument
Cliff dwellings, Grand Gulch backpacking and Indian Creek climbing in southeastern Utah’s canyon country.
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Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
Slot canyons, the Escalante River and Lower Calf Creek Falls across nearly 1.9 million acres (7,600 km²) of southern Utah.
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Frontenac Provincial Park
A backcountry-only park on the Canadian Shield north of Kingston, with 75 miles (120 km) of looped trails and 22 lakes.
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Lady Evelyn-Smoothwater Provincial Park
The wild heart of Temagami: ancient portages, rapids and old-growth pine below Ishpatina Ridge, Ontario’s highest point.
