❄️ If you’re planning on visiting any of these parks for Winter, make sure you are aware of these road closures ⬇️ 1️⃣ Death Valley National Park: Many secondary and backcountry roads in the park remain closed due to storm and flood damage. 2️⃣ Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park: Generals Highway is closed between Wolverton Road and Montecito Lodge. 3️⃣ Yosemite National Park: Tioga Road is closed for winter. Glacier Point Road is closed for winter beyond Badger Pass. 4️⃣ Rocky Mountain National Park: Trail Ridge is closed for the winter season. 5️⃣ Lassen Volcanic National Park: Hwy 89 connecting the north and south park entrances is closed for the season. 6️⃣ Redwoods National Park: Newton B. Drury Scenic Parkway is closed due to downed trees that are blocking traffic. 7️⃣ Mount Rainier National Park: All park roads except the road to Longmire/Paradise are closed for the winter season. 8️⃣ North Cascades National Park: State Route 20 and Cascade River Road closed for winter. 9️⃣ Crater Lake National Park: Rim Drive and North Entrance Road are closed for the season. The road from Park HQ to Rim Village is temporarily closed from a recent snowstorm. 🔟 Glacier National Park: The alpine section of the Going-to-the-Sun Road is closed for winter. Always double-check the official park websites for the most up-to-date information! Are you planning on seeing any of these parks this Winter? ✨❄️ #nationalpark #nationalparks #winter #outdoors #travel #adventure #explore #nature #yosemitenationalpark #yosemite #craterlake #rockymountainnationalpark

The best national park winter hiking gems ⛄️ ❄️ Taylor Creek Trail 📍 Zion National Park - UTAH 🥾 5 miles round trip 🏜️ Rated Moderate ✨ This hike is located on the west side of the park called Kolob Canyon. Bring some spikes! The hike takes you over Taylor Creek and it's frozen, so it’s easier to get across ❄️ Golden Canyon 📍 Death Valley National Park - CALIFORNIA 🥾 4-mile loop 🏜️ Rated Moderate ✨ You get a bit of everything in this hike! Slot canyons, a little bit of rock scrambling, and badlands views! ❄️ Yosemite Valley Loop 📍 Yosemite National Park - CALIFORNIA 🥾 20-mile loop ⛰️ Rated Moderate ✨ You get to see so many beautiful parts of Yosemite. It’s a nice leisurely stroll and most of the trail is flat. ❄️ Rim-to-rim-to-rim 📍 Grand Canyon National Park - ARIZONA 🥾 40+ miles 🏜️ Rated Challenging ✨ You get to experience 3 different winter environments: dusting of snow along the south rim, dry desert in the canyon at the very bottom, and the snow-covered north rim. ❄️ Lone Star Geyser 📍 Yellowstone National Park - WYOMING 🥾 5.3 miles out and back 💨 Rated East ✨The geyser erupts every 3 hours or so, covered in snow. This is a great time for wildlife viewing as well. Are you planning on hiking any of these trails this Winter? ❄️ 🥾🌲 #nationalpark #nationalparks #hike #hiking #winterhiking #outdoors #travel #hiker #trail #adventure #explore #yosemite #yellowstone #grandcanyon #deathvalley #zion