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Hi, Which national parks do you recommend on the East Coast? Im planning a roadtrip from New York to Florida in May and I really want to visit a national park. Thanks in advance, Imogen

02/02/2015 03:08 PM EST

That’s wonderful. There are a lot of great public lands on the East Coast to check out. Here are some options to check out:

• Shenanodoah National Park in Virginia is only 75 miles from Washington, D.C. and offers cascading waterfalls, spectacular vistas and quiet wooded hollows. 
• The Everglades National Park in Florida protects an unparalleled landscape that provides important habitat for rare and endangered species — like the manatee and American crocodile. The park is known for its unique mangrove forests.
• Consider stopping at one of the more that 560 national wildlife refuges in the U.S. For example, Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge in Virginia is stunning!