U.S.A. National Parks Scavenger Hunt. Print this document out and answer the questions using the interactive map on www.mrnussbaum.com/nationalparks.htm. TEACHERS - click here for ANSWER KEY. Click here to return to National Parks.
1.) Find Shenandoah National Park (labeled She.). What is the road called in which visitors can spiral high into the mountains?
2.) Find Redwoods National Park (labeled Red.) How long can a Redwood tree live?
3.) Find Great Smoky Mountains National Park. (labeled Smo.) How many people visit each year?
4.) Find Olympic National Park (labeled Oly.) The Quinault Rainforest is the _______________ place in the continental United States.
5.) Find Everglades National Park (labeled Eve.) Everglades is the only park in the world where ___________________ and __________________________ live side-by-side
6.) Find Yellowstone National Park (labeled Yls.). How often does the famous geyser, Old Faithful, erupt?
7.) Find Grand Canyon National Park (labeled Gr.C). How wide is the Grand Canyon?
8.) Find Crater Lake National Park (labeled Cr.L). Crater Lake is America's ________________ lake.
9.)***Bonus -- Where would you find the famous Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoia?. (Hint: Not Sequoia National Park).
10.)***Bonus -- Where would you find the tallest mountain in North America?
11.)***Bonus -- What is the Waterpocket Fold? Where would you find it?
12.)***Bonus -- Where would I find the highest paved road in America?