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America's lesser-known national parks

Each offers a unique take on the American landscape, the nation’s history and our collective culture. Best of all, you won’t have to fight the crowds along the way. By Rob Lovitt

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Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, Colorado

Landscape of Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve.
— ©Stephen Saks / Lonely Planet Im
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Capitol Reef National Park, Utah

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Lassen Volcanic National Park, California

Big Boiler pool and fumarole steam vents at Bumpass Hell area.
— © Witold Skrypczak / Lonely Pla
Alaska. Kobuk Valley National Park. Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) herd on tundra in summer.

Kobuk Valley National Park, Alaska

Alaska. Kobuk Valley National Park. Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) herd on tundra in summer.
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Big Bend National Park, Texas

Santa Elena Canyon.
— © Witold Skrypczak / Lonely Pla
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Channel Islands National Park, California

Looking west towards Anacapa Island and Inspiration Point in the Channel Islands National Park.
— © Stephen Saks / Lonely Planet
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Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado

MESA VERDE, CO - AUGUST 07: A view of a cliff dwelling at Mesa Verde National Park on August 7, 2008 in Mesa Verde, Colorado. Mesa Verde, Spanish for green table, offers a spectacular look into the lives of the Ancestral Pueblo people who made it their home for over 700 years, from A.D. 600 to A.D. 1300. Today, the park protects over 4,000 known archeological sites, including 600 cliff dwellings. These sites are some of the most notable and best preserved in the United States. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
— Doug Pensinger / Getty Images North America
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Biscayne National Park, Florida

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Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, Alaska

Anaktuvuk Pass cemetery - Gates of the Arctic National Park - Yukon, Alaska
— © Lee Foster / Lonely Planet Im
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Great Basin, Nevada

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Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida

Fort Jefferson and beach.
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Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaska

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Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado

Aerial of Black Canyon at Gunnison National Park.
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Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota

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Isle Royale National Park, Michigan

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Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas

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National Park of American Samoa, American Samoa

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