America's Urban National Parks

0:00 Intro
3:12 Methodology
4:49 Indiana Dunes
6:42 Everglades and Biscayne
10:00 Cuyahoga Valley
12:03 Hot Springs
14:06 Gateway Arch
15:42 Saguaro
16:57 Congaree

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[calumreid]

In Canada we have a city that is entirely within a national park! Banff, Alberta. Banff has a much smaller population than any city on your list though

[FakeFreckles]

I live outside Cleveland and having the valley is an absolute treasure. its home to some baeutiful rock formations known as the ledges. very glad it was preserved

[GeographyWorld]

Never heard of most of these parks but now I want to visit them! Ireland has only 6 national parks, 5 of which are smaller than the area of Cork City (187km2). Most are located in rural, mountainous areas in the west, far from urban centres. The only which could be considered as an urban park is Wicklow Mountains National Park within County Wicklow and a small part of southern County Dublin, not far from the edge of Dublin's urban area. The Glendalough glacial valley and monastic site within the NP is a popular daytrip from Dublin, about an hour's drive from the city centre.

[BluescreenLKE]

I happened to visit Hot Springs National Park about a month ago. I thought it was very particular that the national park was in town A little gem of a town!

[kellyjohns]

The reason why I love this channel is every once in a while I'm reminded of places I knew and loved.
Something made me remember going through the Dixie Caverns. I had completely forgotten about that place. Good memories

[Distress.]

Thanks for highlighting Miami, I hope visitors take a day to visit the everglades on their trips it's a nice refuge from the usual hustle and bustle of South Florida.

[noah.a.bachman]

as a person who lives near Cuyahoga Valley National park it's a very nice to have an urban national park. great video as always. looking forward to your next video

[nicodarsh]

Love hearing about Indiana Dunes! I grew up in Michigan City and spent a lot of my childhood in the area. When it was elevated from state park to National Park I was SOOOO happy :)

[JoelGrant-iely]

This is truly an excellent YouTube channel. You hard work had produced quality educational travelogues.

[EvanG]

Indiana Dunes is a great place to visit, glad you enjoyed it.

[jakebutler]

This is such an awesome video!!!! Thanks for giving our National Parks some love :)

[samwill]

It's not fit for this list but where I live in Maine we are so blessed to be a managable drive from Acadia National Park
You can just go there for the day and then go home, and it's so good to get out of the city for the day and appreciate nature's beauty.

[bakert]

In 2017, I went to Cuyahoga national park because it was the closest to me in Fort Wayne Indiana. It seemed like a city park with lots of people riding bikes. It has a train that goes through the park and it is part of Ohio and Erie Canal heritage area. I grew up by the Indiana dunes and it was known as a lakeshore within a state park. Now you have a national park within a state park. We used to go to Mount Baldy in Michigan City and climb up the big sand dune. They closed it when a kid go sucked into the sand. You can climb the dunes in the state park which is fun. Gateway arch seems to small to be a national park. It is also not a park for people who don’t like tight spaces. The history is interesting though. I went to Saguaro national park in 2019, both sides are lovely.

[Mreasyplay]

In Austria we have a nationalpark alonng the free flowing Danube and its floodplain of which a quartier is within the citylimits of Vienna, Austrias capital.

[SeanA]

For the close ones, I think Shenandoah would count. There a multiple metro areas within a relatively short drive. I’ve had plenty of day trips there from the DC suburbs

[Hippydaze]

Rock Creek in DC would be a nice addition to the list. Beautiful area that’s great for biking jogging and hiking. At one point it had a horse stable.

[Mathius]

I grew up in Cleavland before the Valley was a national park. Even as a recreational area, it was fantastic. It is not even a day trip, one can easily fit into a morning or afternoon. Also, the multi day hike from the south end to the north is wonderful.

[benty]

I’ve actually been to 7 of the 8! Visited Cuyahoga and Indiana Dunes in October, Gateway Arch in March, and only missing Saguaro. Keep up the great videos

[atti_tube]

the dunes! a staple of the area where i was raised. i was hoping you were going to mention that park in this video, so i was very surprised to hear that you actually just went there! awesome video as always

[Jarekthegamingdragon]

It's always surprised me that the columbia gorge isn't a national park or it would definitely be on this list. It makes sense though, the gorge is a very important travel corridor so national scenic area is the best they could do.