Secret National Parks: Alaska, Nevada, South Carolina, Texas

A new series profiles some little-known and little-visited gems within the National Park System: Lake Clark National Park in Alaska, Great Basin National Park in Nevada, Congaree National Park in South Carolina, and Guadalupe Park in Texas.

Jenna Schnuer, Rachel Levin, Rosalind Bentley, and Jordan Breal report for the New York Times July 16, 2017.

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"An Alaska National Park as Big as Connecticut. Annual Visitors? 23,000." (New York Times)

"A Nevada Park That, at 77,000 Acres, Sneaks in Under the Tourist Radar" (New York Times)

"Among the Majestic Trees in Congaree, Slipping Into Silence" (New York Times)

"There Are No Real Roads in Guadalupe Park. You Earn the Incredible Views." (New York Times)