Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge - Contreras, New Mexico

Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge is located in San Antonio, Socorro County, New Mexico. Situated between the Chupadera Mountains to the west and the San Pascual Mountains to the east, the 57,331-acre Bosque del Apache was established in 1939 to provide a critical stopover site for migrating waterfowl. The refuge is well known for the tens of thousands of cranes, geese, and ducks who winter here each year. Over 30,000 acres of Bosque del Apache are designated wilderness.

 

Mount McKinley National Park - Bemidji, Minnesota

Denali National Park and Preserve, formerly known as Mount McKinley National Park, is an American national park and preserve located in Interior Alaska, centred on Denali, the highest mountain in North America. Denali's landscape is a mix of forest at the lowest elevations, including deciduous taiga, with tundra at middle elevations, and glaciers, snow, and bare rock at the highest elevations. 

 

Petrified Forest National Park - Grand Rapids, Michigan

Petrified Forest National Park is an American national park in Navajo and Apache counties in northeastern Arizona. Named for its large deposits of petrified wood, the park covers about 900 square kilometers, encompassing semi-desert shrub steppe as well as highly eroded and colorful badlands. 

 

Bryce Canyon - Decatur, Illinois

Bryce Canyon National Park was established on September 15, 1928. Its current area is 145.02 km². The park and canyon are named after the Mormon pioneer Ebenezer Bryce.  

The oldest traces of the presence of Indians in the Colorado Plateau, on which Bryce Canyon lies, date back 12,000 years, although they were not found in the immediate vicinity of the park.