Enjoy the View Like Us!

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The Enjoy the View Like Us series invites National Park Service employees to share their stories about their favorite park views. The significance and value of a scenic view can be as unique as the individual enjoying it. We hope these stories inspire you to enjoy the view!

Our Stories

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    • Locations: Blue Ridge Parkway
    A waterfall flowing into a large basin with trees surrounding

    The breathtaking three-tiered Linville Falls is probably the most famous and most photographed waterfall along the Blue Ridge Parkway. "When you’re near a waterfall you are reminded that nature is powerful and we’re just visitors to these special places.” This is how Neal describes his favorite view of Linville Falls.

  • New River Gorge National Park & Preserve

    Enjoy the View Like Jaden Burke

    • Locations: New River Gorge National Park & Preserve
    A wide shot of several waterfalls flowing into a large pool

    “Imagine a tiered 50-foot rock face covered in moss, with cold water flowing down. Close enough to stick your hands in and catch the water before it even touches the ground.” This is how Jaden Burke describes the view of his favorite cascading waterfall in West Virginia’s New River Gorge National Park and Preserve.

  • Big Cypress National Preserve

    Enjoy the View Like Kathryn Finnerty

    • Locations: Big Cypress National Preserve
    view of a lake surrounded by vegetation

    “This is definitely a 'can't miss' view within the preserve! The distinct blue and green colors are the first things that stand out. The reflections of the sky and trees make those colors even more distinct and interesting to look at.” This is how Kathryn Finnerty describes her favorite view of Deep Lake in Big Cypress National Preserve.

    • Locations: Blue Ridge Parkway
    Linn Cove Viaduct displaying its fall foliage on the Blue Ridge Parkway.

    The Linn Cove Viaduct is located at milepost 304 and boasts wonderful views and the magnificent bridge that completed the Blue Ridge Parkway. Olivia shares her love for the Linn Cove Viaduct in this story.

  • Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument

    Enjoy the View Like Jeremy White

    • Locations: Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
    silhouettes of saguaro cacti with a brilliant night sky with circular star trail patterns

    “The view of a pristine night sky is a humbling and awe-inspiring experience. To view the stars while surrounded by towering Organ Pipe and Saguaro cactus is unforgettable.” This is how Jeremy White describes the view of the starry night sky from Pozo Nuevo Road in in Arizona's Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument.

    • Locations: Acadia National Park
    a rocky cove surrounded by evergreen trees.

    “You can hear the waves on the rocks, the wind blowing, the seagulls crying, and the sound of the fog bells dinging offshore. You can smell the salt from the ocean and the pine trees that grow right up to the oceans edge.” This is how Jeffrey Malone describes his favorite view at Acadia National Park.

  • Marsh - Billings - Rockefeller National Historical Park

    Enjoy the View Like Ed Sharron

    • Locations: Marsh - Billings - Rockefeller National Historical Park
    a full moon rises over rolling hills forested hills painted in fall colors

    Sweeping, rounded, forested hills fade into the distance, but this view wasn't possible 150 years ago... Ed Sharron shares why his favorite view at Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park is so special.

  • North Cascades National Park

    Enjoy the View Like Tyler Walsh

    • Locations: North Cascades National Park
    jagged snowcapped mountains with purple wildflowers in the foreground

    Like many of the hikes in the North Cascades, the hike up to Trappers Peak is a beast of a hike, but when you get to the top of Trappers Peak, you realize that it was worth all the huffing, puffing, and burning muscles... Tyler Walsh shares one of her favorite views in North Cascades National Park.

  • Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve

    Enjoy the View Like Lisa Devore

    • Locations: Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve
    Sunflowers and Rocky Mountain beeplants abound among the tall grasses

    Pinyon pine trees are scattered here and there. Sunflowers and Rocky Mountain beeplants abound among the tall grasses... Lisa Devore shares her favorite view at Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve.

  • Grand Canyon National Park

    Enjoy the View Like Mark Meyer

    • Locations: Grand Canyon National Park
    a desert canyon

    Multiple layers of the canyon showing the variety of colors and landforms...Mark Meyer shares his favorite view at Grand Canyon National Park.

Last updated: April 20, 2023

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