10 U.S. National Parks That Will Make Any Canadian Feel Right At Home

There's beauty everywhere. Find the U.S. counterpart to your favorite Canadian park and get exploring; plan your trip today on Discover America.

1. If you love Banff National Park...

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...visit Lake Tahoe (Nevada and California).

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Like Banff, Lake Tahoe in Nevada boasts a huge variety of landscapes. This park is a year-round wonder, with beaches to explore in the summer and incredible skiing in the winter.

2. If you love Jasper National Park...

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....visit Rocky Mountain National Park (Colorado).

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This Colorado gem features some of the highest mountains in the continental United States. You can also see elk here and, in the autumn, you can witness their mating season.

3. If you love Saguenay–St. Lawrence Marine Park...

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...visit American Samoa (American Samoa territory).

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This park is really a string of islands, and like Saguenay–St. Lawrence, it boasts outstanding marine environments and features coral reefs and tropical rain forests.

4. If you love Pacific Rim...

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...visit Acadia National Park (Maine).

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Come on down to Maine and enjoy this diverse landscape, where you can relax on a boat tour or have a more challenging day on Cadillac Mountain, the highest point along the North Atlantic Seaboard.

5. If you love Mount Revelstoke...

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...visit Olympic National Park (Washington State).

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Located on the Olympic Peninsula, this park spans nearly one million acres and several different ecosystems, including a temperate rain forest.

6. If you love Prince Edward Island...

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...visit the Gulf Islands National Seashore (Florida).

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Set up your tent on the seashore. This park features beautiful beaches, sparkling water, and winding nature trails.

7. If you love Kootenay National Park...

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...visit Lake Clark (Alaska).

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Try this remote, underdeveloped Alaskan wonder, where you may catch a glimpse of an Alaskan brown bear.

8. If you love Waterton Lakes National Park...

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...visit Glacier National Park (Montana).

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Take a tour on "Going-to-the-Sun-Road," which spans 50 miles through the park's interior, showing off glaciers, mountains, and lakes.

9. If you love Riding Mountain National Park...

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...visit the Great Smoky Mountains (Tennessee).

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One of America's most-visited national parks, Great Smoky Mountains has lots to offer — including an abundance of beautiful waterfalls, for one.

10. If you love Algonquin Park...

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...visit Theodore Roosevelt National Park (North Dakota).

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This park features spectacularly corrugated cliffs, eroded buttes, steep gullies, craggy ravines, and dome-shaped hills. You can explore the park on the 96-mile Maah Daah Hey Trail, which connects the north and south units of the park.