 | Yosemite Falls, one of the most beautiful of the waterfalls in Yosemite Valley, falls 1400 feet in the upper falls, and 400 feet in the lower falls. |
 | Tenaya Lake sits high in the Sierra Nevada Mountains at Yosemite, surrounded by granite-domed mountains. |
 | Half Dome, a majestic granite monolith that stands at the end of Yosemite Valley, is seen here from a footbridge over the Merced River. |
 | The sheer face El Capitan rises 3000 feet above Yosemite Valley, framed by the luxuriant forests along the valley's edge. |
 | Looking into the Grand Canyon from Yaki Point, the Granite Gorge cuts through the bottom of the canyon, with the Zoroaster Temple reaching nearly to the horizon in the center. Bright Angel Canyon extends into the distance to the left of it. |
 | This view taken from the Rim Trail in Grand Canyon Village features the Battleship, so named because its pinnacles at one end. Garden Creek Canyon is in the foreground. |
 | Old Faithful Geyser, erupting at Yellowstone National Park, is famous for it's regular, one-hour eruption cycle. |
 | The Firehole River passes through forests and verdant grass along the Star Geyser Trail. |
 | Delicate Arch stands in a rough terrain of Navajo Sandstone in Arches National Park. |
 | Phelps Lake lies in the forground at the base of the Grand Teton Mountains. The valley in the distance is named Jackson Hole. |
 | Near the end of Zion Canyon Scenic Drive, the cliffs lining the canyon get closer together. |
 | Erosion patterns earned this mountain the name "Checkerboard Mesa". |
 | Sunrise Point at Bryce Canyon. |
 | Wizard Island in Crater Lake |
 | The Death Valley Sand Dunes lie at the heart of Death Valley with the Amargosa Mountains in the background. |
 | This unusual concentration of colored earth deposits was named Artist's Palette. It is the highlight of the Artist's Drive at Death Valley. |
 | A pool of salty water at Badwater Basin, followed by miles of salt flats, lies 282 feet below sea level, America's lowest elevation. Telescope Peak is the mountain in the distance. |
 | Lexington Arch in Great Basin National Park |
 | The Green River Overlook in Canyonlands National Park. |
 | Roaring River Falls in Kings Canyon |
 | Narada Falls at Mount Rainier |
 | Petrified logs Petrified Forest National Park. |
 | General Sherman Tree |
 | A totem pole at Sitka National Historical Park |
 | The Three Patriarchs at Zion National Park. |
 | U.S. Highway 101, passing through Redwood National Park, is dwarfed by giant Redwoods such as these. |
 | The Sierra del Carmen with colored hills next to Tornillo Creek in the foreground |
 | A joshua tree. |
 | The faces of Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt and Lincoln gaze over the Black Hills of South Dakota at Mount Rushmore National Memorial. |
United States - National Parks Scenic View Gallery