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Take our quiz to see how well you know our national backyard.

Sierra Club Quiz
Do You Know the Great Outdoors?

Take our quiz to see how well you know our national backyard.

Summer is upon us -- and it's the high season for most of America's national parks and other protected lands. America currently boasts 58 national parks, but most Americans will never visit more than a handful -- and many Americans have never seen a single one. They're your parks. How many can you identify from the clues below?

Mount Desert Island1. I'm camping on Mount Desert Island. Where am I?
Joshua Tree N.P.
Channel Islands N.P.
Dry Tortugas N.P.
Acadia N.P.

A rocky desert2. I'm standing in the largest protected area of the Chihuahan Desert in the United States. I'm in:
Mesa Verde N.P.
Saguaro N.P.
Big Bend N.P.
Grand Teton N.P.

The shores of an archipelago3. I'm paddling a canoe in a wilderness archipelago renowned for its wolf population. Where am I?
North Cascades N.P.
Everglades N.P.
Isle Royale N.P.
Glacier Bay N.P.

Denizens of the oldest national park4. I'm snowshoeing in America's oldest national park. I'm in:
Yellowstone N.P.
Yosemite N.P.
Rocky Mountain N.P.
Grand Canyon N.P.


Photo: Courtesy National Park Service.

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