National Parks Sites and Project Information
For use with the 5th Grade Technology Performance Assessment
First use World Book to gather information for your National
Parks project and then use the following websites to complete your research.
Parks Internet Sites
This site provides information on all U.S. National Parks. Select your parks. Use Sights Guide (or What to See and Do) to investigate sights to see and use Park Information (or Wildlife) to find wildlife in the parks.
John Donohue's National Park Photos- Good photographs
Search by state for parks. Also lists many park links.
Visitor Statistics for July 2003
Yellowstone 809,689
Yosemite 548,378
Grand Canyon 651,141
Miles of Trails
Grand Canyon has 400 miles of trails
Yellowstone has 1,200 miles of trails
Yosemite has 840 miles of trails
Average Temperature for July (in degrees Farenheit)
Yellowstone 80
Yosemite 90
Grand Canyon 84