Best Gifts for National Park Lovers
Are you looking for the best gifts for national park lovers?
These brilliant gift ideas are perfect for the national park enthusiast in your life! I have several people close to me who love national parks, especially my brother. I’ve gotten him several of the gifts listed below!
Whether you’re looking for a unique Christmas gift, birthday gift, anniversary gift, or gift for another occasion, these gift ideas are sure to delight the national park lover you’re shopping for.
Here’s a look at my top picks for the best gifts for national park lovers:
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1. America the Beautiful Pass
One excellent gift you can get for someone who loves national parks is an America the Beautiful Pass. This is an annual pass that you can use to visit any national park or NPS site in the United States.
The passes cost $80 for adults, although seniors aged 62 and older can get an annual pass for just $20 (and a lifetime pass for $80.) With an America the Beautiful Pass, you can get free admission to all national parks, either as free vehicle entry or free entry for up to four people, depending on how it’s charged.
If someone you know doesn’t currently have an America the Beautiful Pass or theirs is up for renewal, this makes a great gift. Since most national parks charge an entry fee ranging from $20 to $35 per vehicle entry, an annual pass can save you a lot of money if you visit national parks more than three or four times.
2. National Park Scratch-Off Tracker
I got this national park scratch-off tracker as a gift for my brother, who is a big national park fan, and he really likes it. He has it hanging on his wall and enjoys scratching off new parks as he visits them.
This big poster displays all of the national parks in the United States with neutral foil designs. If you scratch off one of the designs with a coin, it reveals a vibrant, colorful icon of that national park below. A scratch-off poster like this is a great way to track your progress towards visiting every national park.
3. National Park Water Bottle
Another one of the best gifts for national park lovers is a national park water bottle. This stainless steel 32-ounce insulated water bottle is perfect for bringing on your national park adventures.
It comes with a set of 63 specially designed stickers representing each national park, which you can add to your water bottle as you visit them. This is another fun way to track how many national parks you’ve visited, and a portion of all sales of this water bottle goes to the National Parks Conservation Association.
4. Atlas of the National Parks
Atlas of the National Parks is a coffee table book from National Geographic that is a great gift for national park lovers. It contains gorgeous photos and facts about all 60+ national parks in the United States.
This is the perfect book to consult if you’re looking for inspiration for your next national park adventure. It’s the perfect book for a national park enthusiast to display on their coffee table or on a shelf.
5. National Park Map Tracker
If you’re looking for a unique gift that allows the national park fan in your life to track exactly how many national parks they’ve visited, this wooden national park map tracker is an excellent choice.
The rustic design of this map makes it perfect to display. It features engravings of each state and national park name on the map, and comes with little green tree-shaped pins to put on the ones you’ve visited.
6. National Park Coloring Book
Who says coloring books are for little kids? Adult coloring books are all the rage, and there’s nothing more calming and relaxing than coloring intricate scenes of national parks across the United States.
This national park coloring book features images from 24 of the most popular national parks, including scenery, animals, and plant life. You could also add a set of colored pencils or fine markers to this gift.
7. National Park Puzzle
This national park puzzle is another great gift idea. With 1,000 pieces forming a beautiful poster showing scenes from all 63 national parks in the United States, this is a challenging but fun puzzle.
Once it has been completed, you can even frame the poster and hang it as a unique piece of wall decor. On the back of the puzzle, once completed, you’ll also reveal a list and a map of every national park.
8. Subpar Parks Book
Subpar Parks is a humorous book for national park lovers that I highly recommend. This is another gift that I’ve personally given to my brother, who is a national park enthusiast, and he found it very funny.
The book is actually based on the Subpar Parks Instagram account, which was created by artist Amber Share. The concept behind it is that she chooses real, ridiculous negative reviews of national parks from TripAdvisor or Google Maps and pairs them with beautiful illustrations, resulting in a hilarious contrast.
This is a great coffee table book for national park fans, especially if you’re looking for something unique and different. The illustrations are gorgeous, and you’ll laugh out loud reading the bad reviews.
9. National Park Tote Bag
This national park tote bag is a great, practical gift for anyone who loves national parks. It’s the perfect everyday tote bag for running errands or going out and about, made from sturdy canvas material.
The tote bag features images of all 60+ national parks in the United States, so you can show your love for national parks wherever you go. In fact, you could even bring this tote on national park trips!
10. National Park Journal
Does the national park lover in your life also love things like journaling, planners, and scrapbooking? If so, this national park journal is a great gift that they are sure to appreciate and find useful.
Part journal, part planner, and part travel guide, it includes pages for every national park. There are also journal prompts and an area for collecting national park passport stamps or adding your photos.
11. National Park Packing Cubes
This is kind of a random one, but I saw this and had to include it on the list! I swear by packing cubes when traveling — they make it so easy to fit more into your suitcase or backpack and stay organized!
These national park packing cubes come in a set of six cubes of varying sizes, and each one is decorated with a different national park. Perfect for packing for a national park trip or any other trip!
12. National Park Conservation Tee Shirt
A hot topic lately has been the protection and conservation of national parks in the United States. I love this graphic tee shirt that says “Protect Our National Parks” with a pretty floral theme.
Not only is it a cute tee shirt, but it carries a strong message. If you’re looking for a similar tee shirt for guys, you could go with this option that is also emblazoned with “Protect Our National Parks.”
Best Gifts for National Park Lovers
This guide showed you the best gifts for national park lovers.
Like I mentioned above, I’ve personally gifted a national park scratch-off tracker and the humorous Subpar Parks book to my brother, who enjoys visiting national parks, and they were both a big hit.
Hopefully, you were able to find the perfect gift for the national park fan in your life from this list!
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