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3. Bryce Canyon, Utah

GORP's Top 10 Favorite Parks

Bryce Canyon National Park

Score: 4.17

The towering rock formations and impossibly thin hoodoos of Bryce Canyon made it a shoo-in for #3. "The most beautiful backpacking scenery I have ever experienced," says one reader whose every photograph turned out postcard-worthy. The superlatives go on and on: "One of the most awesome sites I have ever seen in my life. Amazing." Just don't make the mistake of one reader who wished he had allowed more time there.