Parks not Park
How to get to and enjoy parks without planing or parking!
This website was created to help people get to parks, recreation, forests, beaches, historical sites and places of interest using non-air and public transit conveyances with estimates of time and monetary costs and accessibility issues, be they time, money and physical ability. Always check on the information provided yourself before purchasing and planning trips, keep our planet pretty by getting to parks without parking!
Train or bus to Fresno and hop on the YARTS local bus system
Local Round Trip Fee: $40/8 hrs
LA Round Trip Train: $60/9 hrs
NYC Round Trip Train: $600/6 days
CHI Round Trip Train: $350/5 days
Entrance Fee: $80/US NPS year pass
Camping Fees: $10-36/night
Train or bus to Idaho Falls and hop on the West Yellowstone Foundation local bus system
Local Round Trip Fee: $20/4 hrs
LA Round Trip Bus: $250/2 days
NYC Round Trip Bus: $450/5 days
CHI Round Trip Bus: $400/3 days
Entrance Fee: $80/US NPS year pass
Camping Fees: $20-39/night
Train or bus to Chicago Union Station & S. Shore Line over to the Dunes
Local Metro Pass: $85.50/10ride pass
LA Round Trip Train: $300/5 days
NYC Round Trip Train: $250/2 days
CHI Round Trip Train: $0/Region
Entrance Fee: $80/US NPS year pass
Camping Fees: 12.50-25/night
Train or bus to most transit hubs in the DC area & hop on the WMATA
Local Metro Pass: $12-$58/week pass
LA Round Trip Train: $600/5.5 days
NYC Round Trip Train: $40/7 hrs
CHI Round Trip Train: $250/2 days
Entrance Fee: $80/US NPS year pass
Region NPS Camp Fees: $10-40/night
Train or bus to San Fransisco and hop on the many local transit systems buses, rail or sail at 511.org
Local Round Trip Fee: $40/4 hrs
LA Round Trip Train: $120/20 hrs
NYC Round Trip Train: $600/6 days
CHI Round Trip Train: $400/5 days
Entrance Fee: $80/US NPS year pass
Camping Fees: $25-40/night
Train or bus to Miami and hop on the Miami-Dade County transit system buses, rail or trolley and the Homestead Trolley
Local Round Trip Fee: $70/4 hrs
LA Round Trip Train: $900/8 days
NYC Round Trip Train: $300/2 days
CHI Round Trip Train: $520/4 days
Entrance Fee: $80/US NPS year pass
Camping Fees: $23-33/night
Bus to Duluth and hop on an Indian Trails bus to Ashland then BART local bus system to Bayfield
Local Round Trip Fee: $35/5 hrs
LA Round Trip Bus: $460/4 days
NYC Round Trip Bus: $380/4 days
CHI Round Trip Bus: $210/2 days
Entrance Fee: $80/US NPS year pass
Camping Fees: $15-30/night
Train and/or bus to Marquette and hop on the Alger County Transit Regional bus then on to their Backpacker bus
Local Round Trip Fee: $51/4 hrs
LA Round Trip Train: $600/5 days
NYC Round Trip Train: $450/4 days
CHI Round Trip Train: $220/1 day
Entrance Fee: $80/US NPS year pass
Camping Fees: $15+$5/night
Bus to Grand Rapids and hop on the Indian Trail bus to Traverse City, then take a BATA bus to the park area
Local Round Trip Fee: $56/1 hrs
LA Round Trip Bus: $460/4 days
NYC Round Trip Bus: $280/4 days
CHI Round Trip Bus: $50/6 hrs
Entrance Fee: $80/US NPS year pass
Camping Fees: $10-50/night