Do you want the bright side very first or the bad news? A new research study notes the 10 safest national forests in the United States and the 10 most harmful. Can you guess which park tops either list?
First fortunately. The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri, which feels more like a landmark, tops the list of safest national forests in the U.S. Now, the bad news. The nation’s most dangerous national forest by this study’s metrics is North Cascades National Forest in Washington.
Without more ado, here are the rankings (see below to find out more about the research study’s approach):
The 10 Most Safe U.S. National Parks
- Entrance Arch National Park
- Indiana Dunes National Forest
- Massive Cave National Park
- Scared Forest National Forest
- Cuyahoga Valley National Park
- Channel Islands National Forest
- Haleakalā National Forest
- New River Gorge National Park
- Congaree National Park
- Virgin Islands National Forest
The 10 The Majority Of Harmful U.S. National Parks
- North Cascades National Forest
- Lake Clark National Forest
- Denali National Forest
- Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
- Island Royale National Park
- Gates of the Arctic National Park
- Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Forest
- Grand Teton National Forest
- Yellowstone National Park
- Glacier Bay National Park
Notes on Method
To figure out these rankings, the business took into account elements like deaths per million visitors, most typical reason for casualties, harmful animals present in the park (and abundance of the animal within the park), greatest and lowest typical temperature levels, record high and record low temperatures, average number of search-and-rescue (SAR) events each year, SAR occurrences per million visitors, vertical relief in elevation, whether the park has cell service, and whether the park has Wi-Fi.
Each park got a score per safety aspect, and then the company totaled ball games. The greatest ratings landed parks on the most unsafe list. The lowest scores landed parks on the safest list.
See the complete results here.
A new research study lists the 10 safest national forests in the United States and the 10 most harmful. Can you guess which one tops either list?