7 National Parks With The Most Search & Rescues Every Year

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Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina / Tennessee

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Zion National Park, Utah

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Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado

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Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

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Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks, California

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Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona

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Yosemite National Park, California

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