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Top 10 Least-Crowded Parks For Solitude Seekers

If you're tired of tackling tourist crowds and would rather swap busy viewpoints for serene landscapes, these ten remote national parks offer a quiet escape

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Northeast Greenland National Park, Greenland

The world’s largest national park has no permanent human residents. Here, access is strictly regulated, and the landscape is dominated by ice sheets, long fjords, and wide stretches of Arctic tundra.

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Gates Of The Arctic National Park, USA

This park has no roads, marked trails, or established campsites. Entirely north of the Arctic Circle, it is typically reached by bush plane or through multi-day travel across unmarked wilderness.

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Namib-Naukluft Park, Namibia

While Sossusvlei attracts most visitors, the park’s northern gravel plains and the Naukluft Mountains are quieter. The setting is defined by extreme aridity, massive rock formations, and vast open space.

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Sarek National Park, Sweden

Sarek contains six of Sweden’s thirteen highest peaks and close to 100 glaciers. With no clear routes, it requires strong wilderness navigation skills.

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Purnululu National Park, Australia

Located in the remote Kimberley region, Purnululu is best known for the Bungle Bungle Range. Its distance from major cities, along with seasonal restrictions, keeps visitor numbers lower.

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Sangay National Park, Ecuador

Sangay's geography ranges from tropical rainforests to three volcanoes. Difficult access and heavy rainfall discourage casual tourism, leaving large areas comparatively undisturbed.

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Altai Tavan Bogd National Park, Mongolia

Set in Mongolia’s far west, this park protects the country’s five highest peaks. It lies in a remote border zone, where most human encounters are limited to semi-nomadic herding communities.

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Kluane National Park, Canada

Kluane includes Mount Logan, Canada’s highest peak, and a vast interior icefield. With limited road access, most visitors stay on a few perimeter trails rather than venture deep into the park.

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Jigme Dorji National Park, Bhutan

Bhutan’s daily tourism fee naturally limits visitor numbers. The park covers multiple climate zones and supports protected wildlife, including blue sheep and the snow leopard, in mountain habitats.

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Fjordland National Park, New Zealand

Milford Sound draws the bulk of visitors, but southern fjords, such as Dusky Sound, have no road access. The landscape is shaped by dense rainforest and steep glacial valleys with minimal footfall.