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Rangers Rank Most Dangerous National Parks
August 30, 2003
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The 10 most dangerous national parks, compiled by the U.S. Park Rangers Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police and ranked according to their dangers to park rangers – not the visiting public. The ranking is not based on criminal data from national parks.
Top 10 Most Dangerous Parks:
- Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument (Arizona)
- Amistad National Recreation Area (Texas)
- Big Bend National Park (Texas)
- Lake Mead National Recreation Area (Nevada/Arizona)
- Coronado National Memorial (Arizona)
- Biscayne National Park (Florida)
- Shenandoah National Park (Virginia)
- Delaware Water Gap (New Jersey/Pennsylvania)
- Edison National Historic Site (New Jersey)
- Yellowstone National Park (Wyoming)
Dishonorable Mentions:
– Mojave National Preserve (California)
– Bandelier National Monument (New Mexico)
– Padre Island National Seashore (Texas)
– Devil’s Postpile National Monument (California)
– Grand Canyon National Park (Arizona)
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