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America's deadliest national parks

USA TODAY
# 1 - North Cascades National Park 625.35 deaths per 10 million visits
# 1 - North Cascades National Park
625.35 deaths per 10 million visits
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#2 - Denali National Park & Preserve 100.50 deaths per 10 million visits
#2 - Denali National Park & Preserve
100.50 deaths per 10 million visits
Tim Rains, National Park Service
#3 - Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River 68.52 deaths per 10 million visits
#3 - Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River
68.52 deaths per 10 million visits
David Soete, NPS Photo
#4 - Big Thicket National Preserve 66.92 deaths per 10 million visits
#4 - Big Thicket National Preserve
66.92 deaths per 10 million visits
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#5 - Little River Canyon National Preserve 53.13 deaths per 10 million visits
#5 - Little River Canyon National Preserve
53.13 deaths per 10 million visits
Matt Switzer, NPS Photo
#6 - New River Gorge National River 44.73 deaths per 10 million visits
#6 - New River Gorge National River
44.73 deaths per 10 million visits
JON C. HANCOCK, ASSOCIATED PRESS
#7 - Virgin Islands National Park 39.94 deaths per 10 million visits
#7 - Virgin Islands National Park
39.94 deaths per 10 million visits
Anne Finney, NPS Photo
#8 - Mount Rainier National Park 37.72 deaths per 10 million visits
#8 - Mount Rainier National Park
37.72 deaths per 10 million visits
Ted S. Warren, AP
#9 - Redwood National and State Parks 36.60 deaths per 10 million visits
#9 - Redwood National and State Parks
36.60 deaths per 10 million visits
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#10 - Big Bend National Park 36.37 deaths per 10 million visits
#10 - Big Bend National Park
36.37 deaths per 10 million visits
Cookie Ballou, NPS Photo
#11 - Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks 33.22 deaths per 10 million visits
#11 - Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks
33.22 deaths per 10 million visits
NPS Photo
#12 - Channel Islands National Park 31.53 deaths per 10 million visits
#12 - Channel Islands National Park
31.53 deaths per 10 million visits
Brett Seymour, NPS Photo
#13 - Glen Canyon National Recreation Area 29.86 deaths per 10 million visits
#13 - Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
29.86 deaths per 10 million visits
Ross D. Franklin, AP
#14 - Yosemite National Park 28.01 deaths per 10 million visits
#14 - Yosemite National Park
28.01 deaths per 10 million visits
Jamie Richards, National Park Service Via AP
#15 - Death Valley National Park 26.57 deaths per 10 million visits
#15 - Death Valley National Park
26.57 deaths per 10 million visits
NPS Photo
#16 - Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway 26.09 deaths per 10 million visits
#16 - Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
26.09 deaths per 10 million visits
Jean Van Tatenhove, NPS Photo
#17 - Canyonlands National Park 24.43 deaths per 10 million visits
#17 - Canyonlands National Park
24.43 deaths per 10 million visits
Mackenzie Reed, NPS Photo
#18 - Colorado National Monument 23.69 deaths per 10 million visits
#18 - Colorado National Monument
23.69 deaths per 10 million visits
Victoria Stauffenberg, NPS Photo
#19 - Lake Mead National Recreation Area 23.41 deaths per 10 million visits
#19 - Lake Mead National Recreation Area
23.41 deaths per 10 million visits
Ethan Miller, Getty Images
#20 - Biscayne National Park 23.21 deaths per 10 million visits
#20 - Biscayne National Park
23.21 deaths per 10 million visits
Shaun Wolfe, NPS Photo
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