There are many ways to experience the diversity and grandeur that is the United States National Park system. While a motorhome and minivan are popular options, there is no way to be more connected to your surroundings than astride a smooth, powerful motorcycle. And though National Parks are frequently car-infested, traffic fests full of tourists paying far more attention to the scenery than the road, the rides we've found dodge these annoyances.

• Acadia National Park, Maine
• Badlands National Park, South Dakota
• Big Bend National Park, Texas
• Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Colorado
• Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
• Glacier National Park, Montana
• Great Smokey Mountains National Park, North Carolina/Tennessee
• Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
• Shenandoah National Park, Virginia
• Yosemite National Park, California