--- title: Breathtaking Views of the National Parks From Space description: On the 99th anniversary of the National Parks service, we take a unique view of some of our most beloved and treasured parks. canonical: https://time.com/4009904/see-breathtaking-views-of-the-national-parks-from-space/ author: TIME Photo article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-08-25T16:36:45.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T05:01:56.195Z article:section: Science og:title: See Breathtaking Views of the National Parks From Space og:description: Yosemite, Redwood, and other famous parks as they look from outer space og:url: https://time.com/4009904/see-breathtaking-views-of-the-national-parks-from-space/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt71a29fea57ff7c6d/698860bd0a4a2218159c5c77/nasa-whitesands-space-aug-2015.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3600 og:image:height: 2025 og:image:alt: NASA - White Sands National Monument og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: See Breathtaking Views of the National Parks From Space twitter:description: Yosemite, Redwood, and other famous parks as they look from outer space twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt71a29fea57ff7c6d/698860bd0a4a2218159c5c77/nasa-whitesands-space-aug-2015.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # See Breathtaking Views of the National Parks From Space > Sponsored content. 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