Ada is the most affordable Oklahoma town near Chickasaw National Recreation Area, where rent runs $894 and a national park ...

Alliance is the most affordable Ohio town near Cuyahoga Valley National Park, where rent runs $836 and a local doctor bred ...

Kanab is the most affordable Utah town near Zion National Park, where rent runs $986 and Hollywood shot westerns in the red ...

Waynesville is the most affordable North Carolina town near Great Smoky Mountains National Park, where rent runs $1,070 and ...

Alamogordo is the most affordable New Mexico town near White Sands National Park, where rent runs $902 and a 1983 Atari ...

Ashland is the most affordable Wisconsin town near Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, where rent runs $753 and 20-plus ...

The entire Teton County in Wyoming is considered an International Dark Sky Community, and it’s the best spot for stargazing.

Twentynine Palms is the most affordable California town near Joshua Tree National Park, with rent near $1,352, 26 murals, and ...

Florida City is the most affordable Florida town near Everglades National Park, where rent runs $1,362 and the mainland ...

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Merced is the most affordable California city near Yosemite National Park, 70 miles from Arch Rock, where rent runs $1,393 ...

Blackfoot is the most affordable Idaho town near Craters of the Moon National Monument, where rent runs $839 and one acre ...