The National Parks: America's Best Idea: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Filmed over the course of more than six years at some of nature's most spectacular locales – from Acadia to Yosemite, Yellowstone to the Grand Canyon, the Everglades of Florida to the Gates of the Arctic in Alaska - The National Parks: America's Best Idea is nonetheless a story of people: people from every conceivable background – rich and poor; famous and unknown; soldiers and scientists; natives and newcomers; idealists, artists and entrepreneurs; people who were willing to devote themselves to saving some precious portion of the land they loved, and in doing so reminded their fellow citizens of the full meaning of democracy.

Series details

• Title: The National Parks: America's Best Idea
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: History
• Premiere date: 2009-09-27
• Final broadcast date listed: 2009-10-02
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: PBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 120 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 8265
• IMDb ID: tt1464482
• TVDB ID: 116171

Cast and credited roles

• Ken Burns — Filmmaker
• Dayton Duncan — Filmmaker
• Peter Coyote — Narrator

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2009-09-27; final listed air date 2009-10-02; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from The National Parks: America's Best Idea on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.