Yellowstone, Grand Canyon under snow: 20 dazzling photos of America's national parks this winter

Canyonlands National Park received 13 inches of snow during the week of Jan. 16, 2023. (NPS/A. Burke)

A fox snuggles in the snow at Lake Clark National Park and Preserve in Alaska. (NPS Photo/J. Mills)

Elk gather at dawn below the snowy dunes of Great Sand Dunes National Park in Colorado on Jan. 2, 2023. (NPS/Patrick Myers)

Elk gather along the Temporary North Entrance Road at Yellowstone National Park on Jan. 11, 2023. (NPS/Jacob W. Frank)

The Grand Canyon Lodge veranda is shown under a thick covering of snow at Grand Canyon National Park on Jan. 23, 2023. (NPS Photo/T. Hopp)

A coyote rests on ice on the Lamar River in Yellowstone National Park on Dec. 10, 2022. (NPS/Addy Falgoust)

North Rim staff enjoy a ski patrol near the Transept Trail at Grand Canyon National Park on Jan. 18, 2023. (NPS Photo)

A fresh layer of snow blankets Great Sand Dunes National Park's Star Dune, one of the tallest dunes in North America at 741 feet (226 m). (NPS/Patrick Myers)

Two adventurers go cross-country skiing from Tower Junction at Yellowstone National Park on Dec. 18, 2022. (NPS/Jacob W. Frank)

Hoarfrost near Lost Creek Falls at Yellowstone National Park on Dec. 4, 2022. (NPS/Jacob W. Frank)

Bryce Canyon National Park is shown after snowfall on Dec. 12, 2022. (NPS/Brian Warner)

A bull bison with a snow-covered face enjoys Yellowstone National Park's winter weather on Dec. 14, 2022. (NPS/Addy Falgoust)

The San Luis Valley at Great Sand Dunes National Park can have ideal conditions for frost flowers, also known as hoarfrost, to form on ice, such as this one captured on Jan. 2, 2023. (NPS/Patrick Myers)

Snow covers Yellowstone National Park's landscape overlooking the Yellowstone River near Tower General Store on Dec. 18, 2022. (NPS/Jacob W. Frank)

The Havasupai Gardens Ranger Station during a snowstorm on Jan. 23, 2023, at Grand Canyon National Park. (NPS Photo/M. Mento)

A bull moose walks through the snow in front of Hellroaring Mountain at Yellowstone National Park on Dec. 10, 2022. (NPS/Addy Falgoust)

The sun sets over the snow-covered desert at Canyonlands National Park in Utah. (NPS/K. Carpenter)

Roosevelt Lodge is covered in snow in Yellowstone National Park on Dec. 4, 2022. (NPS/Jacob W. Frank)

A photographer snaps a photo of three bears roaming Lake Clark National Park among the snowy mountain landscape. (NPS/K. Lewandowski)

Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico is covered in ice on Jan. 31, 2023. (NPS/A. Mazzucco)