NatParksPalettes
Color palette package inspired by National Parks
Install / Use
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National Parks Palettes <img align="right" src="https://github.com/kevinsblake/NatParksPalettes/blob/main/photos/hex/hex.png" width=300>
Color palettes inspired by National Parks.
NatParksPalettes is comprised of 30 color palettes, including 12 colorblind-friendly palettes, based on photos of national parks from around the world. Compatible with {ggplot2} in R and QGIS.
For more National Parks inspired palettes, see the nationalparkcolors package. Palettes converted to .xml with Convert R palette to QGIS Style XML.
Content
Install Package
R
NatParksPalettes is on CRAN and able to be downloaded in R. It can still be installed through GitHub.
# Install through CRAN
install.packages("NatParksPalettes")
# Install through GitHub
install.packages("devtools")
devtools::install_github("kevinsblake/NatParksPalettes")
QGIS
From QGIS, open Settings Style Manager... expand the Import/Export drop-down menu and select Import Item(s).... Expand the Import from drop-down menu, select URL, and paste this URL:
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kevinsblake/NatParksPalettes/main/GIS/NatParksPalettes.xml
Then select Fetch Items. Choose individual palettes or select Select All then select Import.
Usage
library(NatParksPalettes)
names(NatParksPalettes)
[1] "Acadia" "Arches" "Arches2" "Banff" "BryceCanyon" "CapitolReef" "Chamonix" "CraterLake" "Cuyahoga" "DeathValley" "Denali"
[12] "Everglades" "Glacier" "GrandCanyon" "Halekala" "IguazuFalls" "KingsCanyon" "LakeNakuru" "Olympic" "Redwood" "RockyMtn" "Saguaro"
[23] "SmokyMtns" "SouthDowns" "Torres" "Triglav" "WindCave" "Volcanoes" "Yellowstone" "Yosemite"
Palettes
All Palettes

Acadia NP, USA

- Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse on Mount Desert Island, Jon Bilous, Dreamstime, LINK
- Colorblind-Friendly
Arches NP, USA

- Delicate Arch with the La Sal Mountains in the background, Depositphotos, LINK
- Colorblind-Friendly
Arches NP (2), USA

- Delicate Arch evening, Lavish Singal LINK
- Colorblind-Friendly
Banff NP, Canada

- Moraine Lake, Andy Holmes, LINK
Bryce Canyon NP, USA

- Sunrise Point, LINK
Capitol Reef NP, USA

- Chinle Formation, NPS, LINK
- Colorblind-Friendly
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc NP, France

- Aiguille du Midi, LINK
Crater Lake NP, USA

- Crater Lake, NPS, LINK
Cuyahoga NP, USA

- Buttermilk Falls, Benjamin Lehman / Flickr, LINK
- Colorblind-Friendly
Death Valley NP, USA

- Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, LINK
- Colorblind-Friendly
Denali NP, USA

- Getty Images, LINK
Everglades NP, USA

- Aerial view, Getty Images, LINK
Glacier NP, USA

- Inside an ice cave with blue ice, Kevin Haney, NPS, LINK
- Colorblind-Friendly
Grand Canyon NP, USA

- Toroweap point at sunrise, Sumiko Scott, Shutterstock, LINK
Halekala NP, USA

- Pele's Paint Pot, Jonathan Irish, National Geographic, LINK
- Colorblind-Friendly
Iguazu Falls NP, Argentina & Brazil

- Iguazu Falls, LINK
Kings Canyon NP, USA

- Karla Rivera, LINK
- Colorblind-Friendly
Lake Nakuru NP, Kenya

- Flamingos in Lake Nakuu, LINK
Olympic NP, USA

- Sol Duc, Scott Malagold, LINK
Redwood NP, USA

- Boy Scout Tree Trail, Lana Law, LINK
Rocky Mountain NP, USA

- Bear Lake, Estes Park, LINK
Saguaro NP, USA

- NPS, LINK
Smoky Mountains NP, USA

- Little River Road heading to Cades Cove, Norman Lathrop, LINK
South Downs NP, UK

- Seven Sisters, John Harper/Corbis, LINK
Torres del Paine NP, Chile

- Cordillera Paine mountains, LINK
Triglav NP, Slovenia

- Triglav mountain, LINK
- Colorblind-Friendly
Wind Cave NP, USA

- Cratework formation, NPS, LINK
- Colorblind-Friendly
Hawai'i Volcanoes NP, USA

- Eruption, NPS Photo/Janice Wei, LINK
- Colorblind-Friendly
Yellowstone NP, USA

- Grand Prismatic Spring at Yellowstone’s Midway Geyser Basin, Grant Ordelheide, LINK
Yosemite NP, USA

- Yosemite Valley, Leanne Harjer, LINK
Functions
You can retrieve palettes using various methods listed below.
natparks.pals(name="DeathVal
