The United States National Park System has grown rapidly since the country’s first national park (Yellowstone National Park) was established in 1872.
Today, there are over 400 national parks in existence throughout the country. Interestingly, though, only 63 of them have earned the official “National Park” title.
Are you curious about these Congressionally designated protected areas? If so, read on for a complete list, as well as a breakdown of where to find them:
Acadia National Park – State(s)/Territory: Maine
National Park of American – State(s)/Territory: American Samoa
Arches National Park – State(s)/Territory: Utah
Badlands National Park – State(s)/Territory: South Dakota
Big Bend National Park – State(s)/Territory: Texas
Biscayne National Park – State(s)/Territory: Florida
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park – State(s)/Territory: Colorado
Bryce Canyon National Park – State(s)/Territory: Utah
Canyonlands National Park – State(s)/Territory: Utah
Capitol Reef National Park – State(s)/Territory: Utah
Carlsbad Caverns National Park – State(s)/Territory: New Mexico
Channel Islands National Park – State(s)/Territory: California
Congaree National Park – State(s)/Territory: South Carolina
Crater Lake National Park – State(s)/Territory: Oregon
Cuyahoga Valley National Park – State(s)/Territory: Ohio
Death Valley National Park – State(s)/Territory: California, Nevada
Denali National Park & Preserve – State(s)/Territory: Alaska
Dry Tortugas National Park – State(s)/Territory: Florida
Everglades National Park – State(s)/Territory: Florida
Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve – State(s)/Territory: Alaska
Gateway Arch National Park – State(s)/Territory: Missouri
Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve – State(s)/Territory: Alaska
Glacier National Park – State(s)/Territory: Montana
Grand Canyon National Park – State(s)/Territory: Arizona
Grand Teton National Park – State(s)/Territory: Wyoming
Great Basin National Park – State(s)/Territory: Nevada
Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve – State(s)/Territory: Colorado
Great Smoky Mountains National Park – State(s)/Territory: Tennessee, North Carolina
Guadalupe Mountains National Park – State(s)/Territory: Texas
Haleakalā National Park – State(s)/Territory: Hawaii
Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park – State(s)/Territory: Hawaii
Hot Springs National Park – State(s)/Territory: Arkansas
Olympic National Park – State(s)/Territory: Washington
Petrified Forest National Park – State(s)/Territory: Arizona
Pinnacles National Park – State(s)/Territory: California
Redwood National Park – State(s)/Territory: California
Rocky Mountain National Park – State(s)/Territory: Colorado
Saguaro National Park – State(s)/Territory: Arizona
Sequoia National Park – State(s)/Territory: California
Shenandoah National Park – State(s)/Territory: Virginia
Theodore Roosevelt National Park – State(s)/Territory: North Dakota
Virgin Islands National Park – State(s)/Territory: United States Virgin Islands
Voyageurs National Park – State(s)/Territory: Minnesota
White Sands National Park – State(s)/Territory: New Mexico
Wind Cave National Park – State(s)/Territory: South Dakota
Wrangell – St. Elias National Park & Preserve – State(s)/Territory: Alaska
Indiana Dunes National Park – State(s)/Territory: Indiana
Isle Royale National Park – State(s)/Territory: Michigan
Joshua Tree National Park – State(s)/Territory: California
Katmai National Park & Preserve – State(s)/Territory: Alaska
Kenai Fjords National Park – State(s)/Territory: Alaska
Kings Canyon National Park – State(s)/Territory: California
Kobuk Valley National Park – State(s)/Territory: Alaska
Lake Clark National Park & Preserve – State(s)/Territory: Alaska
Lassen Volcanic National Park – State(s)/Territory: California
Mammoth Cave National Park – State(s)/Territory: Kentucky
Mesa Verde National Park – State(s)/Territory: Colorado
Mount Rainier National Park – State(s)/Territory: Washington
New River Gorge National Park & Preserve – State(s)/Territory: West Virginia
North Cascades National Park – State(s)/Territory: Washington
Yellowstone National Park – State(s)/Territory: Wyoming, Montana, Idaho
Yosemite National Park – State(s)/Territory: California
Zion National Park – State(s)/Territory: Utah