List of national parks of the United States
National parks
Table:
Name	Image	Location	Date established as park	Area (2017)	Recreation visitors (2018)	Description

Acadia	-	Maine 44°21′N 68°13′W / 44.35°N 68.21°W	February 26, 1919	49,075.26 acres (198.6 km2)	3,537,575	Covering most of Mount Desert Island and other coastal islands, Acadia features the tallest mountain on the Atlantic coast of the United States, granite peaks, ocean shoreline, woodlands, and lakes.

American Samoa	-	American Samoa 14°15′S 170°41′W / 14.25°S 170.68°W	October 31, 1988	8,256.67 acres (33.4 km2)	28,626	The southernmost national park is on three Samoan islands and protects coral reefs, rainforests, volcanic mountains, and white beaches. The area is also home to flying foxes, brown boobies, sea turtles, and 900 species of fish.

Arches	-	Utah 38°41′N 109°34′W / 38.68°N 109.57°W	November 12, 1971	76,678.98 acres (310.3 km2)	1,663,557	This site features more than 2,000 natural sandstone arches, with some of the most popular arches in the park being Delicate Arch, Landscape Arch and Double Arch.

Badlands	-	South Dakota 43°45′N 102°30′W / 43.75°N 102.50°W	November 10, 1978	242,755.94 acres (982.4 km2)	1,008,942	The Badlands are a collection of buttes, pinnacles, spires, and mixed-grass prairies. The White River Badlands contain the largest assemblage of known late Eocene and Oligocene mammal fossils.

Big Bend	-	Texas 29°15′N 103°15′W / 29.25°N 103.25°W	June 12, 1944	801,163.21 acres (3,242.2 km2)	440,091	Named for the prominent bend in the Rio Grande along the U.S.–Mexico border, this park encompasses a large and remote part of the Chihuahuan Desert.

Biscayne	-	Florida 25°39′N 80°05′W / 25.65°N 80.08°W	June 28, 1980	172,971.11 acres (700.0 km2)	469,253	Located in Biscayne Bay, this park at the north end of the Florida Keys has four interrelated marine ecosystems: mangrove forest, the Bay, the Keys, and coral reefs.

Black Canyon of the Gunnison	-	Colorado 38°34′N 107°43′W / 38.57°N 107.72°W	October 21, 1999	30,780.76 acres (124.6 km2)	308,962	The park protects a quarter of the Gunnison River, which slices sheer canyon walls from dark Precambrian-era rock. The canyon features some of the steepest cliffs and oldest rock in North America, and is a popular site for river rafting and rock climbing.

Bryce Canyon	-	Utah 37°34′N 112°11′W / 37.57°N 112.18°W	February 25, 1928	35,835.08 acres (145.0 km2)	2,679,478	Bryce Canyon is a geological amphitheater on the Paunsaugunt Plateau with hundreds of tall, multicolored sandstone hoodoos formed by erosion. The region was originally settled by Native Americans and later by Mormon pioneers.

Canyonlands	-	Utah 38°12′N 109°56′W / 38.2°N 109.93°W	September 12, 1964	337,597.83 acres (1,366.2 km2)	739,449	This landscape was eroded into a maze of canyons, buttes, and mesas by the combined efforts of the Colorado River, Green River, and their tributaries, which divide the park into three districts.

Capitol Reef	Cassidy Arch, Capitol Reef National Park.JPG	Utah 38°12′N 111°10′W / 38.20°N 111.17°W	December 18, 1971	241,904.50 acres (979.0 km2)	1,227,627	The park's Waterpocket Fold is a 100-mile (160 km) monocline that exhibits the earth's diverse geologic layers. Other natural features include monoliths, cliffs, and sandstone domes shaped like the United States Capitol.

Carlsbad Caverns *	-	New Mexico 32°10′N 104°26′W / 32.17°N 104.44°W	May 14, 1930	46,766.45 acres (189.3 km2)	465,912	Carlsbad Caverns has 117 caves, the longest of which is over 120 miles (190 km) long. The Big Room is almost 4,000 feet (1,200 m) long, and the caves are home to over 400,000 Mexican free-tailed bats and sixteen other species.

Channel Islands	-	California 34°01′N 119°25′W / 34.01°N 119.42°W	March 5, 1980	249,561.00 acres (1,009.9 km2)	366,250	Five of the eight Channel Islands are protected, and half of the park's area is underwater. The islands have a unique Mediterranean ecosystem originally settled by the Chumash people.

Congaree	-	South Carolina 33°47′N 80°47′W / 33.78°N 80.78°W	November 10, 2003	26,539.22 acres (107.4 km2)	145,929	On the Congaree River, this park is the largest portion of old-growth floodplain forest left in North America. Some of the trees are the tallest in the eastern United States.

Crater Lake	-	Oregon 42°56′N 122°06′W / 42.94°N 122.1°W	May 22, 1902	183,224.05 acres (741.5 km2)	720,659	Crater Lake lies in the caldera of an ancient volcano called Mount Mazama that collapsed 7,700 years ago. The lake is the deepest in the United States and is noted for its vivid blue color and water clarity.

Cuyahoga Valley	-	Ohio 41°14′N 81°33′W / 41.24°N 81.55°W	October 11, 2000	32,572.35 acres (131.8 km2)	2,096,053	This park along the Cuyahoga River has waterfalls, hills, trails, and exhibits on early rural living. The Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail follows the Ohio and Erie Canal, where mules towed canal boats.

Death Valley	-	California, Nevada 36°14′N 116°49′W / 36.24°N 116.82°W	October 31, 1994	3,373,063.14 acres (13,650.3 km2)	1,678,660	Death Valley is the hottest, lowest, and driest place in the United States, with daytime temperatures that have exceeded 130 °F (54 °C).

Denali	-	Alaska 63°20′N 150°30′W / 63.33°N 150.50°W	February 26, 1917	4,740,911.16 acres (19,185.8 km2)	594,660	Centered on Denali, the tallest mountain in North America, Denali is serviced by a single road leading to Wonder Lake. Denali and other peaks of the Alaska Range are covered with long glaciers and boreal forest.

Dry Tortugas	-	Florida 24°38′N 82°52′W / 24.63°N 82.87°W	October 26, 1992	64,701.22 acres (261.8 km2)	56,810	The islands of the Dry Tortugas, at the westernmost end of the Florida Keys, are the site of Fort Jefferson, a Civil War-era fort that is the largest masonry structure in the Western Hemisphere.

Everglades	-	Florida 25°19′N 80°56′W / 25.32°N 80.93°W	May 30, 1934	1,508,934.25 acres (6,106.4 km2)	597,124	The Everglades are the largest tropical wilderness in the United States. This mangrove and tropical rainforest ecosystem and marine estuary is home to 36 protected species, including the Florida panther, American crocodile, and West Indian manatee.

Gates of the Arctic	-	Alaska 67°47′N 153°18′W / 67.78°N 153.30°W	December 2, 1980	7,523,897.45 acres (30,448.1 km2)	9,591	The country's northernmost park protects an expanse of pure wilderness in Alaska's Brooks Range and has no park facilities. The land is home to Alaska Natives who have relied on the land and caribou for 11,000 years.

Gateway Arch	-	Missouri 38°38′N 90°11′W / 38.63°N 90.19°W	February 22, 2018	192.83 acres (0.8 km2)	2,016,180	The Gateway Arch is a 630-foot (192 m) (both high and wide) catenary arch built to commemorate the Lewis and Clark Expedition, initiated by Thomas Jefferson, and the subsequent westward expansion of the country.

Glacier	-	Montana 48°48′N 114°00′W / 48.80°N 114.00°W	May 11, 1910	1,013,125.99 acres (4,100.0 km2)	2,965,309	The U.S. half of Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, this park includes 26 glaciers and 130 named lakes surrounded by Rocky Mountain peaks.

Glacier Bay	-	Alaska 58°30′N 137°00′W / 58.50°N 137.00°W	December 2, 1980	3,223,383.43 acres (13,044.6 km2)	597,915	Glacier Bay contains tidewater glaciers, mountains, fjords, and a temperate rainforest, and is home to large populations of grizzly bears, mountain goats, whales, seals, and eagles.

Grand Canyon *	-	Arizona 36°04′N 112°08′W / 36.06°N 112.14°W	February 26, 1919	1,201,647.03 acres (4,862.9 km2)	6,380,495	The Grand Canyon, carved by the mighty Colorado River, is 277 miles (446 km) long, up to 1 mile (1.6 km) deep, and up to 15 miles (24 km) wide.

Grand Teton	Teton Range from Glacier View Turnout-closeup.JPG	Wyoming 43°44′N 110°48′W / 43.73°N 110.80°W	February 26, 1929	310,044.22 acres (1,254.7 km2)	3,491,151	Grand Teton is the tallest mountain in the Teton Range. The park's historic Jackson Hole and reflective piedmont lakes teem with endemic wildlife, with a backdrop of craggy mountains that rise abruptly from the sage-covered valley.

Great Basin	-	Nevada 38°59′N 114°18′W / 38.98°N 114.30°W	October 27, 1986	77,180.00 acres (312.3 km2)	153,094	Based around Nevada's second tallest mountain, Wheeler Peak, Great Basin National Park contains 5,000-year-old bristlecone pines, a rock glacier, and the limestone Lehman Caves.

Great Sand Dunes	-	Colorado 37°44′N 105°31′W / 37.73°N 105.51°W	September 13, 2004	107,341.87 acres (434.4 km2)	442,905	The tallest sand dunes in North America, up to 750 feet (230 m) tall, were formed by deposits of the ancient Rio Grande in the San Luis Valley.

Great Smoky Mountains	Fall at Oconaluftee Overlook.JPG	Tennessee, North Carolina 35°41′N 83°32′W / 35.68°N 83.53°W	June 15, 1934	522,426.88 acres (2,114.2 km2)	11,421,200	The Great Smoky Mountains, part of the Appalachian Mountains, span a wide range of elevations, making them home to over 400 vertebrate species, 100 tree species, and 5000 plant species.

Guadalupe Mountains	-	Texas 31°55′N 104°52′W / 31.92°N 104.87°W	October 15, 1966	86,367.10 acres (349.5 km2)	172,347	This park contains Guadalupe Peak, the highest point in Texas, as well as the scenic McKittrick Canyon filled with bigtooth maples, a corner of the arid Chihuahuan Desert, and a fossilized coral reef from the Permian era.

Haleakalā	-	Hawaii 20°43′N 156°10′W / 20.72°N 156.17°W	August 1, 1916	33,264.62 acres (134.6 km2)	1,044,084	The Haleakalā volcano on Maui features a very large crater with numerous cinder cones, Hosmer's Grove of alien trees, the Kipahulu section's scenic pools of freshwater fish, and the native Hawaiian goose.

Hawaiʻi Volcanoes	-	Hawaii 19°23′N 155°12′W / 19.38°N 155.20°W	August 1, 1916	323,431.38 acres (1,308.9 km2)	1,116,891	This park on the Big Island protects the Kīlauea and Mauna Loa volcanoes, two of the world's most active geological features.

Hot Springs	-	Arkansas 34°31′N 93°03′W / 34.51°N 93.05°W	March 4, 1921	5,548.01 acres (22.5 km2)	1,506,887	Hot Springs was established as a federal reserve by Congress on April 20, 1832—the oldest area managed by the National Park Service.

Indiana Dunes	IndianaDunesBathHouse	Indiana 41°39′12″N 87°03′09″W / 41.6533°N 87.0524°W	February 15, 2019	15,067 acres (61.0 km2)	1,756,079	Previously designated a national lakeshore, the dunes run for nearly 25 miles (40 km) along the southern shore of Lake Michigan.

Isle Royale	-	Michigan 48°06′N 88°33′W / 48.10°N 88.55°W	April 3, 1940	571,790.30 acres (2,314.0 km2)	25,798	The largest island in Lake Superior is a place of isolation and wilderness. Along with its many shipwrecks, waterways, and hiking trails, the park also includes over 400 smaller islands within 4.5 miles (7.2 km) of its shores.

Joshua Tree	-	California 33°47′N 115°54′W / 33.79°N 115.90°W	October 31, 1994	790,635.74 acres (3,199.6 km2)	2,942,382	Covering large areas of the Colorado and Mojave Deserts and the Little San Bernardino Mountains, this desert landscape is populated by vast stands of Joshua trees.

Katmai	-	Alaska 58°30′N 155°00′W / 58.50°N 155.00°W	December 2, 1980	3,674,529.33 acres (14,870.3 km2)	37,818	This park on the Alaska Peninsula protects the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes, an ash flow formed by the 1912 eruption of Novarupta, as well as Mount Katmai.

Kenai Fjords	Exit Glacier Jul09.JPG	Alaska 59°55′N 149°39′W / 59.92°N 149.65°W	December 2, 1980	669,650.05 acres (2,710.0 km2)	321,596	Near Seward on the Kenai Peninsula, this park protects the Harding Icefield and at least 38 glaciers and fjords stemming from it.

Kings Canyon	KingsCanyonNP.JPG	California 36°48′N 118°33′W / 36.80°N 118.55°W	March 4, 1940	461,901.20 acres (1,869.2 km2)	699,023	Home to several giant sequoia groves and the General Grant Tree, the world's second largest measured tree, this park also features part of the Kings River, sculptor of the dramatic granite canyon that is its namesake, and the San Joaquin River, as well as Boyden Cave.

Kobuk Valley	-	Alaska 67°33′N 159°17′W / 67.55°N 159.28°W	December 2, 1980	1,750,716.16 acres (7,084.9 km2)	14,937	Kobuk Valley protects 61 miles (98 km) of the Kobuk River and three regions of sand dunes. Created by glaciers, the Great Kobuk, Little Kobuk, and Hunt River Sand Dunes can reach 100 feet (30 m) high and 100 °F (38 °C), and they are the largest dunes in the Arctic.

Lake Clark	-	Alaska 60°58′N 153°25′W / 60.97°N 153.42°W	December 2, 1980	2,619,816.49 acres (10,602.0 km2)	14,479	The region around Lake Clark features four active volcanoes, including Mount Redoubt, as well as an abundance of rivers, glaciers, and waterfalls.

Lassen Volcanic	-	California 40°29′N 121°31′W / 40.49°N 121.51°W	August 9, 1916	106,589.02 acres (431.4 km2)	499,435	Lassen Peak, the largest lava dome volcano in the world, is joined by all three other types of volcanoes in this park: shield, cinder cone, and composite.

Mammoth Cave	-	Kentucky 37°11′N 86°06′W / 37.18°N 86.10°W	July 1, 1941	54,011.91 acres (218.6 km2)	533,206	With more than 400 miles (640 km) of passageways explored, Mammoth Cave is the world's longest known cave system. Subterranean wildlife includes eight bat species, Kentucky cave shrimp, Northern cavefish, and cave salamanders.

Mesa Verde *	-	Colorado 37°11′N 108°29′W / 37.18°N 108.49°W	June 29, 1906	52,485.17 acres (212.4 km2)	563,420	This area constitutes over 4,000 archaeological sites of the Ancestral Puebloan people, who lived here and elsewhere in the Four Corners region for at least 700 years.

Mount Rainier	-	Washington 46°51′N 121°45′W / 46.85°N 121.75°W	March 2, 1899	236,381.64 acres (956.6 km2)	1,518,491	Mount Rainier, an active stratovolcano, is the most prominent peak in the Cascades and is covered by 26 named glaciers including Carbon Glacier and Emmons Glacier, the largest in the contiguous United States.

North Cascades	-	Washington 48°42′N 121°12′W / 48.70°N 121.20°W	October 2, 1968	504,780.94 acres (2,042.8 km2)	30,085	This complex includes two geographically distinct units of the national park, as well as Ross Lake and Lake Chelan National Recreation Areas.

Olympic	-	Washington 47°58′N 123°30′W / 47.97°N 123.50°W	June 29, 1938	922,649.41 acres (3,733.8 km2)	3,104,455	Situated on the Olympic Peninsula, this park includes a wide range of ecosystems from Pacific shoreline to temperate rainforests to the alpine slopes of the Olympic Mountains, the tallest of which is Mount Olympus.

Petrified Forest	-	Arizona 35°04′N 109°47′W / 35.07°N 109.78°W	December 9, 1962	221,390.21 acres (895.9 km2)	644,922	This portion of the Chinle Formation has a large concentration of 225-million-year-old petrified wood. The surrounding Painted Desert features eroded cliffs of red-hued volcanic rock called bentonite.

Pinnacles	-	California 36°29′N 121°10′W / 36.48°N 121.16°W	January 10, 2013	26,685.73 acres (108.0 km2)	222,152	Named for the eroded leftovers of a portion of an extinct volcano, the park's massive black and gold monoliths of andesite and rhyolite are a popular destination for rock climbers.

Redwood *	-	California 41°18′N 124°00′W / 41.30°N 124.00°W	October 2, 1968	138,999.37 acres (562.5 km2)	482,536	This park and the co-managed state parks protect almost half of all remaining coastal redwoods, the tallest trees on earth. There are three large river systems in this very seismically active area, and 37 miles (60 km) of protected coastline reveal tide pools and seastacks.

Rocky Mountain	-	Colorado 40°24′N 105°35′W / 40.40°N 105.58°W	January 26, 1915	265,795.20 acres (1,075.6 km2)	4,590,493	Bisected north to south by the Continental Divide, this portion of the Rockies has ecosystems varying from over 150 riparian lakes to montane and subalpine forests to treeless alpine tundra.

Saguaro	-	Arizona 32°15′N 110°30′W / 32.25°N 110.50°W	October 14, 1994	91,715.72 acres (371.2 km2)	957,405	Split into the separate Rincon Mountain and Tucson Mountain districts, this park is evidence that the dry Sonoran Desert is still home to a great variety of life spanning six biotic communities.

Sequoia	-	California 36°26′N 118°41′W / 36.43°N 118.68°W	September 25, 1890	404,062.63 acres (1,635.2 km2)	1,229,594	This park protects the Giant Forest, which boasts some of the world's largest trees, the General Sherman being the largest measured tree in the park.

Shenandoah	-	Virginia 38°32′N 78°21′W / 38.53°N 78.35°W	December 26, 1935	199,217.77 acres (806.2 km2)	1,264,880	Shenandoah's Blue Ridge Mountains are covered by hardwood forests that teem with a wide variety of wildlife. The Skyline Drive and Appalachian Trail run the entire length of this narrow park, along with more than 500 miles (800 km) of hiking trails passing scenic overlooks and cataracts of the Shenandoah River.

Theodore Roosevelt	-	North Dakota 46°58′N 103°27′W / 46.97°N 103.45°W	November 10, 1978	70,446.89 acres (285.1 km2)	749,389	This region that enticed and influenced President Theodore Roosevelt consists of a park of three units in the northern badlands. Besides Roosevelt's historic cabin, there are numerous scenic drives and backcountry hiking opportunities.

Virgin Islands	-	United States Virgin Islands 18°20′N 64°44′W / 18.33°N 64.73°W	August 2, 1956	14,940.00 acres (60.5 km2)	112,287	This island park on Saint John preserves Taíno archaeological sites and the ruins of sugar plantations from Columbus's time, as well as all the natural environs.

Voyageurs	-	Minnesota 48°30′N 92°53′W / 48.50°N 92.88°W	January 8, 1971	218,200.15 acres (883.0 km2)	239,656	This park protecting four lakes near the Canada–US border is a site for canoeing, kayaking, and fishing. The park also preserves a history populated by Ojibwe Native Americans, French fur traders called voyageurs, and gold miners.

Wind Cave	-	South Dakota 43°34′N 103°29′W / 43.57°N 103.48°W	January 9, 1903	33,970.84 acres (137.5 km2)	656,397	Wind Cave is distinctive for its calcite fin formations called boxwork, a unique formation rarely found elsewhere, and needle-like growths called frostwork.

Wrangell–St. Elias *	-	Alaska 61°00′N 142°00′W / 61.00°N 142.00°W	December 2, 1980	8,323,146.48 acres (33,682.6 km2)	79,450	An over 8 million acres (32,375 km2) plot of mountainous country—the largest national park in the system—protects the convergence of the Alaska, Chugach, and Wrangell-Saint Elias Ranges, which include many of the continent's tallest mountains and volcanoes, including the 18,008-foot Mount Saint Elias.

Yellowstone	-	Wyoming, Montana, Idaho 44°36′N 110°30′W / 44.60°N 110.50°W	March 1, 1872	2,219,790.71 acres (8,983.2 km2)	4,115,000	Situated on the Yellowstone Caldera, the park has an expansive network of geothermal areas including boiling mud pots, vividly colored hot springs such as Grand Prismatic Spring, and regularly erupting geysers, the best-known being Old Faithful.

Yosemite *	-	California 37°50′N 119°30′W / 37.83°N 119.50°W	October 1, 1890	761,747.50 acres (3,082.7 km2)	4,009,436	Yosemite features sheer granite cliffs, exceptionally tall waterfalls, and old-growth forests at a unique intersection of geology and hydrology. Half Dome and El Capitan rise from the park's centerpiece, the glacier-carved Yosemite Valley, and from its vertical walls drop Yosemite Falls, one of North America's tallest waterfalls at 2,425 feet (739 m) high.

Zion	-	Utah 37°18′N 113°03′W / 37.30°N 113.05°W	November 19, 1919	147,237.02 acres (595.8 km2)	4,320,033	Located at the junction of the Colorado Plateau, Great Basin, and Mojave Desert, this park contains sandstone features such as mesas, rock towers, and canyons, including the Virgin River Narrows.

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