List of national parks of the United States National parks National parks

| Name_ | Location_ | Date_established | Area | Description_ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glacier Bay | Alaska , 58°30′N 137°00′W﻿ / ﻿58.50°N 137.00°W | December 2, 1980 | 3,224,840.31 acres (13,050.5 km2) | Glacier Bay has numerous tidewater glaciers, mountains, and fjords. The temperate rainforest and the bay are home to grizzly bears, mountain goats, whales, seals, and eagles. When discovered in 1794 by George Vancouver, the entire bay was covered by ice, but the glaciers have receded over 65 miles (105 km). |
| Grand Canyon | Arizona , 36°04′N 112°08′W﻿ / ﻿36.06°N 112.14°W | February 26, 1919 | 1,217,403.32 acres (4,926.7 km2) | The Grand Canyon, carved out by the Colorado River, is 277 miles (446 km) long, up to 1 mile (1.6 km) deep, and up to 15 miles (24 km) wide. Millions of years of exposure has formed colorful layers of the Colorado Plateau in mesas and canyon walls. |