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

| Name_ | Location_ | Date_established | Area | Description_ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Canyon | California , 36°48′N 118°33′W﻿ / ﻿36.80°N 118.55°W | March 4, 1940 | 461,901.20 acres (1,869.2 km2) | Home to several Giant sequoia groves and the General Grant Tree, the world`s second largest, this park also has part of the Kings River, site of the granite Kings Canyon, and San Joaquin River, as well as the Boyden Cave. |
| Kobuk Valley | Alaska , 67°33′N 159°17′W﻿ / ﻿67.55°N 159.28°W | December 2, 1980 | 1,750,716.50 acres (7,084.9 km2) | Kobuk Valley has 61 miles (98 km) of the Kobuk River and three regions of sand dunes. Created by glaciers, the Great Kobuk, the Little Kobuk, and the 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. Twice a year, half a million caribou migrate through the dunes and across river bluffs that contain ice age fossils. |