National parks in the United States
As of 2023, in total, there are 63 national parks in the United States operated by the National Park Service.
In addition to the 63 national parks, there are many more national seashores, national memorials, national historical parks, national monuments, and more nationally designated sites also operated by the National Park Service.
Listed here below are national park vacation planning tips for the national parks that are on this blog!
PLAN YOUR NATIONAL PARK ROAD TRIP!
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More national parks in the U.S.
Top 10 most visited national parks in the United States in 2020
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee TN and North Carolina NC
- Yellowstone National Park, Montana MT and Wyoming WY and Idaho ID
- Zion National Park, Utah UT
- Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado CO
- Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming WY
- Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona AZ
- Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio OH
- Acadia National Park, Maine ME
- Olympic National Park, Washington WA
- Joshua Tree National Park, California CA
Top 10 most visited national parks in the United States in 2019
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee TN and North Carolina NC
- Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona AZ
- Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado CO
- Zion National Park, Utah UT
- Yosemite National Park, California CA
- Yellowstone National Park, Montana MT and Wyoming WY and Idaho ID
- Acadia National Park, Maine ME
- Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming WY
- Olympic National Park, Washington WA
- Glacier National Park, Montana MT
Top 10 most visited national park sites in the United States in 2020
- Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina NC and Virginia VA
- Golden Gate National Recreation Area, California CA
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina NC and Tennessee TN
- Gateway National Recreation Area, New York NY and New Jersey NJ
- Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada NV and Arizona AZ
- George Washington Memorial Parkway, Virginia VA and DC
- Natchez Trace Parkway, Mississippi MS and Alabama AL and Tennessee TN
- Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, DC and Maryland MD and West Virginia WV
- Cape Cod National Seashore, Massachusetts MA
- Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, New Jersey NJ and Pennsylvania PA
Top 10 most visited national park sites in the United States in 2019
- Golden Gate National Recreation Area, California CA
- Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina NC and Virginia VA
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina NC and Tennessee TN
- Gateway National Recreation Area, New York NY and New Jersey NJ
- Lincoln Memorial, DC
- George Washington Memorial Parkway, Virginia VA and DC
- Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada NV and Arizona AZ
- Natchez Trace Parkway, Mississippi MS and Alabama AL and Tennessee TN
- Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona AZ
- Gulf Islands National Seashore, Florida FL and Mississippi MS
Find a national park site near you!
See this interactive map and click on your state!
HAPPY PLANNING YOUR NATIONAL PARK ROAD TRIP TO SEE AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL!
National parks I’ve been to:
- Alaska: Glacier Bay (plus I have SEEN from afar Wrangell St Elias and Lake Clark)
- Arizona: Grand Canyon
- Florida: Everglades
- Hawaii: Haleakala, Hawaii Volcanoes
- Indiana: Indiana Dunes
- Kentucky: Mammoth Cave
- North Dakota: Theodore Roosevelt
- Ohio: Cuyahoga Valley
- South Carolina: Congaree
- South Dakota: Badlands, Wind Cave
- Tennessee / North Carolina: Great Smoky Mountains
- Utah: Bryce Canyon, Zion
- Virginia: Shenandoah
- West Virginia: New River Gorge
- Wyoming: Grand Teton, Yellowstone
- American Samoa: American Samoa!
That is 20 down, 43 to go!
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