Figured if I typed out all the national parks, that would help me learn and remember and know where they are.
- Yellowstone National Park (WY/MT/ID): America’s first national park, celebrated for its geothermal wonders (like Old Faithful), vibrant hot springs, and abundant wildlife.
- Yosemite National Park (CA): Iconic for its towering granite peaks (Half Dome, El Capitan), ancient giant sequoias, and spectacular waterfalls.
- Zion National Park (UT): Known for its towering, steep red sandstone cliffs and thrilling hikes through the Virgin River in "The Narrows".
- Glacier National Park (MT): Features pristine alpine lakes, jagged glacial peaks, and access to the spectacular Going-to-the-Sun Road.
- Grand Canyon National Park (AZ): A massive, awe-inspiring gorge renowned for its layered bands of colorful rock and unmatched scenic vistas.
- Rocky Mountain National Park (CO): Offers dramatic alpine landscapes, sweeping vistas of the Continental Divide, and abundant wildlife just outside of Denver.
- Grand Teton National Park (WY): Famous for the striking, jagged Teton Range rising from the sagebrush flats and pristine lakes like Jenny Lake.
- Acadia National Park (ME): The premier park of the Northeast, combining a rugged, rocky coastline, dense pine forests, and granite peaks like Cadillac Mountain.
- Olympic National Park (WA): A diverse wilderness boasting three distinct ecosystems: wild Pacific coastline, temperate rainforests, and glaciated alpine peaks.
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park (TN/NC): The most visited park in the system, renowned for its misty, green rolling ridges and rich biodiversity.
There are 63 national parks. There are also national historic sites, national scenic trails, national recreation areas, national military parks, national seashores, national monuments, national historical parks, national battlefield parks, and national historical trails.
National parks by state:
Alaska: Denali, Gates of the Artic, Glacier Bay, Katmai, Kenai Fjords, Kubuk Valley, Lake Clark, Wrangell-St.Elias
American Samoa
Arizona, Grand Canyon, Petrified Forest, Saguaro
Arkansas: Hot Springs
California: Death Valley, Channel Islands, Joshua Tree, Kings Canyon, Lassen Volcanic, Pinnacles, Redwood, Sequoia, Yellowstone
Colorado: Black Canyon, Great Sand Dunes, Mesa Verde, Rocky Mountain
District of Columbia (no parks): Ford's Theater, FDR Memorial, Korean War Veterans Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, MLK Jr Memorial, National Mall, Jefferson Memorial, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington Monument, WWII Memorial.
Florida: Biscayne, Dry Tortugas, Everglades
Hawaii: Haleakala, Volcanoes
Idaho: Yellowstone
Indiana: Dunes
Kentucky: Mammoth Cave
Maine: Acadia
Maryland (no parks): Fort McHenry
Michigan: Isle Royale
Minnesota: Voyageurs
Missouri: Gateway Arch
Montana: Glacier, Yellowstone
New Mexico: Carlsbad Caverns, White Sands
Nevada: Death Valley, Great Basin
North Carolina: Great Smoky Mountains
North Dakota: Theodore Roosevelt
Ohio: Cuyahoga Valley
Oregon: Crater Lake
South Carolina: Conaree
South Dakota: Badlands, Wind Cave
Tennessee: Great Smoky Mountains
Texas: Big Bend, Guadalupe Mountains
Utah: Arches, Bryce Canyon, Capitol Reef, Zion
Virgin Islands
Virginia: Shenandoah. Non-parks: Blue Ridge Parkway, Fredericksburg
Washington: Mount Ranier
West Virginia: New River Gorge
Wyoming: Grand Teton, North Cascades, Olympic, Yellowstone
There are no national parks in Georgia, but sites run by the National Park Service include:
Andersonville National Cemetery
The Appalachian Trail
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park
Cumberland Island
Fort Frederica
Fort Pulaski
Jimmy Carter National Historical Park
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield
Martin Luther King Jr National Historical Park
Ocmulgee Mounds
The Trail of Tears
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