List of US National Parks (in Alphabetical Order)

At one point in time, my friends called me indoorsy, but now we have both grown to appreciate the outdoors. The mountains are always calling us.

We’ve given ourselves a personal challenge to visit every national park in the US, and though we’ve covered a lot of ground, we have so much left to explore.

Thank you Travel Oregon for hosting our trip and thank you Toyota for letting us test drive the new Prius Prime. We can’t believe we only had to fill up one and a half times when we logged 1000 miles on this trip. As opinions are always our own. This post may contain affiliate links, where we receive a small commission on sales of the products that are linked at no additional cost to you. All opinions are always our own. Read our full disclosure for more info. Thank you for supporting the brands that make Local Adventurer possible.

Last Updated: October 12, 2022

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• List of National Parks in Alphabetical Order
• Map of US National Parks
• Essential Tips for First Timers
• Oregon Coast Itinerary

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List of National Parks in Alphabetical Order

Eventually, we’ll put together in-depth guides for all these parks. Meanwhile, here are the ones we’ve posted (linked in blue). If you want to see them by state, go here. Also, see which of these national parks now require reservations.

Pro Tip: We highly recommend the America is Beautiful annual pass that gets you into all the National Park units. It also gets you into USDA Forest Service, BLM lands, and more.

1.  Acadia National Park, ME
2.  Arches National Park, UT
3. Badlands National Park, SD
4.  Big Bend National Park, TX
5. Biscayne National Park, FL
6.  Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, CO
7.  Bryce Canyon National Park, UT

8. Canyonlands National Park, UT
9. Capitol Reef National Park, UT
10. Carlsbad Caverns National Park, NM
11.  Channel Islands National Park, CA
12.  Congaree National Park, SC
13.  Crater Lake National Park, OR
14. Cuyahoga Valley National Park, OH
15.  Death Valley National Park, CA
16.  Denali National Park, AK

17. Dry Tortugas National Park, FL
18. Everglades National Park, FL
19. Gates of the Arctic National Park, AK
20. Gateway Arch National Park, MO
21.  Glacier National Park, MT
22. Glacier Bay National Park, AK
23. Grand Canyon National Park, AZ
24.  Grand Teton National Park, WY
25.  Great Basin National Park, NV
26.  Great Sand Dunes National Park, CO
27. Great Smoky Mountains National Park, TN + NC
28. Guadalupe Mountains National Park, TX
29. Haleakala National Park, HI
30. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, HI
31. Hot Springs National Park, AR
32. Indiana Dunes National Park, IN
33. Isle Royale National Park, MI
34.  Joshua Tree National Park, CA

35.  Katmai National Park and Preserve, AK
36.  Kenai Fjords National Park, AK
37.  Kings Canyon National Park, CA
38.  Kobuk Valley National Park, AK
39.  Lake Clark National Park, AK
40.  Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA
41. Mammoth Cave National Park, KY
42.  Mesa Verde National Park, CO
43. Mount Rainier National Park, WA
44.  National Park of American Samoa
45. New River Gorge National Park, WV
46.  North Cascades National Park, WA
47.  Olympic National Park, WA
48. Petrified Forest National Park, AZ
49. Pinnacles National Park, CA
50. Redwood National Park, CA
51. Rocky Mountain National Park, CO
52.  Saguaro National Park, AZ
53.  Sequoia National Park, CA

54. Shenandoah National Park, VA
55. Theodore Roosevelt National Park, ND
56.  Virgin Islands National Park
57. Voyageurs National Park, MN
58.  White Sands National Park, NM
59. Wind Cave National Park, SD
60. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, AK
61.  Yellowstone National Park, WY + MT + ID
62.  Yosemite National Park, CA
63.  Zion National Park, UT

Map of US National Parks

Essential Tips

• These are the dates when you can visit the National Parks for free in 2022 – Jan 17 (MLK), Apr 16 (National Park Week), Aug 4 (Great American Outdoors Act), Aug 25 (NPS Bday), Sept 24 (National Public Lands Day), Nov 11 (Veterans Day).
• If you are visiting any other dates, just know that entrance fees go towards supporting the parks.
• Save money by getting the America the Beautiful Annual Pass if you plan on visiting more than one National Park within one year. This is good for any of the 400+ National Park units, Forest Service, BLM, and more. It is not accepted at state parks.

Don’t live near one of the 63? Go see the full list of 400+ United States National Park Units!

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More Resources

• Moon USA National Parks Guide
• Complete Guide to the National Parks of the West
• National Park Annual Pass
• National Parks Passport

How many of these US national parks have you visited?