US NATIONAL PARKS

The US is home to 63 National Parks and it is my mission to visit all of them.

These protected areas preserve beautiful landscapes, unique features, and diverse ecosystems. We now have the privilege of visiting these areas to learn, enjoy, and keep them for future generations.

On this page, I’ve compiled all of my itineraries, list of things to do, road trips, guides, and more for each National Park that I’ve visited. Scroll down to find a link to the specific park you’re looking for, or browse this page for inspiration for your next trip!

NationAL PARK FAST FACTS

Most Visited: Great Smoky Mountains (Tennessee)

Least Visited: Gates of the Arctic (Alaska)

First National Park: Yellowstone (Wyoming)

Newest National Park: New River Gorge (West Virginia)

State With the Most National Parks: California (9)

Largest National Park: Wrangell-St. Elias (Alaska)

Largest National Park in the Lower 48: Death Valley (California)

Smallest National Park: Gateway Arch (Missouri)

roosevelt arch yellowstone national park north entrance

LIST OF ALL 63 US NATIONAL PARKS

Here is a list of all 63 US National Parks in alphabetical order. Highlighted parks are ones that I currently have guides to, and the link will take you to more information on that park. I will continue updating this page as I visit more parks and create guides!

Acadia

American Samoa

Arches

Badlands

Big Bend

Biscayne

Black Canyon of the Gunnison

Bryce Canyon

Canyonlands

Capitol Reef

Carlsbad Caverns

Channel Islands

Congaree

Crater Lake

Cuyahoga Valley

Death Valley

Denali

Dry Tortugas

Everglades

Gates of the Arctic

Gateway Arch

Glacier Bay

Glacier

Grand Canyon

Grand Teton

Great Basin

Great Sand Dunes

Great Smoky Mountains

Guadalupe Mountains

Haleakala

Hawaii Volcanoes

Hot Springs

Indiana Dunes

Isle Royale

Joshua Tree

Katmai

Kenai Fjords

Kings Canyon

Kobuk Valley

Lake Clark

Lassen Volcanic

Mammoth Cave

Mesa Verde

Mount Rainier

New River Gorge

North Cascades

Olympic

Petrified Forest

Pinnacles

Redwood

Rocky Mountain

Saguaro

Sequoia

Shenandoah

Theodore Roosevelt

Virgin Islands

Voyageurs

White Sands

Wind Cave

Wrangell-St. Elias

Yellowstone

Yosemite

Zion

Map of US NAtional Parks

Parks in orange are ones I have guides for, and ones in green are in-process!

National Park Road Trip Ideas

Spend 9 days road tripping through Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks. This is a great trip to do if you have 5 days of PTO + 2 weekends to spend. You’ll spend 5 days visiting multiple locations in Yellowstone and 3 days exploring the Grand Tetons.

Spend a week road tripping through the highlights of northern Arizona! Visit the Grand Canyon, Petrified Forest National Park, Antelope Canyon, Horseshoe Bend, Sedona, & more!

Spend 7 days road tripping through Northern California with this fun itinerary geared toward hikers. You’ll see Redwood and Lassen Volcanic National Parks, and with more time you can visit Crater Lake in Oregon as well. Other highlights are Burney Falls State Park, the California coast, and Point Reyes National Seashore.

utah scenic byway 12 road trip capitol reef to bryce canyon

Spend 9 days road tripping from Capitol Reef National Park to Bryce Canyon National Park via one of Utah’s most scenic roads: Scenic Byway 12. You’ll spend 3 days in Capitol Reef, 3 days in Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument, and 1 day in Bryce Canyon National Park. This is a great trip to get off the beaten path in Utah and avoid the crowds.