National Parks

In this section

• Great Smoky Mountains The most visited US national park, on the Tennessee-North Carolina line
• Zion Red-rock canyon hikes in southern Utah
• Grand Canyon Arizona’s mile-deep canyon: rims, viewpoints and big hikes
• Yellowstone Geysers, bison and the world’s first national park, Wyoming
• Yosemite Granite walls and waterfalls in California’s Sierra Nevada
• Acadia Rocky Atlantic coastline in Maine Guide in the works
• American Samoa Remote South Pacific reefs and rainforest Guide in the works
• Arches Thousands of natural stone arches near Moab, Utah Guide in the works
• Badlands Striped rock spires and fossil beds in South Dakota Guide in the works
• Big Bend Desert mountains on the Rio Grande in West Texas Guide in the works
• Biscayne Coral reefs and mangrove keys south of Miami Guide in the works
• Black Canyon of the Gunnison A sheer, narrow gorge in western Colorado Guide in the works
• Bryce Canyon Amphitheaters of hoodoos in southern Utah Guide in the works
• Canyonlands Utah’s wildest canyon country, split by two rivers Guide in the works
• Capitol Reef A long fold of red rock and pioneer orchards, Utah Guide in the works
• Carlsbad Caverns Vast limestone caves under the New Mexico desert Guide in the works
• Channel Islands Undeveloped islands off the Southern California coast Guide in the works
• Congaree Old-growth floodplain forest in South Carolina Guide in the works
• Crater Lake The deepest lake in the US, inside an Oregon volcano Guide in the works
• Cuyahoga Valley Waterfalls and towpath trails between Cleveland and Akron Guide in the works
• Death Valley The hottest, driest, lowest place in North America Guide in the works
• Denali Alaska tundra around North America’s tallest peak Guide in the works
• Dry Tortugas A sea fort and snorkel reefs far off Key West Guide in the works
• Everglades Sawgrass wetlands and alligators across South Florida Guide in the works
• Gates of the Arctic Trail-less wilderness above the Arctic Circle, Alaska Guide in the works
• Gateway Arch The St. Louis arch and its riverfront park Guide in the works
• Glacier Alpine lakes and the Going-to-the-Sun Road, Montana Guide in the works
• Glacier Bay Tidewater glaciers on Alaska’s Inside Passage Guide in the works
• Grand Teton Jagged peaks over Jackson Hole, Wyoming Guide in the works
• Great Basin Ancient bristlecone pines and caves in Nevada Guide in the works
• Great Sand Dunes The tallest dunes in North America, Colorado Guide in the works
• Guadalupe Mountains The highest peaks in Texas and a fossil reef Guide in the works
• Haleakalā Sunrise above the clouds on Maui’s volcano Guide in the works
• Hawaiʻi Volcanoes Active lava landscapes on the Big Island Guide in the works
• Hot Springs Historic bathhouses in an Arkansas spa town Guide in the works
• Indiana Dunes Beach dunes on Lake Michigan’s southern shore Guide in the works
• Isle Royale A roadless island of moose and wolves in Lake Superior Guide in the works
• Joshua Tree Twisted trees and boulder fields in the California desert Guide in the works
• Katmai Brown bears fishing the falls at Brooks Camp, Alaska Guide in the works
• Kenai Fjords Glaciers meeting the sea near Seward, Alaska Guide in the works
• Kings Canyon A granite canyon deep in California’s Sierra Guide in the works
• Kobuk Valley Arctic sand dunes and caribou migrations, Alaska Guide in the works
• Lake Clark Volcanoes, salmon runs and bear coast, Alaska Guide in the works
• Lassen Volcanic Steaming vents and volcano trails in Northern California Guide in the works
• Mammoth Cave The longest known cave system on Earth, Kentucky Guide in the works
• Mesa Verde Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings in Colorado Guide in the works
• Mount Rainier A glaciated volcano and wildflower meadows, Washington Guide in the works
• New River Gorge Whitewater and a famous bridge in West Virginia Guide in the works
• North Cascades Glacier-heavy peaks a few hours from Seattle Guide in the works
• Olympic Rainforest, alpine ridges and wild coast in one Washington park Guide in the works
• Petrified Forest Fossilized logs and painted desert along Route 66, Arizona Guide in the works
• Pinnacles Volcanic spires and condors in central California Guide in the works
• Redwood The tallest trees on Earth, on California’s north coast Guide in the works
• Rocky Mountain Alpine tundra and Trail Ridge Road above Estes Park, Colorado Guide in the works
• Saguaro Forests of giant cactus around Tucson, Arizona Guide in the works
• Sequoia The biggest trees on Earth in California’s Sierra Guide in the works
• Shenandoah Skyline Drive along Virginia’s Blue Ridge Guide in the works
• Theodore Roosevelt North Dakota badlands where TR once ranched Guide in the works
• Virgin Islands Caribbean beaches and reefs on St. John Guide in the works
• Voyageurs A water-based park of lakes and islands, Minnesota Guide in the works
• White Sands Gypsum dunes you can sled, New Mexico Guide in the works
• Wind Cave A boxwork cave under South Dakota prairie Guide in the works
• Wrangell-St. Elias The largest US national park, in Alaska Guide in the works