I recently posted a more detailed national parks blog that lists all of the national parks, national memorials, monuments, etc., which you can view here. This blog will focus on just the national parks – not the monuments, historic sites, lakeshores, memorials, etc. listed in alphabetical order.

But first, some statistics:

Most Visited National Parks in the United States

1. Great Smoky Mountains National Park, 11.3 million annual visitors
2. Grand Canyon National Park, 5.9 million annual visitors
3. Yosemite National Park, 5.0 million annual visitors
4. Rocky Mountain National Park, 4.5 million annual visitors
5. Zion National Park, 4.2 million annual visitors
6. Yellowstone National Park, 4.2 million annual visitors
7. Olympic National Park, 3.9 million annual visitors
8. Acadia National Park, 3.3 million annual visitors
9. Grand Teton National Park, 3.2 million annual visitors
10. Joshua Tree National Park, 2.5 million annual visitors

National Park Names Sharing Names With Car Models

Buick Rainier

1. GMC Acadia
2. GMC Denali
3. Buick Rainier
4. Toyota Sequoia
5. Plymouth Voyager (though spelling is different than Voyageurs National Park)

National Park Sharing Name With a U.S. President

1. Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota

List of National Parks in the U.S. and its Territories

Me doing my best basic bitch impression (note the Starbucks cup), circa 2005. Keep in mind, I was having caffeine withdrawal fits while driving through the touristy Hell that is Gatlinburg. And this was the first coffee joint I saw…Photo shot at Great Smoky Mountains’ Clingman’s Dome, the highest peak in Tennessee.

1. Acadia National Park, Maine
2. American Samoa National Park, American Samoa
3. Arches National Park, Utah
4. Badlands National Park, South Dakota
5. Big Bend National Park, Texas
6. Biscayne National Park, Florida
7. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado
8. Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
9. Canyonlands National Park, Utah
10. Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
11. Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico
12. Channel Islands National Park, California
13. Congaree National Park, South Carolina
14. Crater Lake National Park, Oregon
15. Death Valley National Park, California/Nevada
16. Denali National Park, Alaska
17. Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida
18. Everglades National Park, Florida
19. Gates of the Arctic National Park, Alaska
20. Glacier National Park, Montana
21. Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
22. Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
23. Great Basin National Park, Nevada
24. Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado
25. Guadelupe Mountains National Park, Texas
26. Haleakala National Park, Hawaii
27. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii
28. Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas
29. Isle Royale National Park, Michigan
30. Joshua Tree National Park, California
31. Katmai National Park, Alaska
32. Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaksa
33. King’s Canyon National Park, California
34. Kobuk Valley National Park, Alaska
35. Lake Clark National Park, Alaska
36. Lassen Volcanic National Park, California
37. Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky
38. Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
39. Mount Rainier National Park, Washington
40. North Cascades National Park, Washington
41. Olympic National Park, Washington
42. Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona
43. Pinnacles National Park, California
44. Redwood National Park, California
45. Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
46. Saguaro National Park, Arizona
47. Sequoia National Park, California
48. Shenandoah National Park, Virginia
49. Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
50. Virgin Islands National Park, U.S. Virgin Islands
51. Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota
52. Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota
53. Wranglee St. Elias National Park, Alaska
54. Yellowstone National Park – Idaho, Montana, Wyoming
55. Yosemite National Park, California
56. Zion National Park, Utah

Parks Listed by State

Alaska

1. Denali National Park, Alaska
2. Gates of the Arctic National Park, Alaska
3. Katmai National Park, Alaska
4. Kobuk Valley National Park, Alaska
5. Lake Clark National Park, Alaska
6. Wranglee St. Elias National Park, Alaska

Arizona

1. Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
2. Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona
3. Saguaro National Park, Arizona

Arkansas

1. Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas

California

1. Channel Islands National Park, California
2. Death Valley National Park, California/Nevada
3. Joshua Tree National Park, California
4. King’s Canyon National Park, California
5. Lassen Volcanic National Park, California
6. Pinnacles National Park, California
7. Redwood National Park, California
8. Sequoia National Park, California
9. Yosemite National Park, California

Colorado

1. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado
2. Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado
3. Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
4. Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado

Florida

1. Biscayne National Park, Florida
2. Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida
3. Everglades National Park, Florida

Hawaii

1. Haleakala National Park, Hawaii
2. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii

Idaho

1. Yellowstone National Park (partial)

Kentucky

1. Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky

Maine

1. Acadia National Park, Maine

Michigan

1. Isle Royale National Park, Michigan

Minnesota

1. Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota

Montana

1. Glacier National Park
2. Yellowstone National Park (partial)

Nevada

1. Great Basin National Park

New Mexico

1. Carlsbad Caverns National Park

North Dakota

1. Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Ohio

1. Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Oregon

1. Crater Lake National Park

South Carolina

1. Congaree National Park

South Dakota

1. Badlands National Park
2. Wind Cave National Park

Tennessee

1. Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Texas

1. Guadelupe Mountains National Park

Utah

1. Arches National Park
2. Bryce Canyon National Park
3. Canyonlands National Park
4. Capitol Reef National Park
5. Zion National Park

Virginia

1. Shenandoah National Park

Washington

1. Mount Rainier National Park
2. North Cascades National Park
3. Olympic National Park

Wyoming

1. Grand Teton National Park
2. Yellowstone National Park (partial)