List of national parks of the United States
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There are 63 national parks in the United States. The National Park Service controls the parks, and also controls other protected areas.[1]
National parks
change* Green shading – UNESCO designated World Heritage Sites (WHS)
† Blue shading – UNESCO designated Biosphere Reserves (BR)
Purple shading – parks designated in both UNESCO programs
Name | Image | Location | Date established as park[2][3] | Area (2019)[4] | Recreation visitors (2019)[5] | Description |
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Acadia | Maine 44°21′N 68°13′W / 44.35°N 68.21°W |
February 26, 1919 | 49,076.63 acres (198.6 km2) | 3,437,286 | ||
American Samoa | American Samoa 14°15′S 170°41′W / 14.25°S 170.68°W |
October 31, 1988 | 8,256.67 acres (33.4 km2) | 60,006 | ||
Arches | Utah 38°41′N 109°34′W / 38.68°N 109.57°W |
November 12, 1971 | 76,678.98 acres (310.3 km2) | 1,659,702 | ||
Badlands | South Dakota 43°45′N 102°30′W / 43.75°N 102.50°W |
November 10, 1978 | 242,755.94 acres (982.4 km2) | 970,998 | ||
Big Bend † | Texas 29°15′N 103°15′W / 29.25°N 103.25°W |
June 12, 1944 | 801,163.21 acres (3,242.2 km2) | 463,832 | ||
Biscayne | Florida 25°39′N 80°05′W / 25.65°N 80.08°W |
June 28, 1980 | 172,971.11 acres (700.0 km2) | 708,522 | ||
Black Canyon of the Gunnison | Colorado 38°34′N 107°43′W / 38.57°N 107.72°W |
October 21, 1999 | 30,779.83 acres (124.6 km2) | 432,818 | ||
Bryce Canyon | Utah 37°34′N 112°11′W / 37.57°N 112.18°W |
February 25, 1928 | 35,835.08 acres (145.0 km2) | 2,594,904 | ||
Canyonlands | Utah 38°12′N 109°56′W / 38.2°N 109.93°W |
September 12, 1964 | 337,597.83 acres (1,366.2 km2) | 733,996 | ||
Capitol Reef | Utah 38°12′N 111°10′W / 38.20°N 111.17°W |
December 18, 1971 | 241,904.50 acres (979.0 km2) | 1,226,519 | ||
Carlsbad Caverns * | New Mexico 32°10′N 104°26′W / 32.17°N 104.44°W |
May 14, 1930 | 46,766.45 acres (189.3 km2) | 440,691 | ||
Channel Islands † | California 34°01′N 119°25′W / 34.01°N 119.42°W |
March 5, 1980 | 249,561.00 acres (1,009.9 km2) | 409,630 | ||
Congaree † | South Carolina 33°47′N 80°47′W / 33.78°N 80.78°W |
November 10, 2003 | 26,476.47 acres (107.1 km2) | 159,445 | ||
Crater Lake | Oregon 42°56′N 122°06′W / 42.94°N 122.1°W |
May 22, 1902 | 183,224.05 acres (741.5 km2) | 704,512 | ||
Cuyahoga Valley | Ohio 41°14′N 81°33′W / 41.24°N 81.55°W |
October 11, 2000 | 32,571.88 acres (131.8 km2) | 2,237,997 | ||
Death Valley † | California, Nevada 36°14′N 116°49′W / 36.24°N 116.82°W |
October 31, 1994 | 3,408,406.73 acres (13,793.3 km2) | 1,740,945 | ||
Denali † | Alaska 63°20′N 150°30′W / 63.33°N 150.50°W |
February 26, 1917 | 4,740,911.16 acres (19,185.8 km2) | 601,152 | ||
Dry Tortugas † | Florida 24°38′N 82°52′W / 24.63°N 82.87°W |
October 26, 1992 | 64,701.22 acres (261.8 km2) | 79,200 | ||
Everglades | Florida 25°19′N 80°56′W / 25.32°N 80.93°W |
May 30, 1934 | 1,508,938.57 acres (6,106.5 km2) | 1,118,300 | ||
Gates of the Arctic | Alaska 67°47′N 153°18′W / 67.78°N 153.30°W |
December 2, 1980 | 7,523,897.45 acres (30,448.1 km2) | 10,518 | ||
Gateway Arch | Missouri 38°38′N 90°11′W / 38.63°N 90.19°W |
February 22, 2018[6] | 192.83 acres (0.8 km2) | 2,055,309 | ||
Glacier | Montana 48°48′N 114°00′W / 48.80°N 114.00°W |
May 11, 1910 | 1,013,125.99 acres (4,100.0 km2) | 3,049,839 | ||
Glacier Bay | Alaska 58°30′N 137°00′W / 58.50°N 137.00°W |
December 2, 1980 | 3,223,383.43 acres (13,044.6 km2) | 672,087 | ||
Grand Canyon * | Arizona 36°04′N 112°08′W / 36.06°N 112.14°W |
February 26, 1919 | 1,201,647.03 acres (4,862.9 km2) | 5,974,411 | ||
Grand Teton † | Wyoming 43°44′N 110°48′W / 43.73°N 110.80°W |
February 26, 1929 | 310,044.36 acres (1,254.7 km2) | 3,405,614 | ||
Great Basin | Nevada 38°59′N 114°18′W / 38.98°N 114.30°W |
October 27, 1986 | 77,180.00 acres (312.3 km2) | 131,802 | ||
Great Sand Dunes | Colorado 37°44′N 105°31′W / 37.73°N 105.51°W |
September 24, 2004 | 107,341.87 acres (434.4 km2) | 527,546 | ||
Great Smoky Mountains | North Carolina, Tennessee 35°41′N 83°32′W / 35.68°N 83.53°W |
June 15, 1934 | 522,426.88 acres (2,114.2 km2) | 12,547,743 | ||
Guadalupe Mountains | Texas 31°55′N 104°52′W / 31.92°N 104.87°W |
October 15, 1966 | 86,367.10 acres (349.5 km2) | 188,833 | ||
Haleakalā † | Hawaii 20°43′N 156°10′W / 20.72°N 156.17°W |
July 1, 1961 | 33,264.62 acres (134.6 km2) | 994,394 | ||
Hawaiʻi Volcanoes | Hawaii 19°23′N 155°12′W / 19.38°N 155.20°W |
August 1, 1916 | 325,605.28 acres (1,317.7 km2) | 1,368,376 | ||
Hot Springs | Arkansas 34°31′N 93°03′W / 34.51°N 93.05°W |
March 4, 1921 | 5,554.15 acres (22.5 km2) | 1,467,153 | ||
Indiana Dunes | Indiana 41°39′12″N 87°03′09″W / 41.6533°N 87.0524°W |
February 15, 2019 | 15,349.08 acres (62.1 km2) | 2,134,285 | ||
Isle Royale † | Michigan 48°06′N 88°33′W / 48.10°N 88.55°W |
April 3, 1940 | 571,790.30 acres (2,314.0 km2) | 26,410 | ||
Joshua Tree † | California 33°47′N 115°54′W / 33.79°N 115.90°W |
October 31, 1994 | 795,155.85 acres (3,217.9 km2) | 2,988,547 | ||
Katmai | Alaska 58°30′N 155°00′W / 58.50°N 155.00°W |
December 2, 1980 | 3,674,529.33 acres (14,870.3 km2) | 84,167 | ||
Kenai Fjords | Alaska 59°55′N 149°39′W / 59.92°N 149.65°W |
December 2, 1980 | 669,650.05 acres (2,710.0 km2) | 356,601 | ||
Kings Canyon † | California 36°48′N 118°33′W / 36.80°N 118.55°W |
March 4, 1940 | 461,901.20 acres (1,869.2 km2) | 632,110 | ||
Kobuk Valley | Alaska 67°33′N 159°17′W / 67.55°N 159.28°W |
December 2, 1980 | 1,750,716.16 acres (7,084.9 km2) | 15,766 | ||
Lake Clark | Alaska 60°58′N 153°25′W / 60.97°N 153.42°W |
December 2, 1980 | 2,619,816.49 acres (10,602.0 km2) | 17,157 | ||
Lassen Volcanic | California 40°29′N 121°31′W / 40.49°N 121.51°W |
August 9, 1916 | 106,589.02 acres (431.4 km2) | 517,039 | ||
Mammoth Cave | Kentucky 37°11′N 86°06′W / 37.18°N 86.10°W |
July 1, 1941 | 54,011.91 acres (218.6 km2) | 551,590 | ||
Mesa Verde * | Colorado 37°11′N 108°29′W / 37.18°N 108.49°W |
June 29, 1906 | 52,485.17 acres (212.4 km2) | 556,203 | ||
Mount Rainier | Washington 46°51′N 121°45′W / 46.85°N 121.75°W |
March 2, 1899 | 236,381.64 acres (956.6 km2) | 1,501,621 | ||
New River Gorge | West Virginia 38°04′N 81°05′W / 38.07°N 81.08°W |
December 27, 2020 | 7,021 acres (28.4 km2) | – | ||
North Cascades | Washington 48°42′N 121°12′W / 48.70°N 121.20°W |
October 2, 1968 | 504,780.94 acres (2,042.8 km2) | 38,208 | ||
Olympic | Washington 47°58′N 123°30′W / 47.97°N 123.50°W |
June 29, 1938 | 922,649.41 acres (3,733.8 km2) | 3,245,806 | ||
Petrified Forest | Arizona 35°04′N 109°47′W / 35.07°N 109.78°W |
December 9, 1962 | 221,390.21 acres (895.9 km2) | 643,588 | ||
Pinnacles | California 36°29′N 121°10′W / 36.48°N 121.16°W |
January 10, 2013 | 26,685.73 acres (108.0 km2) | 177,224 | ||
Redwood * | California 41°18′N 124°00′W / 41.30°N 124.00°W |
October 2, 1968 | 138,999.37 acres (562.5 km2) | 504,722 | ||
Rocky Mountain † | Colorado 40°24′N 105°35′W / 40.40°N 105.58°W |
January 26, 1915 | 265,807.25 acres (1,075.7 km2) | 4,670,053 | ||
Saguaro | Arizona 32°15′N 110°30′W / 32.25°N 110.50°W |
October 14, 1994 | 92,867.42 acres (375.8 km2) | 1,020,226 | ||
Sequoia † | California 36°26′N 118°41′W / 36.43°N 118.68°W |
September 25, 1890 | 404,062.63 acres (1,635.2 km2) | 1,246,053 | ||
Shenandoah | Virginia 38°32′N 78°21′W / 38.53°N 78.35°W |
December 26, 1935 | 199,223.77 acres (806.2 km2) | 1,425,507 | ||
Theodore Roosevelt | North Dakota 46°58′N 103°27′W / 46.97°N 103.45°W |
November 10, 1978 | 70,446.89 acres (285.1 km2) | 691,658 | ||
Virgin Islands | U.S. Virgin Islands 18°20′N 64°44′W / 18.33°N 64.73°W |
August 2, 1956 | 15,052.53 acres (60.9 km2) | 133,398 | ||
Voyageurs | Minnesota 48°30′N 92°53′W / 48.50°N 92.88°W |
April 8, 1975 | 218,222.35 acres (883.1 km2) | 232,974 | ||
White Sands | New Mexico 32°47′N 106°10′W / 32.78°N 106.17°W |
December 20, 2019[7] | 146,344.31 acres (592.2 km2) | 608,785 | ||
Wind Cave | South Dakota 43°34′N 103°29′W / 43.57°N 103.48°W |
January 9, 1903 | 33,970.84 acres (137.5 km2) | 615,350 | ||
Wrangell–St. Elias * | Alaska 61°00′N 142°00′W / 61.00°N 142.00°W |
December 2, 1980 | 8,323,146.48 acres (33,682.6 km2) | 74,518 | ||
Yellowstone | Wyoming, Montana, Idaho 44°36′N 110°30′W / 44.60°N 110.50°W |
March 1, 1872 | 2,219,790.71 acres (8,983.2 km2) | 4,020,288 | ||
Yosemite * | California 37°50′N 119°30′W / 37.83°N 119.50°W |
October 1, 1890 | 761,747.50 acres (3,082.7 km2) | 4,422,861 | ||
Zion | Utah 37°18′N 113°03′W / 37.30°N 113.05°W |
November 19, 1919 | 147,242.66 acres (595.9 km2) | 4,488,268 |
Sources
change- ↑ "National Park System (U.S. National Park Service)".
- ↑ The National Parks: Index 2012–2016 (PDF). Washington, D.C.: National Park Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 13, 2018. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
- ↑ "National Park System Areas Listed in Chronological Order of Date Authorized under DOI" (PDF). National Park Service. June 27, 2005. Archived from the original on March 11, 2012. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ↑ "National Park Service, Land Resources Division, Summary of Acreage" (PDF). nps.gov. National Park Service. December 31, 2020. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
The areas used here are the Gross Area Acres which are in the final column of the report. The figure for Everglades National Park includes the figure for "Everglades Expansion". National preserves of associated national parks are not included in the acreage figures shown here.
- ↑ "Annual Park Ranking Report for Recreation Visitors in: 2017". irma.nps.gov. National Park Service. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
- ↑ "President Donald J. Trump Signs S. 1438 into Law". whitehouse.gov. February 22, 2018. Archived from the original on January 20, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2018 – via National Archives.
- ↑ "H.R.2500 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020". www.congress.gov. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
Subtitle E--White Sands National Park and White Sands Missile Range, SEC. 2851...approximately 2,826 acres of land identified as "To NPS, lands inside current boundary" [plus] approximately 5,766 acres of land identified as "To NPS, new additions" [minus] approximately 3,737 acres of land identified as "To DOA".