National Parks in the United States

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Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Tennessee/North Carolina, US

America's most visited national park, where ancient mountains meet the world's finest temperate deciduous forest.

522,427
Acres
849
Trails
12.78
Visitors/yr
April, May, JuneExplore

Channel Islands National Park

California, US

Five rugged islands off the Southern California coast harbor rare wildlife and pristine marine ecosystems found nowhere else on Earth.

249,561
Acres
25
Trails
470,000
Visitors/yr
April, May, SeptemberExplore

North Cascades National Park

Washington, US

A rugged wilderness of jagged peaks, ancient glaciers, and pristine alpine lakes hidden in the heart of Washington State.

504,781
Acres
400
Trails
30,000
Visitors/yr
July, August, SeptemberExplore

Redwood National Park

California, US

Walk among the tallest trees on Earth in a misty cathedral of ancient coast redwoods stretching to the sky.

138,999
Acres
200
Trails
500,000
Visitors/yr
June, July, AugustExplore

Biscayne National Park

Florida, US

A shimmering underwater paradise of coral reefs, mangrove shorelines, and crystal-clear waters just south of Miami.

172,971
Acres
10
Trails
700,000
Visitors/yr
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Congaree National Park

South Carolina, US

Paddle through the largest intact expanse of old-growth bottomland hardwood forest in the southeastern United States.

26,476
Acres
25
Trails
215,000
Visitors/yr
March, April, OctoberExplore

Mammoth Cave National Park

Kentucky, US

Explore the longest known cave system on Earth, with over 420 miles of surveyed passageways beneath the rolling hills of Kentucky.

54,012
Acres
80
Trails
2
Visitors/yr
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New River Gorge National Park

West Virginia, US

America's newest national park protects one of the oldest rivers on the continent, carving a dramatic 1,000-foot-deep gorge through the Appalachian Mountains.

72,186
Acres
53
Trails
1.6
Visitors/yr
May, June, OctoberExplore

Great Basin National Park

Nevada, US

Beneath Nevada's second-tallest peak lie ancient bristlecone pines and the stunning marble halls of Lehman Caves in one of America's most remote parks.

77,180
Acres
12
Trails
150,000
Visitors/yr
June, July, SeptemberExplore

Voyageurs National Park

Minnesota, US

A waterway wilderness of interconnected lakes and over 900 islands where the legacy of French-Canadian fur traders lives on.

218,222
Acres
27
Trails
240,000
Visitors/yr
June, July, AugustExplore

Gates of the Arctic National Park

Alaska, US

A vast, roadless wilderness north of the Arctic Circle where rivers carve through the rugged Brooks Range.

8,472,506
Acres
0
Trails
10,000
Visitors/yr
June, July, AugustExplore

Glacier Bay National Park

Alaska, US

A dramatic landscape of tidewater glaciers, temperate rainforest, and marine wilderness in southeast Alaska.

3,223,384
Acres
10
Trails
600,000
Visitors/yr
June, July, AugustExplore

Katmai National Park

Alaska, US

Where massive brown bears gather at cascading waterfalls to feast on spawning salmon in volcanic wilderness.

3,674,530
Acres
15
Trails
89,000
Visitors/yr
July, August, SeptemberExplore

Kobuk Valley National Park

Alaska, US

Arctic sand dunes rise above the tundra in one of America's most remote and surreal national parks.

1,750,717
Acres
0
Trails
11,500
Visitors/yr
June, July, AugustExplore

Lake Clark National Park

Alaska, US

A spectacular convergence of volcanoes, glaciers, wild rivers, and pristine lakes in roadless Alaska.

2,619,816
Acres
5
Trails
17,000
Visitors/yr
June, July, AugustExplore

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park

Alaska, US

America's largest national park where four massive mountain ranges converge in an epic wilderness of glaciers and ghost towns.

13,175,799
Acres
15
Trails
75,000
Visitors/yr
June, July, AugustExplore

National Park of American Samoa

American Samoa, US

Tropical rainforests and coral reefs protect the vibrant Samoan culture and wildlife of the South Pacific.

8,257
Acres
8
Trails
8,500
Visitors/yr
May, September, OctoberExplore