National Parks in the United States

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Zion National Park

Utah, US

Towering red cliffs and narrow slot canyons carved by the Virgin River through the heart of the Colorado Plateau.

147,242
Acres
90
Trails
4.69
Visitors/yr
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Bryce Canyon National Park

Utah, US

An amphitheater of thousands of crimson hoodoos standing like a silent stone army along the Paunsaugunt Plateau.

35,835
Acres
50
Trails
2.41
Visitors/yr
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Canyonlands National Park

Utah, US

A wilderness of countless canyons and fantastically formed buttes carved by the Colorado and Green rivers.

337,598
Acres
86
Trails
911,594
Visitors/yr
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Joshua Tree National Park

California, US

Where two deserts converge beneath twisted Joshua trees and giant boulder piles under vast starlit skies.

790,636
Acres
52
Trails
3.02
Visitors/yr
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Saguaro National Park

Arizona, US

The iconic saguaro cactus forests of the Sonoran Desert flanking Tucson in two distinct mountain districts.

92,126
Acres
165
Trails
1.08
Visitors/yr
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Big Bend National Park

Texas, US

A vast wilderness where the Rio Grande carves through ancient desert mountains in remote West Texas.

801,163
Acres
60
Trails
450,000
Visitors/yr
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Capitol Reef National Park

Utah, US

A hidden gem of colorful canyons, massive domes, and pioneer orchards along the Waterpocket Fold.

241,904
Acres
25
Trails
1.2
Visitors/yr
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Carlsbad Caverns National Park

New Mexico, US

Descend into a subterranean wonderland of massive cave chambers and breathtaking formations.

46,766
Acres
10
Trails
440,000
Visitors/yr
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Guadalupe Mountains National Park

Texas, US

An ancient Permian reef rises from the Chihuahuan Desert to the highest point in Texas.

86,367
Acres
20
Trails
240,000
Visitors/yr
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Petrified Forest National Park

Arizona, US

Ancient forests turned to stone reveal 225 million years of Earth history in the painted desert.

221,390
Acres
15
Trails
620,000
Visitors/yr
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White Sands National Park

New Mexico, US

The world's largest gypsum dune field shimmers like a surreal white ocean beneath the Tularosa Basin sky.

146,344
Acres
10
Trails
790,000
Visitors/yr
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