Creating a checklist for visiting national parks is a great way to track your exploration of the country!
There are 63 National Parks in the United States and hundreds of National Monuments, National Historic Sites, and National Battlefield Parks managed by the National Park Service.
Whether you want to visit the tallest mountain ranges, the oldest national parks, take a scenic drive, or view the country’s natural landscapes, the best way is to visit the National Park sites across the country. Each park is a beautiful place with a unique landscape and showcases the best things in the area.
Use this free National Parks Checklist to keep track of the parks that you’ve been to. It’s a great place to keep track if you are trying to visit them all like we are. You can take a road trip to multiple parks in one vacation, or focus on one park at a time.
All that matters is getting out there in the natural world and enjoying the best places that Mother Nature has given us.
National Parks by State
Alaska
- Denali National Park & Preserve (highest peak in any park)
- Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve
- Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve
- Katmai National Park & Preserve
- Kenai Fjords National Park
- Kobuk Valley National Park
- Lake Clark National Park & Preserve
- Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve
American Samoa
National Park of American Samoa
Arizona
- Grand Canyon National Park
- Petrified Forest National Park
- Saguaro National Park
California
- Channel Islands National Park
- Death Valley National Park
- Joshua Tree National Park
- Kings Canyon National Park
- Lassen Volcanic National Park
- Pinnacles National Park
- Redwood National and State Parks
- Sequoia National Park
- Yosemite National Park
Joshua Tree
Colorado
- Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
- Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve
- Mesa Verde National Park
- Rocky Mountain National Park
Rocky Mountain
Florida
- Biscayne National Park
- Dry Tortugas National Park
- Everglades National Park & Big Cypress National Preserve
Indiana
- Indiana Dunes National Park
Maine
- Acadia National Park
Michigan
- Isle Royale National Park
Minnesota
- Voyageurs National Park
Missouri
- Gateway Arch National Park (smallest national park)
Nevada
- Great Basin National Park
New Mexico
Carlsbad Caverns
White Sands
North Carolina & Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains
North Dakota
- Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Oregon
- Crater Lake National Park
U.S. Virgin Islands
- Virgin Islands National Park
Utah
Arches
Bryce Canyon
Capitol Reef
Zion
Canyonlands
Washington
- Mount Rainier National Park
- North Cascades National Park
- Olympic National Park
Wyoming
- Grand Teton National Park
- Yellowstone National Park (also in Montana and Idaho, the oldest national park)
Grand Teton
Yellowstone
National Parks Fact List
Largest Park: Wrangel-St. Elias National Park and Preserve in Alaska
Largest Park in the Lower 48: Death Valley National Park
Smallest Park: Gateway Arch National Park in Missouri
Newest Park: New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in West Virginia
Parks in Multiple States:
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina and Tennessee
- Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana
Highest Elevation National Park: Denali Peak in Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska at 20,310 feet above sea level
Lowest Elevation National Park: Badwater Basin in Death Valley National Park in California at 282 feet below sea level
State with Most National Parks: California has nine National Parks
States without National Parks:
- Alabama
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Georgia
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Mississippi
- Nebraska
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New York
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- Vermont
- Wisconsin