National Parks

All 64 US National Parks: the full list and a free checklist

From Acadia in Maine to the National Park of American Samoa, here are all 64 National Parks, with a free one-page checklist to print and tips for planning your visits.

In short

There are 64 National Parks. California has the most (9), then Alaska (8) and Utah (5).
An annual America the Beautiful pass covers entrance fees at every National Park. Check nps.gov for current prices.
Some busy parks need a timed-entry or vehicle reservation in peak season. Check each park’s website before you go.
Free printable checklist of all 64 parks below.

A sandy trail between red sandstone cliffs and juniper trees in Utah

Free printable

National Parks checklist

All 64 parks on one US Letter page, with a box to check and a date column for your first visit.

Open the checklist (free PDF)

The 64 National Parks

Listed A to Z with their states and territories (AS is American Samoa and VI is the US Virgin Islands).

#	National Park	State
1	Acadia	ME
2	American Samoa	AS
3	Arches	UT
4	Badlands	SD
5	Big Bend	TX
6	Biscayne	FL
7	Black Canyon of the Gunnison	CO
8	Bryce Canyon	UT
9	Canyonlands	UT
10	Capitol Reef	UT
11	Carlsbad Caverns	NM
12	Channel Islands	CA
13	Chiricahua	AZ
14	Congaree	SC
15	Crater Lake	OR
16	Cuyahoga Valley	OH
17	Death Valley	CA, NV
18	Denali	AK
19	Dry Tortugas	FL
20	Everglades	FL
21	Gates of the Arctic	AK
22	Gateway Arch	MO, IL
23	Glacier	MT
24	Glacier Bay	AK
25	Grand Canyon	AZ
26	Grand Teton	WY
27	Great Basin	NV
28	Great Sand Dunes	CO
29	Great Smoky Mountains	NC, TN
30	Guadalupe Mountains	TX
31	Haleakalā	HI
32	Hawaiʻi Volcanoes	HI
33	Hot Springs	AR
34	Indiana Dunes	IN
35	Isle Royale	MI
36	Joshua Tree	CA
37	Katmai	AK
38	Kenai Fjords	AK
39	Kings Canyon	CA
40	Kobuk Valley	AK
41	Lake Clark	AK
42	Lassen Volcanic	CA
43	Mammoth Cave	KY
44	Mesa Verde	CO
45	Mount Rainier	WA
46	New River Gorge	WV
47	North Cascades	WA
48	Olympic	WA
49	Petrified Forest	AZ
50	Pinnacles	CA
51	Redwood	CA
52	Rocky Mountain	CO
53	Saguaro	AZ
54	Sequoia	CA
55	Shenandoah	VA
56	Theodore Roosevelt	ND
57	Virgin Islands	VI
58	Voyageurs	MN
59	White Sands	NM
60	Wind Cave	SD
61	Wrangell-St. Elias	AK
62	Yellowstone	WY, MT, ID
63	Yosemite	CA
64	Zion	UT

Planning your visits

Start close to home. Most states have a park within a day’s drive; the Utah parks (Arches, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef, Bryce Canyon and Zion) make a classic road trip.
Go early or late in the day at busy parks for parking, cooler hiking and wildlife.
Visit in the shoulder season (spring and fall) for fewer crowds, but check which roads and facilities are open.
Some parks are remote: Gates of the Arctic and Kobuk Valley have no roads and are reached by small plane. American Samoa and Dry Tortugas take serious planning.
Stamp a passport: many visitors collect the free cancellation stamps at visitor centers in a National Parks passport book.

Books and maps for park fans

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National Parks passport bookCollect a stamp at every visitor center.
Trails Illustrated park mapsWaterproof, detailed trail maps for most big parks.
National Parks guidebookAll the parks in one book, for planning trips.
National Parks scratch-off posterA fun way to see how many you’ve done.

Counting your parks? Our hiking planner has a National Parks tab: type the park’s name on a logged hike and it’s checked off, with the date of your first visit.

List from the National Park Service, November 2026. Always check nps.gov for closures, reservations and fees before you go.