As of 2024, the United States boasts 63 national parks, each offering unique landscapes and natural wonders. These parks, managed by the National Park Service, span a diverse range of environments, from the rugged mountains of Yellowstone to the vast deserts of Death Valley.
How to use the U.S. National Parks map
Hover over sections of this map to learn interesting geographical facts and trivia about the 63 U.S. national parks. Click on any of the park locations on the map or from the table to read a short description.
Use this map to explore U.S. national parks. The cone symbols show the relative number of visitors to that park in 2022.
Hover your mouse over each park location to see facts about that park including the size of the park, the year the park was established, and the number of annual visitors to that park in 2018. Click on the tooltip to freeze it to your screen and to be able to click on the link to that park’s official National Park Service page.
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Table: List of U.S. National Parks
| National Park | Longitude | Latitude | State(s) | Park Established | Area of Park | Number of Park Visitors (2022) |
| Acadia | 44.35 | -68.21 | Maine | February 26, 1919 | 49,075.26 acres (198.6 km2) | 3,970,260 |
| American Samoa | -170.68 | -14.25 | American Samoa | October 31, 1988 | 8,256.67 acres (33.4 km2) | 12,135 |
| Arches | 38.68 | Utah | November 12, 1971 | 76,678.98 acres (310.3 km2) | 1,460,652 | |
| Badlands | -102.5 | 43.75 | South Dakota | November 10, 1978 | 242,755.94 acres (982.4 km2) | 1,006,809 |
| Big Bend | -103.25 | 29.25 | Texas | June 12, 1944 | 801,163.21 acres (3,242.2 km2) | 514,107 |
| Biscayne | -80.08 | 25.65 | Florida | June 28, 1980 | 172,971.11 acres (700.0 km2) | 701,023 |
| Black Canyon of the Gunnison | -107.72 | 38.57 | Colorado | October 21, 1999 | 30,780.76 acres (124.6 km2) | 297,257 |
| Bryce Canyon | -112.18 | 37.57 | Utah | February 25, 1928 | 35,835.08 acres (145.0 km2) | 2,354,660 |
| Canyonlands | -109.93 | 38.2 | Utah | September 12, 1964 | 337,597.83 acres (1,366.2 km2) | 779,147 |
| Capitol Reef | -111.17 | 38.2 | Utah | December 18, 1971 | 241,904.50 acres (979.0 km2) | 1,227,608 |
| Carlsbad Caverns | -104.44 | 32.17 | New Mexico | May 14, 1930 | 46,766.45 acres (189.3 km2) | 390,932 |
| Channel Islands | -119.42 | 34.01 | California | March 5, 1980 | 249,561.00 acres (1,009.9 km2) | 323,245 |
| Congaree | -80.78 | 33.78 | South Carolina | November 10, 2003 | 26,539.22 acres (107.4 km2) | 204,522 |
| Crater Lake | -122.1 | 42.94 | Oregon | May 22, 1902 | 183,224.05 acres (741.5 km2) | 527,259 |
| Cuyahoga Valley | -81.55 | 41.24 | Ohio | October 11, 2000 | 32,572.35 acres (131.8 km2) | 2,913,312 |
| Death Valley | -116.82 | 36.24 | California, Nevada | October 31, 1994 | 3,373,063.14 acres (13,650.3 km2) | 1,128,862 |
| Denali | -150.5 | 63.33 | Alaska | February 26, 1917 | 4,740,911.16 acres (19,185.8 km2) | 427,562 |
| Dry Tortugas | -82.87 | 24.63 | Florida | October 26, 1992 | 64,701.22 acres (261.8 km2) | 78,488 |
| Everglades | -80.93 | 25.32 | Florida | May 30, 1934 | 1,508,934.25 acres (6,106.4 km2) | 1,155,193 |
| Gates of the Arctic | -153.3 | 67.78 | Alaska | December 2, 1980 | 7,523,897.45 acres (30,448.1 km2) | 9,457 |
| Gateway Arch | -90.19 | 38.63 | Missouri | February 22, 2018 | 192.83 acres (0.8 km2) | 1,618,774 |
| Glacier Bay | -137 | 58.5 | Alaska | December 2, 1980 | 3,223,383.43 acres (13,044.6 km2) | 2,908,458 |
| Glacier | -114 | 48.8 | Montana | May 11, 1910 | 1,013,125.99 acres (4,100.0 km2) | 545,758 |
| Grand Canyon | -112.14 | 36.06 | Arizona | February 26, 1919 | 1,201,647.03 acres (4,862.9 km2) | 4,732,101 |
| Grand Teton | -110.8 | 43.73 | Wyoming | February 26, 1929 | 310,044.22 acres (1,254.7 km2) | 2,806,223 |
| Great Basin | -114.3 | 38.98 | Nevada | October 27, 1986 | 77,180.00 acres (312.3 km2) | 142,115 |
| Great Sand Dunes | -105.51 | 37.73 | Colorado | September 13, 2004 | 107,341.87 acres (434.4 km2) | 493,428 |
| Great Smoky Mountains | -83.53 | 35.68 | Tennessee, North Carolina | June 15, 1934 | 522,426.88 acres (2,114.2 km2) | 12,937,633 |
| Guadalupe Mountains | -104.87 | 31.92 | Texas | October 15, 1966 | 86,367.10 acres (349.5 km2) | 219,987 |
| Haleakalā | -156.17 | 20.72 | Hawaii | August 1, 1916 | 33,264.62 acres (134.6 km2) | 1,087,616 |
| Hawaiʻi Volcanoes | -155.2 | 19.38 | Hawaii | August 1, 1916 | 323,431.38 acres (1,308.9 km2) | 1,580,961 |
| Hot Springs | -93.05 | 34.51 | Arkansas | March 4, 1921 | 5,548.01 acres (22.5 km2) | 2,646,133 |
| Indiana Dunes | -87.0524 | 41.6533 | Indiana | February 15, 2019 | 15,067 acres (61.0 km2) | 2,834,180 |
| Isle Royale | -88.55 | 48.1 | Michigan | April 3, 1940 | 571,790.30 acres (2,314.0 km2) | 25,454 |
| Joshua Tree | -115.9 | 33.79 | California | October 31, 1994 | 790,635.74 acres (3,199.6 km2) | 3,058,294 |
| Katmai | -155 | 58.5 | Alaska | December 2, 1980 | 3,674,529.33 acres (14,870.3 km2) | 33,908 |
| Kenai Fjords | -149.65 | 59.92 | Alaska | December 2, 1980 | 669,650.05 acres (2,710.0 km2) | 389,943 |
| Kings Canyon | -118.55 | 36.8 | California | March 4, 1940 | 461,901.20 acres (1,869.2 km2) | 640,986 |
| Kobuk Valley | -159.28 | 67.55 | Alaska | December 2, 1980 | 1,750,716.16 acres (7,084.9 km2) | 16,925 |
| Lake Clark | -153.42 | 60.97 | Alaska | December 2, 1980 | 2,619,816.49 acres (10,602.0 km2) | 18,187 |
| Lassen Volcanic | -121.51 | 40.49 | California | August 9, 1916 | 106,589.02 acres (431.4 km2) | 446,291 |
| Mammoth Cave | -86.1 | 37.18 | Kentucky | July 1, 1941 | 54,011.91 acres (218.6 km2) | 663,147 |
| Mesa Verde | -108.49 | 37.18 | Colorado | June 29, 1906 | 52,485.17 acres (212.4 km2) | 499,790 |
| Mount Rainier | -121.75 | 46.85 | Washington | March 2, 1899 | 236,381.64 acres (956.6 km2) | 1,622,395 |
| North Cascades | -121.2 | 48.7 | Washington | October 2, 1968 | 504,780.94 acres (2,042.8 km2) | 1,593,523 |
| Olympic | -123.5 | 47.97 | Washington | June 29, 1938 | 922,649.41 acres (3,733.8 km2) | 30,154 |
| Petrified Forest | -109.78 | 35.07 | Arizona | December 9, 1962 | 221,390.21 acres (895.9 km2) | 2,432,972 |
| Pinnacles | -121.16 | 36.48 | California | January 10, 2013 | 26,685.73 acres (108.0 km2) | 505,209 |
| Redwood | -124 | 41.3 | California | October 2, 1968 | 138,999.37 acres (562.5 km2) | 275,023 |
| Rocky Mountain | -105.58 | 40.4 | Colorado | January 26, 1915 | 265,795.20 acres (1,075.6 km2) | 458,400 |
| Saguaro | -110.5 | 32.25 | Arizona | October 14, 1994 | 91,715.72 acres (371.2 km2) | 4,300,424 |
| Sequoia | -118.68 | 36.43 | California | September 25, 1890 | 404,062.63 acres (1,635.2 km2) | 908,194 |
| Shenandoah | -78.35 | 38.53 | Virginia | December 26, 1935 | 199,217.77 acres (806.2 km2) | 1,153,198 |
| Theodore Roosevelt | -103.45 | 46.97 | North Dakota | November 10, 1978 | 70,446.89 acres (285.1 km2) | 1,449,300 |
| Virgin Islands | -64.73 | 18.33 | United States Virgin Islands | August 2, 1956 | 14,940.00 acres (60.5 km2) | 668,679 |
| Voyageurs | -92.88 | 48.5 | Minnesota | January 8, 1971 | 218,200.15 acres (883.0 km2) | 196,752 |
| Wind Cave | -103.48 | 43.57 | South Dakota | January 9, 1903 | 33,970.84 acres (137.5 km2) | 221,434 |
| Wrangell–St. Elias | -142 | 61 | Alaska | December 2, 1980 | 8,323,146.48 acres (33,682.6 km2) | 705,127 |
| Yellowstone | -110.5 | 44.6 | Wyoming, Montana, Idaho | March 1, 1872 | 2,219,790.71 acres (8,983.2 km2) | 607,418 |
| Yosemite | -119.5 | 37.83 | California | October 1, 1890 | 761,747.50 acres (3,082.7 km2) | 65,236 |
| Zion | -113.05 | 37.3 | Utah | November 19, 1919 | 147,237.02 acres (595.8 km2) | 3,290,242 |
| New River Gorge | -81.055849 | 37.8907609 | West Virginia | December 27, 2020 | 7,021 acres (28.4 km2)[ | 3,667,550 |
| White Sands | 33.5779808 | -106.50146 | New Mexico | December 20, 2019 | 146,344.31 acres (592.2 km2) | 4,692,417 |
This article was originally written on April 24, 2019 and has since been updated.
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Fonte : National Geographic
