National Parks by State 2026

# of National Parks

State	# of National Parks↓	Names	List of Attractions
California	9	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 Park Sequoia National Park Yosemite National Park	Cabrillo National Monument \| Castle Mountains National Monument \| Cesar E. Chavez National Monument \| Devils Postpile National Monument \| Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site \| Fort Point National Historic Site \| Golden Gate National Recreation Area \| John Muir National Historic Site \| Lava Beds National Monument \| Manzanar National Historic Site \| Mojave National Preserve \| Muir Woods National Monument \| Point Reyes National Seashore \| Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historic Park \| San Francisco Maritime National Historic Park \| Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area \| Tule Lake National Monument \| Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
Alaska	8	Denali National Park Gates of the Arctic National Park Glacier Bay National Park Katmai National Park Kenai Fjords National Par Kobuk Valley National Park Lake Clark National Park Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	Alagnak Wild River \| Aniakchak National Monument & Preserve \| Bering Land Bridge National Preserve \| Cape Krusenstern National Monument \| Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park \| Noatak National Preserve \| Sitka National Historical Park \| Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve
Utah	5	Arches National Park Bryce Canyon National Park Canyonlands National Park Capitol Reef National Park Zion National Park	Bears Ears National Monument \| Cedar Breaks National Monument \| Dinosaur National Monument \| Glen Canyon National Recreation Area \| Golden Spike National Historical Park \| Grand Staircase Escalante National Monumen \| Hovenweep National Monument \| Natural Bridges National Monument \| Rainbow Bridge National Monument \| Timpanogos Cave National Monument
Colorado	4	Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park Great Sand Dunes National Park Mesa Verde National Park Rocky Mountain National Park	Amache National Historic Site \| Bents Old Fort National Historic Site \| Colorado National Monument \| Curecanti National Recreation Area \| Dinosaur National Monument \| Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument \| Hovenweep National Monument \| Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site \| Yucca House National Monument
Arizona	3	Grand Canyon National Park Petrified Forest National Park Saguaro National Park	Canyon de Chelly National Monument \| Casa Grande Ruins National Monument \| Chiricahua National Monument \| Coronado National Memorial \| Fort Bowie National Historic Site \| Glen Canyon National Recreation Area \| Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site \| Lake Mead National Recreation Area \| Montezuma Castle National Monument \| Navajo National Monument \| Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument \| Pipe Spring National Monument \| Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument \| Tonto National Monument \| Tumacacori National Historic Park \| Tuzigoot National Monument \| Walnut Canyon National Monument \| Wupatki National Monument
Florida	3	Biscayne National Park Dry Tortugas National Park Everglades National Park	Big Cypress National Preserve \| Canaveral National Seashore \| Castillo de San Marcos National Monument \| De Soto National Memorial \| Fort Caroline National Memorial \| Fort Matanzas National Monument \| Gulf Islands National Seashore \| Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
Washington	3	Mount Rainier National Park North Cascades National Park Olympic National Park	Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve \| Fort Vancouver National Historic Site \| Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park \| Lake Chelan National Recreation Area \| Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area \| Lewis & Clark National Historical Park \| San Juan Island National Historical Park \| Whitman Mission National Historic Site
Hawaii	2	Haleakala National Park Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park	Honouliuli National Historic Site \| Kalaupapa National Historical Park \| Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park \| Pearl Harbor National Memorial \| Pu'uhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park \| Pu'ukoholā Heiau National Historic Site
Montana	2	Glacier National Park Yellowstone National Park	Big Hole National Battlefield \| Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area \| Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site \| Glacier National Park \| Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site \| Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
Nevada	2	Death Valley National Park Great Basin National Park	Lake Mead National Recreation Area \| Nevada Test Site \| Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument
New Mexico	2	Carlsbad Caverns National Park White Sands National Park	Aztec Ruins National Monument \| Bandelier National Monument \| Capulin Volcano National Monuement \| Chaco Culture National Historical Park \| El Malpais National Monument \| El Morro National Monument \| Fort Union National Monument \| Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument \| Manhattan Project National Historical Park \| Pecos National Historical Park \| Petroglyph National Monument \| Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument \| White Sands National Monument
South Dakota	2	Badlands National Park Wind Cave National Park	Jewel Cave National Monument \| Minuteman Missile National Historic Site \| Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Texas	2	Big Bend National Park Guadalupe Mountains National Park	Amistad National Recreation Area \| Chamizal National Memorial \| Fort Davis National Historic Site \| Lake Meredith National Recreation Area \| Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park \| Padre Island National Seashore \| Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park \| San Antonio Missions National Historical Park \| Waco Mammoth National Monument
Wyoming	2	Grand Teton National Park Yellowstone National Park	Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area \| Devils Tower National Monument \| Fort Laramie National Historic Site \| Fossil Butte National Monument \| John D. Rockefeller Jr. Memorial Parkway
Arkansas	1	Hot Springs National Park	Arkansas Post National Memorial \| Buffalo National River \| Fort Smith National Historic Site \| Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site \| Pea Ridge National Military Park \| President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site
Idaho	1	Yellowstone National Park	City of Rocks National Reserve \| Craters of the Moon National Monument & Preserve \| Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument \| Minidoka National Historic Site \| Nez Perce National Historic Park
Indiana	1	Indiana Dunes National Park	George Rogers Clark National Historical Park \| Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
Kentucky	1	Mammoth Cave National Park	Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park \| Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area \| Camp Nelson National Monument \| Cumberland Gap National Historical Park \| Fort Donelson National Battlefield Tennessee \| Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument
Maine	1	Acadia National Park	Appalachian Trail \| Frances Perkins National Monument \| Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument \| Saint Croix Island International Historic Site
Michigan	1	Isle Royale National Park	Keweenaw National Historical Park \| Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore \| River Raisin National Battlefield Park \| Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Minnesota	1	Voyageurs National Park	Grand Portage National Monument \| Mississippi National River & Recreation Area \| Pipestone National Monument
Missouri	1	Gateway Arch National Park	George Washington Carver National Monument \| Harry S Truman National Historic Site \| Ozark National Scenic Riverways \| Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site \| Wilson's Creek National Battlefield
North Carolina	1	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Appalachian Trail Blue Ridge Parkway \| Cape Hatteras National Seashore \| Cape Lookout National Seashore \| Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site \| Fort Raleigh National Historic Site \| Guilford Courthouse National Military Park \| Moores Creek National Battlefield \| Wright Brothers National Memorial
North Dakota	1	Theodore Roosevelt National Park	Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site \| Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site
Ohio	1	Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument \| David Berger National Memorial \| Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park \| First Ladies National Historic Site \| Hopewell Culture National Historical Park \| James A. Garfield National Historic Site \| Perry's Victory & International Peace Memorial \| William Howard Taft National Historic Site
Oregon	1	Crater Lake National Park	Fort Vancouver National Historic Site \| John Day Fossil Beds National Monument \| Lewis & Clark National Historical Park \| McLoughlin House National Historic Site \| Nez Perce National Historic Park \| Oregon Caves National Monument & Preserve
South Carolina	1	Congaree National Park	Charles Pinckney National Historic Site \| Cowpens National Battlefield \| Fort Sumter & Fort Moultrie National Historical Park \| Kings Mountain National Military Park \| Ninety Six National Historic Site \| Reconstruction Era National Historical Park
Tennessee	1	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Andrew Johnson National Historic Site \| Appalachian Trail \| Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area \| Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park \| Fort Donelson National Battlefield \| Manhattan Project National Historical Park \| Natchez Trace Parkway \| Obed Wild & Scenic River \| Shiloh National Military Park \| Stones River National Battlefield
Virginia	1	Shenandoah National Park	Appalachian Trail \| Arlington House (Robert E. Lee Memorial) \| Assateague Island National Seashore \| Blue Ridge Parkway \| Booker T. Washington National Monument \| Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park \| Colonial National Historical Park \| Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park \| George Washington Birthplace National Monument \| George Washington Memorial Parkway \| Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site \| Manassas National Battlefield Park \| Petersburg National Battlefield \| Prince William Forest Park \| Richmond National Battlefield Park \| Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
West Virginia	1	New River Gorge National Park	Appalachian Trail \| Bluestone National Scenic River \| Gauley River National Recreation Area \| Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Alabama			Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument \| Freedom Riders National Monument \| Horseshoe Bend National Military Park \| Little River Canyon National Preserve \| Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail \| Natchez Trace Parkway \| Russell Cave National Monument \| Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site \| Tuskegee Institute NHS
Connecticut			Appalachian National Scenic Trail \| New England National Scenic Trail \| Weir Farm National Historical Park
Delaware			Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail \| Chesapeake Bay Watershed \| First State National Historical Park \| Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail
Georgia			Andersonville National Historic Site \| Appalachian Trail \| Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area \| Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park \| Cumberland Island National Seashore \| Fort Frederica National Monument \| Fort Pulaski National Monument \| Jimmy Carter National Historic Park \| Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park \| Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
Illinois			Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument \| Lincoln Home National Historic Site \| New Philadelphia National Historic Site \| Pullman National Historical Park \| Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument
Iowa			Effigy Mounds National Monument \| Herbert Hoover National Historical Site \| Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail \| Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail
Kansas			Brown V. Board of Education National Historical Park \| California National Historic Trial \| Fort Larned National Historic Site \| Fort Scott National Historic Site \| Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail \| Nicodemus National Historic Site \| Oregon National Historic Trail \| Pony Express National Historic Trail \| Santa FE National Historic Trail \| Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Louisiana			Cane River Creole National Historical Park \| El Camino Real de Los Tejas National Historic Trail \| Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve \| New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park \| Poverty Point National Monument \| Vicksburg National Military Park
Maryland			Antietam National Battlefield \| Appalachian Trail \| Assateague Island National Seashore \| Catoctin Mountain Park \| Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park \| Clara Barton National Historical Site \| Fort McHenry National Monument & Historic Shrine \| Fort Washington Park \| George Washington Memorial Parkway \| Greenbelt Park \| Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park
Massachusetts			Adams National Historical Park \| Appalachian Trail \| Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park \| Boston African American National Historic Site \| Boston Harbor Islands Natioal Recreation Area \| Boston National Historical Park \| Cape Cod National Seashore \| Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site \| John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site \| Longfellow House Washingtons Headquarters National Historic Site \| Lowell National Historical Park \| Minute Man National Historical Park \| New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park \| Salem Maritime National Historic Site \| Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
Mississippi			Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site \| Gulf Islands National Seashore \| Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument \| Natchez National Historical Park \| Natchez Trace Parkway \| Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail \| Shiloh National Military Park \| Tupelo National Battlefield \| Vicksburg National Military Park
Nebraska			Agate Fossil Beds National Monument \| Homestead National Historical Park \| Missouri National Recreational River \| Niobrara National Scenic River \| Scotts Bluff National Monument
New Hampshire			The Appalachian National Scenic Trail \| Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park
New Jersey			Appalachian Trail \| Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area \| Ellis Island \| Gateway National Recreation Area \| Great Egg Harbor Scenic & Recreational River \| Morristown National Historical Park \| Thomas Edison National Historical Park
New York			African Burial Ground National Monument \| Castle Clinton National Monument \| Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site \| Federal Hall National Memorial \| Fire Island National Seashore \| Gateway National Recreation Area \| General Grant National Memorial \| Hamilton Grange National Monument \| Home of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site \| Martin Van Buren National Historic Site \| Sagamore Hill National Historic Site \| Saratoga National Historical Park \| Statue of Liberty National Monument \| Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site \| Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site \| Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site \| Women's Rights National Historical Park
Oklahoma			Chickasaw National Recreation Area \| Deep Forest National Wildlife Refuge \| Fort Smith National Historic Site \| Oklahoma City National Memorial \| Santa Fe National Historic Trail \| Trail of Tears National Historic Trail \| Washita Battlefield National Historic Site
Pennsylvania			Allegheny Portage Rail Road National Historic Site \| Appalachian Trail \| Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area \| Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site \| Eisenhower National Historic Site \| Flight 93 National Memorial \| Fort Necessity National Battlefield \| Friendship Hill National Historic Site \| Gettysburg National Military Park \| Gloria Dei Old Swedes Episcopal Church National Historic Site \| Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site \| Independence National Historical Park \| Johnstown Flood National Monument \| Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Monument \| Valley Forge National Historical Park
Rhode Island			Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park \| Roger Williams National Memorial
Vermont			Appalachian National Scenic Trail \| Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park \| North Country National Scenic Trail
Wisconsin			Apostle Islands National Lakeshore \| Ice Age National Scenic Trail \| North Country National Scenic Trail \| Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
United States	65

Yellowstone National Park touches three states and is listed in the park totals for all three states.
In addition to the 63 national parks, there exist dozens of additional sites, such as national historic parks and national scenic trails, which are easily mistaken for national parks. Some of these locations appear in the Alternate Attractions section.
Two national parks, the National Park of American Samoa and the Virgin Islands National Park, are located in US territories rather than states and so do not appear.
See also: States Without National Parks, National Parks by Country.

A national park is a scenic or historically important area of land protected by the federal government to preserve wildlife living there or for the enjoyment of the general public. Because the government protects national parks, exploitation of the natural resources contained in them is illegal.

The United States has 61 national parks in 29 different states. The state with the highest number of national parks is California, with nine. Unsurprisingly, California is considered the most beautiful U.S. state. Alaska follows with eight.

The first national park in the United States was Yellowstone, which was signed to its status in 1872 by President Ulysses S. Grant. The newest national park is Indiana Dunes, which changed its name to a “national park” on February 15, 2019.

The largest national park in the United States is Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve in Alaska. Wrangell-St. Elias is 13.2 million acres, roughly six times larger than Yellowstone National Park. Wrangell-St. Elias is home to some of the highest mountains in North America and the largest glacial system in the United States.

The most-visited national park in the United States is Smoky Mountains National Park, which straddles the state line of North Carolina and Tennessee. Great Smoky Mountains National Park was made a national park by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1940 and sees over 11 million people per year.

Grand Canyon National Park is one of the most well-known national parks in the world. Located in Arizona, this canyon was formed over millions of years and covered 1.2 million acres, making it the largest in existence. It is also considered to be one of the Seven Naturals Wonders of the World. The Grand Canyon became a national park on February 26, 1919, and celebrated its 100th anniversary this year.

Number of National Parks by State

Alaska: 8

Denali National Park
Gates of the Arctic National Park
Glacier Bay National Park
Katmai National Par
Kenai National Park
Kobuk National Park
Lake Clark National Park
Wrangell-Elias National Park & Preserve

Arizona: 3

Grand Canyon National Park
Petrified Forest National Park
Saguaro National Park

Arkansas: 1

Hot Springs National Park

California: 9

Channel Islands National Park
Death Valley National Park (California and Nevada)
Joshua Tree National Park
Kings Canyon National Park
Lassen Volcanic National Park
Pinnacles National Park
Redwood National Park
Sequoia National Park
Yosemite National Park

Colorado: 4

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
Great Sand Dunes National Park
Mesa Verde National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park

Florida: 3

Biscayne National Park
Dry Tortugas National Park
Everglades National Park

Hawaii: 2

Haleakala National Park
Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park

Idaho: 1

Yellowstone National Park (Idaho, Montana, Wyoming)

Illinois: 1

Gateway Arch National Park (Missouri and Illinois)

Indiana: 1

Indiana Dunes National Park

Kentucky: 1

Mammoth Cave National Park

Maine: 1

Acadia National Park

Michigan: 1

Isle Royale National Park

Minnesota: 1

Voyageurs National Park

Missouri: 1

Gateway Arch National Park (Missouri and Illinois)

Montana: 2

Glacier National Park
Yellowstone National Park (Idaho, Montana, Wyoming)

Nevada: 2

Death Valley National Park (California and Nevada)
Great Basin National Park

North Dakota: 1

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

North Carolina: 1

Great Smoky Mountains National Park (North Carolina and Tennessee)

Ohio: 1

Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Oregon: 1

Crater Lake National Park

South Carolina: 1

Congaree National Park

South Dakota: 1

Badlands National Park
Wind Cave National Park

Tennessee: 1

Great Smoky Mountains National Park (North Carolina and Tennessee)

Texas: 2

Big Bend National Park
Guadalupe Mountains National Park

Utah: 5

Arches National Park
Bryce Canyon National Park
Canyonlands National Park
Capitol Reef National Park
Zion National Park

Virginia: 1

Shenandoah National Park

Washington: 3

Mount Rainier National Park
North Cascades National Park
Olympic National Park

Wyoming: 2

Grand Teton National Park
Yellowstone National Park (Idaho, Montana, Wyoming)