On March 1, 1872, President Ulysses S. Grant signed the Yellowstone National Park Protection Act into law, creating the first federal public park in North America. On August 25, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed an act to create the National Park Service. At the time, there were only 35 national park units in the country.
Today, there are 429.
The Roosevelt Arch still towers over the entrance to Yellowstone National Park. Etched into stone, the phrase “for the benefit and enjoyment of the people” comes from the 1872 act signed by Grant. The mission of the National Park Service is to preserve nature and history alike, maintaining land and historic buildings for interpretation and recreation by anyone.
This list is more than just the 63 national parks that so many other list. It’s a list of all 429 national park units. The national parks for each state are listed first followed by the remaining national park units. Each listing includes links to the park’s website and social media accounts. That’s a lot of information!
Last Updated: April 4, 2024
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National Park Service App
The official National Park Service app is an all-in-one tool for planning a national park adventure and finding your way around the park. The app has information about every national park site across the country, essentially putting all the online information at your fingertips.
The free app features interactive maps, self-guided tours, amenities like restrooms, and lists of things to do. The powerful app has an offline mode – with a single tap, you can save the park for offline use to access all the information later. You’ll also have access to important information like alerts, contacts, fees, and operating hours.
Alabama
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- 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 National Historic Site
Alaska
National Parks in Alaska
- Denali National Park & Preserve
- Gates of the Arctic National Park and 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
Other National Park Units
- 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
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Arizona
National Parks in Arizona
Other National Park Units
- 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
- Hohokam Pima National Monument
- 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 Historical Park
- Tuzigoot National Monument
- Walnut Canyon National Monument
- Wupatki National Monument
Arkansas
National Parks in Arkansas
Other National Park Units
- 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
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California
National Parks in California
- Channel Islands National Park
- Death Valley National Park
- Joshua Tree National Park
- Lassen Volcanic National Park
- Pinnacles National Park
- Redwood National Park
- Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park
- Yosemite National Park
Other National Park Units
- Cabrillo National Monument
- Castle Mountains National Monument
- Cesar E. Chávez 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
- Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial
- Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park
- San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
- Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
- Tule Lake National Monument
- Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area
Colorado
National Parks in Colorado
- Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
- Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve
- Mesa Verde National Park
- Rocky Mountain National Park
Other National Park Units
- Amache National Historic Site
- Bent’s 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
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Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
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National Parks in Florida
Other National Park Units
- 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
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 Historical Park
- Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
- Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
Hawai’i
National Parks in Hawai’i
Other National Park Units
- 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
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Idaho
National Parks in Idaho
Other National Park Units
- City of Rocks National Reserve
- Craters of the Moon National Monument & Preserve
- Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument
- Minidoka National Historic Site
- Nez Perce 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
Indiana
National Parks in Indiana
Other National Park Units
Iowa
Kansas
- Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park
- Fort Larned National Historic Site
- Fort Scott National Historic Site
- Nicodemus National Historic Site
- Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Kentucky
National Parks in Kentucky
Other National Park Units
- 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
- Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument
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Louisiana
- Cane River Creole National Historical Park
- Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
- New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park
- Poverty Point National Monument
- Vicksburg National Military Park
Maine
National Parks in Maine
Other National Park Units
- Appalachian Trail
- Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
- Saint Croix Island International Historic Site
Maryland
- Antietam National Battlefield
- Appalachian Trail
- Assateague Island National Seashore
- Catoctin Mountain Park
- Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
- Clara Barton National Historic Site
- Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
- Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
- Fort Washington Park
- George Washington Memorial Parkway
- Greenbelt Park
- Hampton National Historic Site
- Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park
- Monocacy National Battlefield
- Piscataway Park
- Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail
- Thomas Stone National Historic Site
Massachusetts
- Adams National Historical Park
- Appalachian Trail
- Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park
- Boston African American National Historic Site
- Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
- Boston National Historical Park
- Cape Cod National Seashore
- Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site
- John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site
- Longfellow – Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site
- Lowell National Historical Park
- Minute Man National Historical Park
- New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
- New England National Scenic Trail
- Salem Maritime National Historic Site
- Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
- Springfield Armory National Historic Site
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Michigan
National Parks in Michigan
Other National Park Units
- Keweenaw National Historical Park
- North Country National Scenic Trail
- Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
- River Raisin National Battlefield Park
- Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Minnesota
National Parks in Minnesota
Other National Park Units
- Grand Portage National Monument
- Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
- North Country National Scenic Trail
- Pipestone National Monument
- Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Mississippi
- Brices Crossroads National Battlefield
- Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument
- Gulf Islands National Seashore
- Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument
- Natchez National Historical Site
- Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail
- Natchez Trace Parkway
- Shiloh National Military Park
- Tupelo National Battlefield
- Vicksburg National Military Park
Missouri
National Parks in Missouri
Other National Park Units
- George Washington Carver National Monument
- Harry S Truman National Historic Site
- Ozark National Scenic Riverways
- Ste. Geneviève National Historical Park
- Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site
- Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield
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Montana
National Parks in Montana
Other National Park Units
- Big Hole National Battlefield
- Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
- Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site
- Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site
- Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
- Nez Perce National Historical Park
Nebraska
- Agate Fossil Beds National Monument
- Homestead National Historical Park
- Missouri National Recreational River
- Niobrara National Scenic River
- Scotts Bluff National Monument
Nevada
National Parks in Nevada
Other National Park Units
New Hampshire
New Jersey
- Appalachian Trail
- Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
- Gateway National Recreation Area
- Great Egg Harbor National Scenic and Recreational River
- Lower Delaware National Wild and Scenic River
- Morristown National Historical Park
- Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park
- Statue of Liberty National Monument
- Thomas Edison National Historical Park
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New Mexico
National Parks in New Mexico
Other National Park Units
- Aztec Ruins National Monument
- Bandelier National Monument
- Capulin Volcano National Monument
- 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
- Valles Caldera National Preserve
New York
- African Burial Ground National Monument
- Appalachian Trail
- Castle Clinton National Monument
- Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
- Federal Hall National Memorial
- Fire Island National Seashore
- Fort Stanwix National Monument
- Gateway National Recreation Area
- General Grant National Memorial
- Governors Island National Monument
- Hamilton Grange National Memorial
- Harriet Tubman National Historical Park
- Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site
- Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
- North Country National Scenic Trail
- Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
- Saint Paul’s Church National Historic Site
- Saratoga National Historical Park
- Statue of Liberty National Monument
- Stonewall 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
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North Carolina
National Parks in North Carolina
Other National Park Units
- 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
National Parks in North Dakota
Other National Park Units
- Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site
- Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site
- North Country National Scenic Trail
Ohio
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National Parks in Ohio
Other National Park Units
- Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument
- Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park
- First Ladies National Historical Park
- Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
- James A. Garfield National Historic Site
- North Country National Scenic Trail
- Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial
- William Howard Taft National Historical Park
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Oklahoma
Oregon
National Parks in Oregon
Other National Park Units
- Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
- John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
- Lewis and Clark National Historical Park
- Nez Perce National Historical Park
- Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve
Pennsylvania
- Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
- Appalachian Trail
- Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
- Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site
- Eisenhower National Historic Site
- First State National Historical Park
- Flight 93 National Memorial
- Fort Necessity National Battlefield
- Friendship Hill National Historic Site
- Gettysburg National Military Park
- Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
- Independence National Historical Park
- Johnstown Flood National Memorial
- Lower Delaware National Wild and Scenic River
- North Country National Scenic Trail
- Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail
- Steamtown National Historic Site
- Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial
- Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
- Valley Forge National Historical Park
Rhode Island
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South Carolina
National Parks in South Carolina
Other National Park Units
- 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
- Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail
- Reconstruction Era National Historical Park
South Dakota
National Parks in South Dakota
Other National Park Units
- Jewel Cave National Monument
- Minuteman Missile National Historic Site
- Missouri National Recreational River
- Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Tennessee
National Parks in Tennessee
Other National Park Units
- Andrew Johnson National Historic Site
- Appalachian Trail
- Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area
- Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park
- Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
- Fort Donelson National Battlefield
- Manhattan Project National Historical Park
- Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail
- Natchez Trace Parkway
- Obed Wild and Scenic River
- Shiloh National Military Park
- Stones River National Battlefield
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Texas
National Parks in Texas
Other National Park Units
- Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument
- Amistad National Recreation Area
- Big Thicket National Preserve
- 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
- Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River
- San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
- Waco Mammoth National Monument
Utah
National Parks in Utah
- Arches National Park
- Bryce Canyon National Park
- Canyonlands National Park
- Capitol Reef National Park
- Zion National Park
Other National Park Units
- Cedar Breaks National Monument
- Dinosaur National Monument
- Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
- Golden Spike National Historical Park
- Hovenweep National Monument
- Natural Bridges National Monument
- Rainbow Bridge National Monument
- Timpanogos Cave National Monument
Vermont
- Appalachian Trail
- Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
- North Country National Scenic Trail
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Virginia
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National Parks in Virginia
Other National Park Units
- Appalachian Trail
- Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
- Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial
- Assateague Island National Seashore
- Blue Ridge Parkway
- Booker T. Washington National Monument
- Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park
- Colonial National Historical Park
- Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
- Fort Monroe National Monument
- Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
- George Washington Birthplace National Monument
- George Washington Memorial Parkway
- Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site
- Manasas National Battlefield Park
- Petersburg National Battlefield
- Prince William Forest Park
- Richmond National Battlefield Park
- Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
Washington
National Parks in Washington
Other National Park Units
- 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 and Clark National Historical Park
- Manhattan Project National Historical Park
- Minidoka National Historic Site
- Nez Perce National Historical Park
- San Juan Island National Historical Park
- Whitman Mission National Historic Site\
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West Virginia
National Parks in West Virginia
Other National Park Units
- Appalachian Trail
- Bluestone National Scenic River
- Gauley River National Recreation Area
- Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Wisconsin
- Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
- Ice Age National Scenic Trail
- North Country National Scenic Trail
- Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Wyoming
National Parks in Wyoming
Other National Park Units
- Devils Tower National Monument
- Fort Laramie National Historic Site
- Fossil Butte National Monument
- John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway
District of Columbia
- Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument
- Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site
- Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
- Constitution Gardens
- Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial
- Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt National Memorial
- Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
- George Washington Memorial Parkway
- Korean War Veterans National Memorial
- Lincoln National Memorial
- Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac
- Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
- Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park
- Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site
- National Capital Parks – East
- National Mall and Memorial Parks
- Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site
- President’s Park (White House)
- Rock Creek Park
- Theodore Roosevelt Island
- Thomas Jefferson Memorial
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial
- Washington Monument
- World War I Memorial
- World War II Memorial
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U.S. Territories
National Parks in the U.S. Territories
Other National Park Units
- Buck Island Reef National Monument
- Christiansted National Historic Site
- Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve
- San Juan National Historic Site
- Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument
- War in the Pacific National Historical Park
Frequently Asked Questions
How many national parks are in the US?
There are 63 national parks in the National Park System, and there are 424 national park units in the entire system.
What is the newest national park?
The newest national park is New River Gorge National Park in West Virginia. Established in 2020, it is the Mountaineer State’s first national park.
What is the oldest national park?
Yellowstone National Park is the oldest national park in the world. The park was established in 1872 when President Ulysses S. Grant signed the Yellowstone National Park Protection Act into law.
When was the National Park Service founded?
The National Park Service was founded on August 25, 1916 when President Woodrow Wilson signed an act of Congress.
What state has the most national parks?
California has the most national parks with a total of 9, although Sequoia and King Canyon National Park are managed together.
What state has the most national park units?
California has the most national park units in the country with 28.
Do all states have national parks?
Only 30 states have a national park. However, there is at least one national park unit in every state in the country.
What is the difference between the National Park Service and the US Forest Service?
The primary difference between the National Park Service and US Forest Service is the management of their properties. The National Park Service’s mission is the preserve natural landscapes and historical places as they were. The US Forest Service is a steward of public lands, facilitating mining, logging, and development while also maintaining balance in the ecosystem.
