The National Park Service manages 419 individual protected units in all 50 US States as well as in the District of Columbia and 14 US territories.

If you want to travel to all of them, it’ll most likely take you years (possibly decades) and can become a massive bucket list adventure.

United States Capitol, Washington DC

US National Parks Points of Interest

These 419 protected points of interest in the US National Park System is bucketed into over a dozen different categories. These are:

• National Parks (61)
• National Monuments (87)
• National Historic Sites (77)
• National Memorials (29)
• National Battlefields, Parks & Sites (16)
• National Military Parks (9)
• National Historical Parks (52)
• National Lakeshores (4)
• National Parkways (4)
• National Preserves & Reserves (21)
• National Recreation Areas (18)
• National Wild & Scenic Rivers & Riverways (15)
• National Scenic Trails (3)
• National Seashores (10)
• Other Designations (12)

US National Parks

Arches

1. Acadia National Park, Maine
2. Arches National Park, Utah
3. Badlands National Park, South Dakota
4. Big Bend National Park, Texas
5. Biscayne National Park, Florida
6. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado
7. Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
8. Canyonlands National Park, Utah
9. Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
10. Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico
11. Channel Islands National Park, California
12. Congaree National Park, South Carolina
13. Crater Lake National Park, Oregon
14. Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio
15. Death Valley National Park, California and Nevada
16. Denali National Park, Alaska
17. Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida
18. Everglades National Park, Florida
19. Gates of the Arctic National Park, Alaska
20. Gateway Arch National Park, Missouri
21. Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska
22. Glacier National Park, Montana
23. Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
24. Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
25. Great Basin National Park, Nevada
26. Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado
27. Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina and Tennessee
28. Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas
29. Haleakalā National Park, Maui, Hawaii
30. Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii
31. Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas
32. Indiana Dunes National Park, Indiana
33. Isle Royale National Park, Michigan
34. Joshua Tree National Park, California
35. Katmai National Park, Alaska
36. Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska
37. Kings Canyon National Park, California
38. Kobuk Valley National Park, Alaska
39. Lake Clark National Park, Alaska
40. Lassen Volcanic National Park, California
41. Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky
42. Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
43. Mount Rainier National Park, Washington
44. National Park of American Samoa, American Samoa
45. North Cascades National Park, Washington
46. Olympic National Park, Washington
47. Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona
48. Pinnacles National Park, California
49. Redwood National Park, California
50. Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
51. Saguaro National Park, Arizona
52. Sequoia National Park, California
53. Shenandoah National Park, Virginia
54. Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
55. Virgin Islands National Park, Virgin Islands
56. Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota
57. Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota
58. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, Alaska
59. Yellowstone National Park, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming
60. Yosemite National Park, California
61. Zion National Park, Utah

The Narrows, Zion

US National Monuments

African Burial Ground

1. African Burial Ground National Monument, New York
2. Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, Nebraska
3. Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument, Texas
4. Aniakchak National Monument, Alaska
5. Aztec Ruins National Monument, New Mexico
6. Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico
7. Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument, District of Columbia
8. Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument, Alabama
9. Booker T. Washington National Monument, Virginia
10. Buck Island Reef National Monument, Virgin Islands
11. Cabrillo National Monument, California
12. Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona
13. Cape Krusenstern National Monument, Alaska
14. Capulin Volcano National Monument, New Mexico
15. Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, Arizona
16. Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, Florida
17. Castle Clinton National Monument, New York
18. Castle Mountains National Monument, California
19. Cedar Breaks National Monument, Utah
20. César E. Chávez National Monument, California
21. Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument, Ohio
22. Chiricahua National Monument, Arizona
23. Colorado National Monument, Colorado
24. Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho
25. Devils Postpile National Monument, California
26. Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming
27. Dinosaur National Monument, Colorado and Utah
28. Effigy Mounds National Monument, Iowa
29. El Malpais National Monument, New Mexico
30. El Morro National Monument, New Mexico
31. Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Colorado
32. Fort Frederica National Monument, Georgia
33. Fort Matanzas National Monument, Florida
34. Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, Maryland
35. Fort Monroe National Monument, Virginia
36. Fort Pulaski National Monument, Georgia
37. Fort Stanwix National Monument, New York
38. Fort Sumter National Monument, South Carolina
39. Fort Union National Monument, New Mexico
40. Fossil Butte National Monument, Wyoming
41. Freedom Riders National Monument, Alabama
42. George Washington Birthplace National Monument, Virginia
43. George Washington Carver National Monument, Missouri
44. Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, New Mexico
45. Governors Island National Monument, New York
46. Grand Portage National Monument, Minnesota
47. Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument, Idaho
48. Hohokam Pima National Monument, Arizona
49. Homestead National Monument of America, Nebraska
50. Honouliuli National Monument, Hawaii
51. Hovenweep National Monument, Colorado, and Utah
52. Jewel Cave National Monument, South Dakota
53. John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Oregon
54. Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, Maine
55. Lava Beds National Monument, California
56. Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, Montana
57. Montezuma Castle National Monument, Arizona
58. Muir Woods National Monument, California
59. Natural Bridges National Monument, Utah
60. Navajo National Monument, Arizona
61. Ocmulgee National Monument, Georgia
62. Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve, Oregon
63. Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona
64. Petroglyph National Monument, New Mexico
65. Pipe Spring National Monument, Arizona
66. Pipestone National Monument, Minnesota
67. Poverty Point National Monument, Louisiana
68. Pullman National Monument, Illinois
69. Rainbow Bridge National Monument, Utah
70. Reconstruction Era National Monument, South Carolina
71. Russell Cave National Monument, Alabama
72. Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument, New Mexico
73. Scotts Bluff National Monument, Nebraska
74. Statue of Liberty National Monument, New Jersey and New York
75. Stonewall National Monument, New York
76. Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument, Arizona
77. Timpanogos Cave National Monument, Utah
78. Tonto National Monument, Arizona
79. Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument, Nevada
80. Tuzigoot National Monument, Arizona
81. Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument, Virgin Islands
82. Waco Mammoth National Monument, Texas
83. Walnut Canyon National Monument, Arizona
84. White Sands National Monument, New Mexico
85. World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument, Alaska, California, and Hawaii
86. Wupatki National Monument, Arizona
87. Yucca House National Monument, Colorado

Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument

National Historic Sites

San Juan National Historic Site, Puerto Rico

1. Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site, Pennsylvania
2. Andersonville National Historic Site, Georgia
3. Andrew Johnson National Historic Site, Tennessee
4. Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site, Colorado
5. Boston African American National Historic Site, Massachusetts
6. Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site, Kansas
7. Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site, North Carolina
8. Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site, District of Columbia
9. Charles Pinckney National Historic Site, South Carolina
10. Christiansted National Historic Site, Virgin Islands
11. Clara Barton National Historic Site, Maryland
12. Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site, Pennsylvania
13. Eisenhower National Historic Site, Pennsylvania
14. Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site, New York
15. Eugene O’Neill National Historic Site, California
16. First Ladies National Historic Site, Ohio
17. Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site, District of Columbia
18. Fort Bowie National Historic Site, Arizona
19. Fort Davis National Historic Site, Texas
20. Fort Laramie National Historic Site, Wyoming
21. Fort Larned National Historic Site, Kansas
22. Fort Point National Historic Site, California
23. Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, North Carolina
24. Fort Scott National Historic Site, Kansas
25. Fort Smith National Historic Site, Arkansas, and Oklahoma
26. Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site, Montana and North Dakota
27. Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, Washington
28. Frederick Douglass National Historic Site, District of Columbia
29. Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, Massachusetts
30. Friendship Hill National Historic Site, Pennsylvania
31. Golden Spike National Historic Site, Utah
32. Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site, Montana
33. Hampton National Historic Site, Maryland
34. Harry S Truman National Historic Site, Missouri
35. Herbert Hoover National Historic Site, Iowa
36. Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt, New York
37. Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site, Pennsylvania
38. Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site, Arizona
39. James A. Garfield National Historic Site, Ohio
40. Jimmy Carter National Historic Site, Georgia
41. John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site, Massachusetts
42. John Muir National Historic Site, California
43. Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site, North Dakota
44. Lincoln Home National Historic Site, Illinois
45. Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site, Arkansas
46. Longfellow House – Washington’s Headquarters, Massachusetts
47. Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site, Virginia
48. Manzanar National Historic Site, California
49. Martin Van Buren National Historic Site, New York
50. Mary McLeod Bethune Council House, District of Columbia
51. Minidoka National Historic Site, Idaho
52. Minuteman Missile National Historic Site, South Dakota
53. Nicodemus National Historic Site, Kansas
54. Ninety-Six National Historic Site, South Carolina
55. Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site, District of Columbia
56. President Bill Clinton Birthplace Home, Arkansas
57. Pu’ukoholā Heiau National Historic Site, Hawaii
58. Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, New York
59. Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site, New Hampshire
60. Saint Paul’s Church National Historic Site, New York
61. Salem Maritime National Historic Site, Massachusetts
62. San Juan National Historic Site, Puerto Rico
63. Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site, Colorado
64. Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site, Massachusetts
65. Springfield Armory National Historic Site, Massachusetts
66. Steamtown National Historic Site, Pennsylvania
67. Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace, New York
68. Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site, New York
69. Thomas Stone National Historic Site, Maryland
70. Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site, Alabama
71. Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site, Alabama
72. Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site, Missouri
73. Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site, New York
74. Washita Battlefield National Historic Site, Oklahoma
75. Weir Farm National Historic Site, Connecticut
76. Whitman Mission National Historic Site, Washington
77. William Howard Taft National Historic Site, Ohio

Vanderbilt Mansion, New York (NHS)

National Memorials

1. Arkansas Post National Memorial, Arkansas
2. Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial, Virginia
3. Chamizal National Memorial, Texas
4. Coronado National Memorial, Arizona
5. De Soto National Memorial, Florida
6. Federal Hall National Memorial, New York
7. Flight 93 National Memorial, Pennsylvania
8. Fort Caroline National Memorial, Florida
9. Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, District of Columbia
10. General Grant National Memorial, New York
11. Hamilton Grange National Memorial, New York
12. Johnstown Flood National Memorial, Pennsylvania
13. Korean War Veterans Memorial, District of Columbia
14. Lincoln Boyhood Home National Memorial, Indiana
15. Lincoln Memorial, District of Columbia
16. Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac, District of Columbia
17. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, District of Columbia
18. Mount Rushmore National Memorial, South Dakota
19. Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial, Ohio
20. Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial, California
21. Roger Williams National Memorial, Rhode Island
22. Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial, Pennsylvania
23. Theodore Roosevelt Island, District of Columbia
24. Thomas Jefferson Memorial, District of Columbia
25. Vietnam Veterans Memorial, District of Columbia
26. Washington Monument, District of Columbia
27. World War I Memorial, District of Columbia
28. World War II Memorial, District of Columbia
29. Wright Brothers National Memorial, North Carolina

Abraham Lincoln Statue at Lincoln Memorial

National Battlefields, Parks & Sites

Big Hole National Battlefield, Montana

1. Antietam National Battlefield, Maryland
2. Big Hole National Battlefield, Montana
3. Cowpens National Battlefield, South Carolina
4. Fort Donelson National Battlefield, Kentucky, and Tennessee
5. Fort Necessity National Battlefield, Pennsylvania
6. Monocacy National Battlefield, Maryland
7. Moores Creek National Battlefield, North Carolina
8. Petersburg National Battlefield, Virginia
9. Stones River National Battlefield, Tennessee
10. Tupelo National Battlefield, Mississippi
11. Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield, Missouri
12. Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, Georgia
13. Manassas National Battlefield Park, Virginia
14. Richmond National Battlefield Park, Virginia
15. River Raisin National Battlefield Park, Michigan
16. Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site, Mississippi

National Military Parks

Chickamauga Battlefield

1. Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Georgia and Tennessee
2. Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park, Virginia
3. Gettysburg National Military Park, Pennsylvania
4. Guilford Courthouse National Military Park, North Carolina
5. Horseshoe Bend National Military Park, Alabama
6. Kings Mountain National Military Park, South Carolina
7. Pea Ridge National Military Park, Arkansas
8. Shiloh National Military Park, Tennessee
9. Vicksburg National Military Park, Louisiana and Mississippi

National Historical Parks

1. Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park, Kentucky
2. Adams National Historical Park, Massachusetts
3. Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, Virginia
4. Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park, Rhode Island
5. Boston National Historical Park, Massachusetts
6. Cane River Creole National Historical Park, Louisiana
7. Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park, Virginia
8. Chaco Culture National Historical Park, New Mexico
9. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, District of Columbia, Maryland, and West Virginia
10. Colonial National Historical Park, Virginia
11. Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia
12. Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, Ohio
13. First State National Historical Park, Delaware
14. George Rogers Clark National Historical Park, Indiana
15. Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia
16. Harriet Tubman National Historical Park, New York
17. Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park, Maryland
18. Hopewell Culture National Historical Park, Ohio
19. Independence National Historical Park, Pennsylvania
20. Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, Louisiana
21. Kalaupapa National Historical Park, Hawaii
22. Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park, Hawaii
23. Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, Alaska, and Washington
24. Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, Oregon and Washington
25. Lowell National Historical Park, Massachusetts
26. Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park, Texas
27. Keweenaw National Historical Park, Michigan
28. Manhattan Project National Historical Park, New Mexico, Tennessee, and Washington
29. Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park, Vermont
30. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park, Georgia
31. Minute Man National Historical Park, Massachusetts
32. Morristown National Historical Park, New Jersey
33. Natchez National Historical Park, Mississippi
34. New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park, Massachusetts
35. New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park, Louisiana
36. Nez Perce National Historical Park, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington
37. Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park, Texas
38. Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park, New Jersey
39. Pecos National Historical Park, New Mexico
40. Pu’uhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park, Hawaii
41. Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park, California
42. Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve, Virgin Islands
43. San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, Texas
44. San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, California
45. San Juan Island National Historical Park, Washington
46. Saratoga National Historical Park, New York
47. Sitka National Historical Park, Alaska
48. Thomas Edison National Historical Park, New Jersey
49. Tumacácori National Historical Park, Arizona
50. Valley Forge National Historical Park, Pennsylvania
51. War in the Pacific National Historical Park, Guam
52. Women’s Rights National Historical Park, New York

Women’s Rights National Historical Park, NY

National Lakeshores

Apostle Islands National Lakeshore

1. Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Wisconsin
2. Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Indiana
3. Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Michigan
4. Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Michigan

National Parkways

Crabtree Falls, Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina

1. Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina and Virginia
2. George Washington Memorial Parkway, District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia
3. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway, Wyoming
4. Natchez Trace Parkway, Mississippi

National Preserves & Reserves

1. Aniakchak National Preserve, Alaska
2. Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, Alaska
3. Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida
4. Big Thicket National Preserve, Texas
5. Craters of the Moon National Preserve, Idaho
6. Denali National Preserve, Alaska
7. Gates of the Arctic National Preserve, Alaska
8. Glacier Bay National Preserve, Alaska
9. Great Sand Dunes National Preserve, Colorado
10. Katmai National Preserve, Alaska
11. Lake Clark National Preserve, Alaska
12. Little River Canyon National Preserve, Alabama
13. Mojave National Preserve, California
14. Noatak National Preserve, Alaska
15. Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, Kansas
16. Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve, Florida
17. Valles Caldera National Preserve, New Mexico
18. Wrangell-St. Elias National Preserve, Alaska
19. Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve, Alaska
20. City of Rocks National Reserve, Idaho
21. Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve, Washington

National Recreation Areas

Golden Gate National Recreation Area, California

1. Amistad National Recreation Area, Texas
2. Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area, Montana and Wyoming
3. Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, Massachusetts
4. Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Georgia
5. Chickasaw National Recreation Area, Oklahoma
6. Curecanti National Recreation Area, Colorado
7. Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, New Jersey and Pennsylvania
8. Gateway National Recreation Area, New Jersey and New York
9. Gauley River National Recreation Area, West Virginia
10. Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Arizona and Utah
11. Golden Gate National Recreation Area, California
12. Lake Chelan National Recreation Area, Washington
13. Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Arizona and Nevada
14. Lake Meredith National Recreation Area, Texas
15. Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area, Washington
16. Ross Lake National Recreation Area, Washington
17. Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, California
18. Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area, California

National Wild & Scenic Rivers & Riverways

Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River, Texas

1. Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, Kentucky and Tennessee
2. Buffalo National River, Arkansas
3. New River Gorge National River, West Virginia
4. Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas, Minnesota
5. Ozark National Scenic Riverways, Missouri
6. Alagnak Wild River, Alaska
7. Bluestone National Scenic River, West Virginia
8. Delaware National Scenic River, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania
9. Great Egg Harbor National Scenic and Recreational River, New Jersey
10. Missouri National Recreational River, Nebraska and South Dakota
11. Niobrara National Scenic River, Nebraska
12. Obed Wild and Scenic River, Tennessee
13. Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River, Texas
14. Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway, Minnesota and Wisconsin
15. Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreation River, New York and Pennsylvania

National Scenic Trails

Appalachian Trail

1. Appalachian National Scenic Trail, Maine to Georgia (13 states)
2. Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail, Alabama, Mississippi, and, Tennessee
3. Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail, District of Columbia, Pennsylvania, and Virginia

National Seashores

Cape Cod National Seashore, Massachusetts

1. Assateague Island National Seashore, Maryland and Virginia
2. Canaveral National Seashore, Florida
3. Cape Cod National Seashore, Massachusetts
4. Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina
5. Cape Lookout National Seashore, North Carolina
6. Cumberland Island National Seashore, Georgia
7. Fire Island National Seashore, New York
8. Gulf Islands National Seashore, Florida and Mississippi
9. Padre Island National Seashore, Texas
10. Point Reyes National Seashore, California

Other Designations

Constitution Gardens, District of Columbia

1. Catoctin Mountain Park, Maryland
2. Constitution Gardens, District of Columbia
3. Fort Washington Park, Maryland
4. Greenbelt Park, Maryland
5. National Capital Parks-East, District of Columbia
6. National Mall and Memorial Parks, District of Columbia
7. Piscataway Park, Maryland
8. Prince William Forest Park, Virginia
9. Rock Creek Park, District of Columbia
10. White House, District of Columbia
11. Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts, Virginia
12. Saint Croix Island International Historic Site, Maine

Cost of Travel

Only 118 of 417 park sites charge entrance fees. One can obtain a park entrance pass by visiting a park site that charges an entrance fee.

National Park Maps

You can view maps on specific park websites. You can also get a map from the national park services when you visit the park.

Camping in National Parks

For campground reservations, visit Recreation.gov. Not all parks participate in this service; many campgrounds are first come, first served.

For more information on specific camping and lodging services offered at the park(s) of your interest, please check specific park websites.

How do I reserve a tour in a park?

You can book some park tours through Recreation.gov. But note that not all parks participate in this reservation service. For more information on tours offered at a specific park, please see the park search.

Can I bring my pet to a national park?

Some national parks welcome pets—in developed areas, on many trails and campgrounds, and in some lodging facilities.

What do I need to know about driving off road in national parks?

Before you head out, check with the national parks that you intend to visit. In many national parks, off-road driving is illegal. Where off-road driving is allowed, the National Park Service regulates it.

15 National Parks Fun Facts

• There are over 27,000 historic and prehistoric structures preserved within the 417 National Parks System.
• Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve in Alaska is the largest National Park in the country at 13.2 million acres of area.
• Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial in Pennsylvania is the smallest national park unit at a mere 0.02 acres of area.
• The Appalachian Trail is a 2,185 mile long public trail that traverses the scenic, wooded, pastoral, wild, and culturally resonant lands of the Appalachian Mountains from Maine to Georgia.
• The nation’s deepest cave is 1,593 ft deep in New Mexico at Carlsbad Caverns National Park.
• Yellowstone National Park sits on top of a super volcano, one active volcano, thousands of petrified trees, and almost 300 waterfalls.
• Yosemite National Park supports more than 400 species of vertebrates including fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals.
• There are more than 2,000 documented arches in the Arches National Park, some as tall as up to 300 feet.
• Acadia is the oldest park east of the Mississippi River and the first instance where the land was donated to the federal government.
• Bryce Canyon has the largest collection of hoodoos–odd-shaped pillars of rock–in the world.
• Crater Lake’s volcanic caldera is almost 6 miles in diameter and 3,900 feet deep.
• Maui’s Haleakala, meaning “House of the Sun” in Hawaiian, is one of the world’s largest volcanic craters.
• Hawaii’s Volcanoes National Park two active volcanoes are within the bounds of this national park, Kilauea being the world’s most active.
• Isle Royale National Park is the only national park in the United States that completely closes in the off-season. The park is typically closed November through mid-April due to extreme weather conditions. Also, Isle Royale has the most repeat visitors.
• Mammoth Cave National Park is the world’s longest known cave system, with more than 400 miles explored.