US National Parks

How many National Parks are in the United States?

• 101

• 59

• 48

• 24

in home to the largest known cluster of late Eocene and Oligocene mammal fossils

• Big Bend N.P

• Arches N.P

• Badlands N.P

• Cuyahoga Valley N.P

Six shipwrecks over nearly a century have been mapped

• Grand Canyon National Park

• Hot Springs National Park

• Lake Clark National Park

• Biscayne National Park

Alligators, manatees, and white ibis can be found across the 1.5 million acres of wetland in the park

• Gates of the Arctic National Park

• Capitol Reef National Park

• Everglades National Park

• Channel Islands National Park

Beyond mile 15 of the Road, vistors need to explore the park by bus, bicycle, or on foot, as private vehicles are not allowed to help reduce traffic and protect the natural resources

• Denali National Park and Preserve

• Death Valley National Park

• Grand Teton National Park

• Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve

known for its abundance of sea turtles, including loggerheads, leatherbacks, and hawksbill turtles that annually nest in the area

• Dry Tortugas National Park

• Haleakala National Park

• Isle Royale National Park

• Lassen Volcanic National Park

The only mammal native is the bat, which pollinates the many floral species and eats lots of insects, such as mosquitoes

• Voyageurs National Park

• Wind Cave National Park

• Pinnacles National Park

• Virgin Islands National Park

This is the first cave to be designated a national park anywhere in the world

• Carlsbad Caverns National Park

• Wind Cave National Park

• Bryce Canyon National Park

• Mammoth Cave National Park

Sculpted over two million years with the help of the Gunnison River and forces of weather, it is a staggering 48 miles long.

• Canyonlands National Park

• Grand Teton National Park

• Great Basin National Park

• Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park

About 100 native tree species make their home here. More than in all of northern Europe. The park also contains one of the largest blocks of old-growth temperate deciduous forest.

• Grand Teton National Park

• Great Smoky Mountains National Park

• Everglades National Park

• Congaree National Park