National Parks By State – Which State Has The Most?

This list provides a good overview of many of the national parks located in various states across the U.S. Each park is unique in its natural beauty and offers a variety of outdoor activities and educational opportunities.

1. Alaska

• Denali National Park and Preserve
• Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve
• Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
• Katmai National Park and Preserve
• Kenai Fjords National Park
• Kobuk Valley National Park
• Lake Clark National Park and Preserve
• Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve

2. Arizona

• Grand Canyon National Park
• Petrified Forest National Park
• Saguaro National Park

3. Arkansas

• Hot Springs National Park

4. California

• 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 and State Parks
• Sequoia National Park
• Yosemite National Park

5. Colorado

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

6. Florida

• Biscayne National Park
• Dry Tortugas National Park
• Everglades National Park

7. Hawaii

• Haleakalā National Park
• Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park

8. Indiana

• Indiana Dunes National Park

9. Kentucky

• Mammoth Cave National Park

10. Maine

• Acadia National Park

11. Michigan

• Isle Royale National Park

12. Minnesota

• Voyageurs National Park

13. Missouri

• Gateway Arch National Park

14. Montana

• Glacier National Park
• Yellowstone National Park (partly in Wyoming and Idaho)

15. Nevada

• Great Basin National Park

16. New Mexico

• Carlsbad Caverns National Park
• White Sands National Park

17. North Carolina

• Great Smoky Mountains National Park (also in Tennessee)

18. North Dakota

• Theodore Roosevelt National Park

19. Ohio

• Cuyahoga Valley National Park

20. Oregon

• Crater Lake National Park

21. South Carolina

• Congaree National Park

22. South Dakota

• Badlands National Park
• Wind Cave National Park

23. Texas

• Big Bend National Park
• Guadalupe Mountains National Park

24. Utah

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

25. Virginia

• Shenandoah National Park

26. Washington

• Mount Rainier National Park
• North Cascades National Park
• Olympic National Park– Home to the Washington Tree of Life.

27. West Virginia

• New River Gorge National Park

28. Wyoming

• Grand Teton National Park
• Yellowstone National Park (mostly in Wyoming, also extends into Montana and Idaho)

29. US Territories

• Virgin Islands National Park, St John USVI
• American Samoa National Park, Samoa