Date SNo Name Location Area Description established Maine Covering most of Mount Desert Island and other 44°21′N 47,389.67 coastal islands, Acadia features the tallest on February 1 Acadia 68°13′W / acres the Atlantic coast of the , granite peaks, 26, 1919 44.35°N (191.8 km2) ocean shoreline, woodlands, and lakes. There are 68.21°W freshwater, estuary, forest, and intertidal habitats. American The southernmost national park is on three Samoan Samoa islands and protects coral reefs, rainforests, volcanic American 14°15′S October 31, 9,000.00 acres 2 , and white beaches. The area is also home to Samoa 170°41′W / 1988 2 (36.4 km ) flying foxes, brown boobies, sea turtles, and 900 14.25°S species of fish. 170.68°W This site features more than 2,000 natural sandstone Utah arches, including the Delicate Arch. In a desert climate 38°41′N 76,518.98 millions of years of erosion have led to these structures, November 3 Arches 109°34′W / acres and the arid ground has life-sustaining soil crust and 12, 1971 38.68°N (309.7 km2) potholes, natural water-collecting basins. Other 109.57°W geologic formations are stone columns, spires, fins, and towers. South The Badlands are a collection of buttes, pinnacles, Dakota 242,755.94 spires, and grass prairies. It has the world's richest fossil 43°45′N November 4 Badlands acres beds from the Oligocene epoch, and there is wildlife 102°30′W / 10, 1978 2 including bison, bighorn sheep, black-footed ferrets, 43.75°N (982.4 km ) and swift foxes. 102.50°W Named for the Bend of the Rio Grande along the US– 29°15′N 801,163.21 Mexico border, this park includes a part of the June 12, 5 103°15′W / acres . A wide variety of Cretaceous and 1944 29.25°N (3,242.2 km2) Tertiary fossils as well as cultural artifacts of Native 103.25°W Americans exist within its borders. Located in Biscayne Bay, this park at the north end of Florida the Florida Keys has four interrelated marine 25°39′N 172,924.07 June 28, ecosystems: mangrove forest, the Bay, the Keys, and 6 Biscayne 80°05′W / acres 1980 coral reefs. Threatened animals include the West Indian 25.65°N 2 (699.8 km ) Manatee, American crocodile, various sea turtles, and 80.08°W peregrine falcon. The park protects a quarter of the Gunnison River, Colorado Black which has dark canyon walls from the Precambrian era. 38°34′N 32,950.03 Canyon of October 21, The canyon has very steep descents, and it is a site for 7 107°43′W / acres the 1999 river rafting and rock climbing. The narrow, steep 38.57°N 2 Gunnison (133.3 km ) canyon, made of gneiss and schist, is often in shadow, 107.72°W appearing black. Utah Bryce Canyon is a giant natural amphitheatre along the 37°34′N 35,835.08 Paunsaugunt Plateau. The unique area has hundreds of Bryce February 8 112°11′W / acres tall hoodoos formed by erosion. The region was Canyon 25, 1928 37.57°N (145.0 km2) originally settled by Native Americans and later by 112.18°W Mormon pioneers. Utah This landscape was eroded into canyons, buttes, and 38°12′N 337,597.83 mesas by the Colorado River, Green River, and their September 9 Canyonlands 109°56′W / acres tributaries, which divide the park into three districts. 12, 1964 38.2°N (1,366.2 km2) There are rock pinnacles and other naturally sculpted 109.93°W rock, as well as artifacts from Ancient Pueblo Peoples. Utah The park's Waterpocket Fold is a 100-mile (160 km) 38°12′N 241,904.26 December monocline that shows the Earth's geologic layers. Other 10 Capitol Reef 111°10′W / acres 18, 1971 natural features are monoliths and sandstone domes and 38.20°N 2 (979.0 km ) cliffs shaped like the United States Capitol. 111.17°W New Carlsbad Caverns has 117 caves, the longest of which is Mexico 46,766.45 over 120 miles (190 km) long. The Big Room is almost Carlsbad 32°10′N May 14, 4,000 feet (1,200 m) long, and the caves are home to 11 acres Caverns 104°26′W / 1930 2 over 400,000 Mexican Free-tailed Bats and sixteen 32.17°N (189.3 km ) other species. Above ground are the Chihuahuan Desert 104.44°W and Rattlesnake Springs. Five of the eight Channel Islands are protected, and half California of the park's area is underwater. The islands have a 34°01′N 249,561.00 Channel March 5, unique Mediterranean ecosystem. They are home to 12 119°25′W / acres Islands 1980 over 2,000 species of land plants and animals, and 145 34.01°N 2 (1,009.9 km ) are unique to them. The islands were originally settled 119.42°W by the Chumash people. South On the Congaree River, this park is the largest portion Carolina 26,545.86 of old-growth floodplain forest left in North America. 33°47′N November 13 Congaree acres Some of the trees are the tallest in the Eastern US, and 80°47′W / 10, 2003 2 the Boardwalk Loop is an elevated walkway through 33.78°N (107.4 km ) the swamp. 80.78°W Crater Lake lies in the caldera of Mount Mazama Oregon formed 7,700 years ago after an eruption. It is the 42°56′N 183,224.05 May 22, deepest lake in the United States and is known for its 14 Crater Lake 122°06′W / acres 1902 blue color and water clarity. There are two islands in 42.94°N 2 (741.5 km ) the lake, and, with no inlets or outlets, all water comes 122.1°W through precipitation. This park along the Cuyahoga River has waterfalls, Ohio hills, trails, and displays about early rural living. The 41°14′N 32,860.73 Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail follows the Ohio Cuyahoga October 11, 15 81°33′W / acres and Erie Canal, where mules towed canal boats. The Valley 2000 41.24°N (133.0 km2) park has numerous historic homes, bridges, and 81.55°W structures. The park also offers a scenic train ride with various trips available. Death Valley is the hottest, lowest, and driest place in California, the United States. Daytime temperatures have topped Nevada 3,372,401.96 130°F (54°C) and it is home to Badwater Basin, the Death 36°14′N October 31, lowest point in North America. There are canyons, 16 acres Valley 116°49′W / 1994 2 colorful badlands, sand dunes, mountains, and over 36.24°N (13,647.6 km ) 1000 species of plants in this graben on a fault line. 116.82°W Further geologic points of interest are salt flats, springs, and buttes. Centered around the Mount McKinley, the tallest mountain in North America, is serviced by a 63°20′N 4,740,911.72 February single road leading to Wonder Lake. McKinley and 17 Denali 150°30′W / acres 26, 1917 other peaks of the Alaska Range are covered with long 63.33°N 2 (19,185.8 km ) glaciers and boreal forest. Wildlife includes grizzly 150.50°W bears, Dall sheep, caribou, and gray wolves. Florida The Dry Tortugas on the west end of the Florida Keys 24°38′N 64,701.22 are the site of Fort Jefferson, the largest masonry Dry October 26, 18 82°52′W / acres structure in the Western Hemisphere. With most of the Tortugas 1992 24.63°N (261.8 km2) park being water, it is the home of coral reefs and 82.87°W shipwrecks and is only accessible by plane or boat. The Everglades are the largest subtropical wilderness in Florida the United States. This mangrove ecosystem and marine 25°19′N 1,508,537.90 May 30, estuary is home to 36 protected species, including the 19 Everglades 80°56′W / acres 1934 Florida panther, American crocodile, and West Indian 25.32°N 2 (6,104.8 km ) manatee. Some areas have been drained and developed; 80.93°W restoration projects aim to restore the ecology. Alaska This northernmost park protects part of the Brooks 67°47′N 7,523,897.74 Gates of the December Range and has no park facilities. The land is home to 20 153°18′W / acres Arctic 2, 1980 Alaska natives, who have relied on the land and caribou 67.78°N 2 (30,448.1 km ) for 11,000 years. 153.30°W Part of Waterton Glacier International Peace Park, this Montana park has 26 remaining glaciers and 130 named lakes 48°48′N 1,013,572.41 under the tall Rocky Mountain peaks. There are historic May 11, 21 Glacier 114°00′W / acres hotels and a landmark road in this region of rapidly 1910 48.80°N (4,101.8 km2) receding glaciers. These mountains, formed by an 114.00°W overthrust, have the world's best sedimentary fossils from the Proterozoic era. Glacier Bay has numerous tidewater glaciers, Alaska mountains, and fjords. The temperate rainforest and the 58°30′N 3,224,840.31 December bay are home to grizzly bears, mountain goats, whales, 22 Glacier Bay 137°00′W / acres 2, 1980 seals, and eagles. When discovered in 1794 by George 58.50°N 2 (13,050.5 km ) Vancouver, the entire bay was covered by ice, but the 137.00°W glaciers have receded over 65 miles (105 km). Arizona The Grand Canyon, carved out by the Colorado River, 36°04′N 1,217,403.32 is 277 miles (446 km) long, up to 1 mile (1.6 km) deep, Grand February 23 112°08′W / acres and up to 15 miles (24 km) wide. Millions of years of Canyon 26, 1919 36.06°N (4,926.7 km2) exposure has formed colorful layers of the Colorado 112.14°W Plateau in mesas and canyon walls. Wyoming is the tallest mountain in the Teton Range. 43°44′N 309,994.66 February The park's Jackson Hole valley and reflective piedmont 24 Grand Teton 110°48′W / acres 26, 1929 lakes contrast with the tall mountains, which abruptly 43.73°N 2 (1,254.5 km ) rise from the sage-covered valley. 110.80°W Based around , the Great Basin has Nevada 5,000-year-old bristlecone pines, glacial moraines, and 38°59′N 77,180.00 October 27, the limestone Lehman Caves. It has some of the 25 Great Basin 114°18′W / acres 1986 country's darkest night skies, and there are animal 38.98°N 2 (312.3 km ) species including Townsend's big-eared bat, Pronghorn, 114.30°W and Bonneville cutthroat trout. The tallest dunes in North America are up to 750 feet Colorado (230 m) tall and neighbor grasslands, shrublands and 37°44′N 42,983.74 Great Sand September wetlands. They were formed by sand deposits of the 26 105°31′W / acres Dunes 13, 2004 Rio Grande on the San Luis Valley. The park also has 37.73°N 2 (173.9 km ) alpine lakes, six 13,000-foot mountains, and ancient 105.51°W forests. The Great Smoky Mountains, part of the Appalachian North Mountains, have a wide range of elevations, making Carolina, them home to over 400 vertebrate species, 100 tree Great Tennessee 521,490.13 June 15, species, and 5000 plant species. Hiking is the park's 27 Smoky 35°41′N acres 1934 main attraction, with over 800 miles (1,300 km) of Mountains 83°32′W / 2 (2,110.4 km ) trails, including 70 miles (110 km) of the Appalachian 35.68°N Trail. Other activities are fishing, horseback riding, and 83.53°W visiting some of nearly 80 historic structures. Texas This park has Guadalupe Peak, the highest point in 31°55′N 86,415.97 Guadalupe October 15, Texas, the scenic McKittrick Canyon full of Bigtooth 28 104°52′W / acres Mountains 1966 Maples, part of the Chihuahuan Desert, and a fossilized 31.92°N 2 (349.7 km ) reef from the Permian. 104.87°W Hawaii The Haleakalā on Maui has a very large crater 20°43′N 29,093.67 with many cinder cones, Hosmer's Grove of alien trees, August 1, 29 Haleakalā 156°10′W / acres and the native Hawaiian Goose. The Kipahulu section 1916 20.72°N (117.7 km2) has numerous pools with freshwater fish. This National 156.17°W Park has the greatest number of endangered species. Hawaii This park on the Big Island protects the Kīlauea and 19°23′N 323,431.38 Hawaii August 1, Mauna Loa volcanoes, two of the world's most active. 30 155°12′W / acres Volcanoes 1916 Diverse ecosystems of the park range from those at sea 19.38°N 2 (1,308.9 km ) level to 13,000 feet (4,000 m). 155.20°W Arkansas The only National Park in an urban area, this smallest 34°31′N March 4, 5,549.75 acres National Park is based around the natural hot springs 31 Hot Springs 93°03′W / 1921 2 that have been managed for public use. Bathhouse Row 34.51°N (22.5 km ) preserves 47 of these with many beneficial minerals. 93.05°W The largest island in Lake Superior, this park is a site Michigan of isolation and wilderness. It has many shipwrecks, 48°06′N 571,790.11 waterways, and hiking trails. The park also includes March 3, 32 Isle Royale 88°33′W / acres over 400 smaller islands in the waters up to 4.5 miles 1931 48.10°N (2,314.0 km2) (7.2 km) from the island. There are only 20 mammal 88.55°W species and it is known for its wolf and moose relationship. California Covering parts of the Colorado and Mojave Deserts and 33°47′N 789,745.47 the Little San Bernardino Mountains, this is the home October 31, 33 Joshua Tree 115°54′W / acres of the Joshua tree. Across great elevation changes are 1994 33.79°N (3,196.0 km2) sand dunes, dry lakes, rugged mountains, and granite 115.90°W monoliths. Alaska This park on the Alaska Peninsula protects the Valley 58°30′N 3,674,529.68 of Ten Thousand Smokes, an ash flow formed by the December 34 Katmai 155°00′W / acres 1912 eruption of Novarupta, as well as Mount Katmai. 2, 1980 58.50°N (14,870.3 km2) Over 2,000 grizzly bears come here to catch spawning 155.00°W salmon. Alaska Near Seward on the , this park protects 59°55′N 669,982.99 the Harding Icefield and at least 38 glaciers and fjords December 35 Kenai Fjords 149°39′W / acres stemming from it. The only area accessible to the public 2, 1980 59.92°N (2,711.3 km2) by road is Exit Glacier, while the rest can only be 149.65°W viewed by boat tours. California Home to several Giant sequoia groves and the General 36°48′N 461,901.20 Grant Tree, the world's second largest, this park also Kings March 4, 36 118°33′W / acres has part of the Kings River, site of the granite Kings Canyon 1940 36.80°N (1,869.2 km2) Canyon, and San Joaquin River, as well as the Boyden 118.55°W Cave. Kobuk Valley has 61 miles (98 km) of the Kobuk River and three regions of sand dunes. Created by glaciers, Alaska the Great Kobuk, the Little Kobuk, and the Hunt River 67°33′N 1,750,716.50 Kobuk December Sand Dunes can reach 100 feet (30 m) high and 100 °F 37 159°17′W / acres Valley 2, 1980 (38 °C), and they are the largest dunes in the arctic. 67.55°N 2 (7,084.9 km ) Twice a year, half a million caribou migrate through the 159.28°W dunes and across river bluffs that contain ice age fossils. Alaska The region around Lake Clark has four active 60°58′N 2,619,733.21 December volcanoes, including Mount Redoubt, rivers, glaciers, 38 Lake Clark 153°25′W / acres 2, 1980 and waterfalls. There are temperate rainforests, a tundra 60.97°N 2 (10,601.7 km ) plateau, and three mountain ranges. 153.42°W , the largest plug dome volcano in the California world, is joined by all three other types of volcanoes in 40°29′N 106,372.36 this park: shield, cinder dome, and composite. Other Lassen August 9, 39 121°31′W / acres than the volcano, which last erupted in 1915, the park Volcanic 1916 40.49°N (430.5 km2) has hydrothermal areas, including , boiling 121.51°W pools, and steaming ground, heated by molten rock under the peak. With 392 miles (631 km) of passageways mapped, Kentucky Mammoth Cave is by far the world's longest cave 37°11′N 52,830.19 system. Cave animals include eight bat species, Mammoth July 1, 40 86°06′W / acres Kentucky cave shrimp, Northern cavefish, and cave Cave 1941 37.18°N (213.8 km2) salamanders. Above ground, the park contains Green 86.10°W River (Kentucky), 70 miles of hiking trails, sinkholes, and springs. Colorado This area has over 4,000 archaeological sites of the 37°11′N 52,121.93 Ancestral Pueblo, who lived here for 700 years. Cliff June 29, 41 Mesa Verde 108°29′W / acres dwellings built in the 12th and 13th centuries include 1906 37.18°N (210.9 km2) Cliff Palace, which has 150 rooms and 23 kivas, and 108.49°W the Balcony House, with passages and tunnels. , an active volcano, is the most prominent peak in the Cascades, and it is covered by 26 named glaciers including Carbon Glacier and Emmons Washington Glacier, the largest in the continental United States. The 46°51′N 235,625.00 Mount March 2, mountain is popular for climbing, and more than half of 42 121°45′W / acres Rainier 1899 the park is covered by subalpine and alpine forests. 46.85°N 2 (953.5 km ) Paradise on the south slope is one of the snowiest 121.75°W places in the world, and the Longmire visitor center is the start of the Wonderland Trail, which encircles the mountain. Washington This complex includes the two units of the National 48°42′N 504,780.94 Park and the Ross Lake and Lake Chelan National North October 2, 43 121°12′W / acres Recreation Areas. There are numerous glaciers, and Cascades 1968 48.70°N (2,042.8 km2) popular hiking and climbing areas are Cascade Pass, 121.20°W Mount Shuksan, Mount Triumph, and Eldorado Peak. Situated on the Olympic Peninsula, this park ranges Washington from Pacific shoreline with tide pools to temperate 47°58′N 922,650.86 June 29, rainforests to Mount Olympus. The glaciated Olympic 44 Olympic 123°30′W / acres 1938 Mountains overlook the Hoh Rain Forest and Quinault 47.97°N 2 (3,733.8 km ) Rain Forest, the wettest area of the continental United 123.50°W States. Arizona This portion of the Chinle Formation has a great 35°04′N 93,532.57 concentration of 225-million-year-old petrified wood. Petrified December 45 109°47′W / acres The surrounding region, the Painted Desert, has eroded Forest 9, 1962 35.07°N (378.5 km2) red-hued volcanic rock called bentonite. There are also 109.78°W dinosaur fossils and over 350 Native American sites. California 36°29′N 26,605.73 January 10, Known for the namesake eroded leftovers of half of an 46 Pinnacles 121°10′W / acres 2013 extinct volcano, it is popular for its rock climbing. 36.48°N (107.7 km2) 121.16°W This park and the co-managed state parks protect California almost half of all remaining Coastal Redwoods, the 41°18′N 112,512.05 tallest trees on Earth. There are three large river October 2, 47 Redwood 124°00′W / acres systems in this very seismically active area, and the 37 1968 41.30°N (455.3 km2) miles (60 km) of protected coastline have tide pools and 124.00°W seastacks. The prairie, estuary, coast, river, and forest ecosystems have varied animal and plant species. This section of the Rocky Mountains has ecosystems Colorado varying in elevation from the over 150 riparian lakes to 40°24′N 265,828.41 Montane and subalpine forests to the alpine tundra. Rocky January 26, 48 105°35′W / acres Large wildlife including mule deer, bighorn sheep, Mountain 1915 40.40°N (1,075.8 km2) black bears, and cougars inhabit these igneous 105.58°W mountains and glacier valleys. The Longs Peak and Bear Lake are popular destinations. Split into the separate Rincon Mountain and Tucson Arizona Mountain Districts, the dry Sonoran Desert is still home 32°15′N 91,439.71 October 14, to much life in six biotic communities. Beyond the 49 Saguaro 110°30′W / acres 1994 namesake Giant Saguaro cacti, there are barrel cacti, 32.25°N 2 (370.0 km ) cholla cacti, and prickly pears, as well as Lesser Long- 110.50°W nosed Bats, Spotted Owls, and javelinas. California This park protects the Giant Forest, which has the 36°26′N 404,051.17 world's largest tree, General Sherman, as well as four of September 50 Sequoia 118°41′W / acres the next nine. It also has over 240 caves, the tallest 25, 1890 36.43°N (1,635.1 km2) mountain in the continental U.S., , and 118.68°W the granite dome Moro Rock. Shenandoah's Blue Ridge Mountains are covered by Virginia hardwood forests that are home to tens of thousands of 38°32′N 199,045.23 May 22, animals. The Skyline Drive and Appalachian Trail run 51 Shenandoah 78°21′W / acres 1926 the entire length of this narrow park that has more than 38.53°N 2 (805.5 km ) 500 miles (800 km) of hiking trails along scenic 78.35°W overlooks and waterfalls of the Shenandoah River. North This region that enticed and influenced President Dakota 70,446.89 Theodore Roosevelt is now a park of three units in the Theodore 46°58′N November badlands. Besides Roosevelt's historic cabin, there are 52 acres Roosevelt 103°27′W / 10, 1978 2 scenic drives and backcountry hiking opportunities. 46.97°N (285.1 km ) Wildlife includes American Bison, pronghorns, Bighorn 103.45°W sheep, and wild horses. United States The island of Saint John has rich human and natural Virgin 14,688.87 history. There are Taino archaeological sites and ruins Virgin Islands August 2, 53 acres of sugar plantations from Columbus's time. Past the Islands 18°20′N 1956 2 pristine beaches are mangroves, seagrass beds, coral 64°44′W / (59.4 km ) reefs and algal plains. 18.33°N 64.73°W This park on four main lakes, a site for canoeing, Minnesota kayaking, and fishing, has a history of Ojibwe Native 48°30′N 218,200.17 January 8, Americans, French fur traders called voyageurs, and a 54 Voyageurs 92°53′W / acres 1971 gold rush. Formed by glaciers, this region has tall 48.50°N 2 (883.0 km ) bluffs, rock gardens, islands and bays, and historic 92.88°W buildings. Wind Cave is distinctive for its calcite fin formations South called boxwork and needle-like growths called Dakota 28,295.03 frostwork. The cave, which was discovered by the 43°34′N January 9, sound of wind coming from a hole in the ground, is the 55 Wind Cave acres 103°29′W / 1903 2 world's densest cave system. Above ground is a mixed- 43.57°N (114.5 km ) grass prairie with animals such as bison, black-footed 103.48°W ferrets, and prairie dogs, and Ponderosa pine forests home to cougars and elk. This mountainous land has the convergence of the Alaska, Chugach, and Wrangell-Saint Elias Ranges, Alaska which have many of the continent's tallest mountains 61°00′N 8,323,147.59 Wrangell – December over 16,000 feet (4,900 m), including Mount Saint 56 142°00′W / acres St. Elias 2, 1980 Elias. More than 25% of this park of volcanic peaks is 61.00°N 2 (33,682.6 km ) covered with glaciers, including the tidewater Hubbard 142.00°W Glacier, piedmont Malaspina Glacier, and valley Nabesna Glacier. Situated on the Yellowstone Caldera, the first national Wyoming, park in the world has vast geothermal areas such as hot Montana, springs and geysers, the best-known being Old Faithful Idaho 2,219,790.71 March 1, and Grand Prismatic Spring. The yellow-hued Grand 57 Yellowstone 44°36′N acres 1872 Canyon of the Yellowstone River has numerous 110°30′W / 2 (8,983.2 km ) waterfalls, and four mountain ranges run through the 44.60°N park. There are almost 60 mammal species, including 110.50°W the gray wolf, grizzly bear, lynx, bison, and elk. Yosemite has towering cliffs, waterfalls, and sequoias California in a diverse area of geology and hydrology. Half Dome 37°50′N 761,266.19 October 1, and rise from the central glacier-formed 58 Yosemite 119°30′W / acres 1890 Yosemite Valley, as does Yosemite Falls, North 37.83°N 2 (3,080.7 km ) America's tallest waterfall. Three Giant Sequoia groves 119.50°W and vast wilderness are home to diverse wildlife. Utah This geologically unique area has colorful sandstone 37°18′N 146,597.60 November canyons, high plateaus, and rock towers. Natural arches 59 Zion 113°03′W / acres 19, 1919 and exposed formations of the Colorado Plateau make 37.30°N 2 (593.3 km ) up a large wilderness of four ecosystems. 113.05°W

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