The U.S. National Park Service lists 63 national parks. They are one designation among many: the Service manages 433 units in all, with at least 19 naming designations. The table gives each national park and its state or territory exactly as the Service lists them.1
Which national parks does the National Park Service list?
The Service's page on the National Park System lists 63 units under the heading National Parks. Some parks span more than one state; the second column is as the Service gives it.1
| National park (as the Service names it) | State or territory (as listed) |
|---|---|
| Acadia National Park | Maine |
| Arches National Park | Utah |
| Badlands National Park | South Dakota |
| Big Bend National Park | Texas |
| Biscayne National Park | Florida |
| Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park | Colorado |
| Bryce Canyon National Park | Utah |
| Canyonlands National Park | Utah |
| Capitol Reef National Park | Utah |
| Carlsbad Caverns National Park | New Mexico |
| Channel Islands National Park | California |
| Congaree National Park | South Carolina |
| Crater Lake National Park | Oregon |
| Cuyahoga Valley National Park | Ohio |
| Death Valley National Park | California and Nevada |
| Denali National Park | Alaska |
| Dry Tortugas National Park | Florida |
| Everglades National Park | Florida |
| Gates of the Arctic National Park | Alaska |
| Gateway Arch National Park | Missouri and Illinois |
| Glacier Bay National Park | Alaska |
| Glacier National Park | Montana |
| Grand Canyon National Park | Arizona |
| Grand Teton National Park | Wyoming |
| Great Basin National Park | Nevada |
| Great Sand Dunes National Park | Colorado |
| Great Smoky Mountains National Park | North Carolina and Tennessee |
| Guadalupe Mountains National Park | Texas |
| Haleakalā National Park | Hawaii |
| Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park | Hawaii |
| Hot Springs National Park | Arkansas |
| Indiana Dunes National Park | Indiana |
| Isle Royale National Park | Michigan |
| Joshua Tree National Park | California |
| Katmai National Park | Alaska |
| Kenai Fjords National Park | Alaska |
| Kings Canyon National Park | California |
| Kobuk Valley National Park | Alaska |
| Lake Clark National Park | Alaska |
| Lassen Volcanic National Park | California |
| Mammoth Cave National Park | Kentucky |
| Mesa Verde National Park | Colorado |
| Mount Rainier National Park | Washington |
| National Park of American Samoa | American Samoa |
| New River Gorge National Park and Preserve | West Virginia |
| North Cascades National Park | Washington |
| Olympic National Park | Washington |
| Petrified Forest National Park | Arizona |
| Pinnacles National Park | California |
| Redwood National Park | California |
| Rocky Mountain National Park | Colorado |
| Saguaro National Park | Arizona |
| Sequoia National Park | California |
| Shenandoah National Park | Virginia |
| Theodore Roosevelt National Park | North Dakota |
| Virgin Islands National Park | Virgin Islands |
| Voyageurs National Park | Minnesota |
| White Sands National Park | New Mexico |
| Wind Cave National Park | South Dakota |
| Wrangell-St. Elias National Park | Alaska |
| Yellowstone National Park | Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming |
| Yosemite National Park | California |
| Zion National Park | Utah |
Is every National Park Service site a national park?
No. The Service says it manages 433 individual units covering more than 85 million acres, and that while there are at least 19 naming designations, these units are commonly referred to as parks. Only the units under the heading National Parks are listed here.1
Can this list be reused?
The Service says material it creates is generally in the public domain, and that when such information is republished commercially the copyright notice must refer to the original U.S. Government work. It also says its Arrowhead symbol may not be used without written permission, so we use no logos or images.2
What this page cannot tell you
- The list changes. New national parks can be added; this is the Service's list when we checked it.
- No dates here. The page we used gives no establishment dates, so we do not add any.
Related: National parks around the world · National parks of Japan · Officially recognised places.
Key takeaways
- The National Park Service lists 63 national parks.
- They are a small part of the 433 units the Service manages.
- Each row gives the state or territory as the Service lists it.
- What we would skip: reading the list as a ranking or a travel guide. It records an official designation; it says nothing about opening, access or conditions, so check each park's own information before you go.
Sources
The list comes from the National Park Service's page on the National Park System, read on 1 October 2026; the reuse terms from its disclaimer. See how we research.
- U.S. National Park Service, National Park System (page last updated 18 September 2026). Read it on nps.gov. Accessed 1 October 2026.
- U.S. National Park Service, Disclaimer. Read it on nps.gov. Accessed 1 October 2026.
Credit and copyright. Source: U.S. National Park Service, nps.gov. No claim to original U.S. Government works. Our own text and layout: © 2026 Gallivanting Gadabout; no claim to original U.S. Government works. Changes made. We reformatted the Service's list into a table; names and states are as the Service gives them. We use no logos or images from these sources. Gallivanting Gadabout is not connected with, or endorsed by, the National Park Service. We use no NPS Arrowhead.