park numbers
63 National Parks by the Numbers
The Incredible Statistics Behind Americaβs Wildest Places
Cre8Travel World Open this stop in the game Acadia Start at this park, stamp the stop, then follow nearby parks and cities.
This Cre8Travel series turns each U.S. National Park into a compact visual story built around numbers that make the landscape easier to understand and remember.
Every card uses the same core grammar:
-
π Park Size — official NPS gross acreage as of June 30, 2026
-
π₯ 2025 Recreation Visits — latest completed annual NPS visitation data
-
π National Park Since — year the site received national-park designation (some parks have earlier monument/reservation histories)
-
π₯ Wow Number — the park’s most scroll-stopping statistic
-
πΏ Nature / Story Number — a second number that explains what makes the park distinctive
-
π€― Can You Believe It? — a comparison that makes the scale memorable
-
π The Number to Remember — the hero statistic for Pinterest/Instagram artwork
Editorial note: “Approx.” values are intentionally rounded for public-facing travel content. Natural systems, cave mapping, glacier counts, wildlife populations and scientific measurements can change as new data is collected.
Core official data sources
-
National Park Service, National Park System list: https://www.nps.gov/aboutus/national-park-system.htm
-
NPS Land Resources Division, Acreage Reports (06/30/2026): https://www.nps.gov/subjects/lwcf/acreagereports.htm
-
NPS Visitor Use Statistics, 2025 annual visitation: https://irma.nps.gov/Stats/
-
Park-specific natural and cultural facts: individual National Park Service park pages.
1. Acadia National Park
Maine
π Park Size: 49,077 acres • #50 largest of the 63
π₯ 2025 Recreation Visits: 4.08 million • #7 most visited
π
National Park Since: 1919
π₯ Wow Number: 45 miles — historic carriage roads built for car-free travel.
πΏ Nature / Story Number: 158 miles — hiking trails.
π€― Can You Believe It? You can cross mountain, forest and coast in a park smaller than 50,000 acres.
π THE NUMBER TO REMEMBER
45 MILES
Historic carriage roads built for car-free travel.
2. Arches National Park
Utah
π Park Size: 76,679 acres • #44 largest of the 63
π₯ 2025 Recreation Visits: 1.51 million • #21 most visited
π
National Park Since: 1971
π₯ Wow Number: 2,000+ — documented natural stone arches.
πΏ Nature / Story Number: 306 ft — approximate span of Landscape Arch.
π€― Can You Believe It? The park has the densest concentration of natural stone arches on Earth.
π THE NUMBER TO REMEMBER
2,000+
Documented natural stone arches.
3. Badlands National Park
South Dakota
π Park Size: 242,743 acres • #28 largest of the 63
π₯ 2025 Recreation Visits: 1.14 million • #26 most visited
π
National Park Since: 1978
π₯ Wow Number: 37–28 million years — age range of its famous Oligocene fossil record.
πΏ Nature / Story Number: ~1 inch/year — estimated erosion rate of the formations.
π€― Can You Believe It? The landscape is changing fast enough that geologists estimate today’s badlands could largely erode away in roughly another 500,000 years.
π THE NUMBER TO REMEMBER
37–28 MILLION YEARS
Age range of its famous oligocene fossil record.
4. Big Bend National Park
Texas
π Park Size: 801,162 acres • #14 largest of the 63
π₯ 2025 Recreation Visits: 568,104 • #38 most visited
π
National Park Since: 1944
π₯ Wow Number: 450+ — bird species recorded.
πΏ Nature / Story Number: 1,295 — plant species.
π€― Can You Believe It? A desert park supports more bird species than many entire U.S. states.
π THE NUMBER TO REMEMBER
450+
Bird species recorded.
5. Biscayne National Park
Florida
π Park Size: 172,971 acres • #35 largest of the 63
π₯ 2025 Recreation Visits: 486,567 • #41 most visited
π
National Park Since: 1980
π₯ Wow Number: ~95% — of the park is water.
πΏ Nature / Story Number: 4 — main ecosystem types: mangrove, bay, keys and reef.
π€― Can You Believe It? For most visitors, the real park begins after you leave the parking lot and get onto or into the water.
π THE NUMBER TO REMEMBER
~95%
Of the park is water.
6. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
Colorado
π Park Size: 30,780 acres • #56 largest of the 63
π₯ 2025 Recreation Visits: 250,086 • #50 most visited
π
National Park Since: 1999
π₯ Wow Number: 2,250 ft — height of the Painted Wall.
πΏ Nature / Story Number: ~48 miles — length of the Black Canyon carved by the Gunnison River.
π€― Can You Believe It? Some sections are so narrow and deep that direct sunlight reaches the bottom only briefly each day.
π THE NUMBER TO REMEMBER
2,250 FT
Height of the painted wall.
7. Bryce Canyon National Park
Utah
π Park Size: 35,835 acres • #52 largest of the 63
π₯ 2025 Recreation Visits: 1.97 million • #16 most visited
π
National Park Since: 1928
π₯ Wow Number: 200+ — freeze-thaw cycles can occur in a typical year.
πΏ Nature / Story Number: 8,000–9,000 ft — approximate elevation range of the main developed rim area.
π€― Can You Believe It? Bryce is not technically a canyon; its amphitheaters are carved into the edge of a high plateau.
π THE NUMBER TO REMEMBER
200+
Freeze-thaw cycles can occur in a typical year.
8. Canyonlands National Park
Utah
π Park Size: 337,598 acres • #24 largest of the 63
π₯ 2025 Recreation Visits: 796,057 • #29 most visited
π
National Park Since: 1964
π₯ Wow Number: 4 — distinct districts divided by the Colorado and Green Rivers.
πΏ Nature / Story Number: 337,598 acres — of mesas, canyons, fins and river corridors.
π€― Can You Believe It? The districts may look close on a map, but there are no roads directly connecting them inside the park.
π THE NUMBER TO REMEMBER
4
Distinct districts divided by the colorado and green rivers.
9. Capitol Reef National Park
Utah
π Park Size: 241,904 acres • #29 largest of the 63
π₯ 2025 Recreation Visits: 1.39 million • #22 most visited
π
National Park Since: 1971
π₯ Wow Number: ~100 miles — length of the Waterpocket Fold.
πΏ Nature / Story Number: 241,905 acres — protected along Utah’s long geologic wrinkle.
π€― Can You Believe It? One giant fold in Earth’s crust gives the entire park its backbone.
π THE NUMBER TO REMEMBER
~100 MILES
Length of the waterpocket fold.
10. Carlsbad Caverns National Park
New Mexico
π Park Size: 46,766 acres • #51 largest of the 63
π₯ 2025 Recreation Visits: 410,778 • #46 most visited
π
National Park Since: 1930
π₯ Wow Number: 119+ — known caves in the park.
πΏ Nature / Story Number: 8.2 acres — approximate floor area of the Big Room.
π€― Can You Believe It? The famous show cave is only one part of a much larger underground landscape.
π THE NUMBER TO REMEMBER
119+
Known caves in the park.
11. Channel Islands National Park
California
π Park Size: 249,561 acres • #27 largest of the 63
π₯ 2025 Recreation Visits: 227,186 • #51 most visited
π
National Park Since: 1980
π₯ Wow Number: 5 — islands protected by the national park.
πΏ Nature / Story Number: 145+ — species found nowhere else in the world.
π€― Can You Believe It? Isolation turned these islands into a small evolutionary laboratory off the California coast.
π THE NUMBER TO REMEMBER
5
Islands protected by the national park.
12. Congaree National Park
South Carolina
π Park Size: 26,693 acres • #57 largest of the 63
π₯ 2025 Recreation Visits: 287,833 • #49 most visited
π
National Park Since: 2003
π₯ Wow Number: 75+ — tree species in the floodplain forest.
πΏ Nature / Story Number: 26,693 acres — protected in one of the Southeast’s great old-growth forests.
π€― Can You Believe It? Some of the tallest known examples of their species grow here because floods bring water and nutrients instead of simply destroying the forest.
π THE NUMBER TO REMEMBER
75+
Tree species in the floodplain forest.
13. Crater Lake National Park
Oregon
π Park Size: 183,224 acres • #34 largest of the 63
π₯ 2025 Recreation Visits: 632,242 • #36 most visited
π
National Park Since: 1902
π₯ Wow Number: 1,943 ft — maximum depth, deepest lake in the United States.
πΏ Nature / Story Number: ~7,700 years — since Mount Mazama’s collapse formed the caldera.
π€― Can You Believe It? No major rivers flow into or out of the lake; rain and snow are its main water sources.
π THE NUMBER TO REMEMBER
1,943 FT
Maximum depth, deepest lake in the united states.
14. Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Ohio
π Park Size: 32,607 acres • #55 largest of the 63
π₯ 2025 Recreation Visits: 3.03 million • #11 most visited
π
National Park Since: 2000
π₯ Wow Number: 125+ miles — of hiking trails.
πΏ Nature / Story Number: 19.5 miles — Towpath Trail inside the park.
π€― Can You Believe It? One of America’s most urban national parks sits between Cleveland and Akron.
π THE NUMBER TO REMEMBER
125+ MILES
Of hiking trails.
15. Death Valley National Park
California • Nevada
π Park Size: 3.41 million acres • #6 largest of the 63
π₯ 2025 Recreation Visits: 1.32 million • #24 most visited
π
National Park Since: 1994
π₯ Wow Number: -282 ft — Badwater Basin elevation, lowest point in North America.
πΏ Nature / Story Number: 134°F — world-record air temperature measured at Furnace Creek in 1913.
π€― Can You Believe It? Within the same park, Telescope Peak rises more than 11,000 feet above Badwater Basin.
π THE NUMBER TO REMEMBER
-282 FT
Badwater basin elevation, lowest point in north america.
16. Denali National Park
Alaska
π Park Size: 6.08 million acres • #3 largest of the 63
π₯ 2025 Recreation Visits: 543,300 • #39 most visited
π
National Park Since: 1917
π₯ Wow Number: 20,310 ft — height of Denali, North America’s highest peak.
πΏ Nature / Story Number: 6.08 million acres — park and preserve landscape.
π€― Can You Believe It? A single mountain rises about 18,000 feet from its base, giving Denali extraordinary vertical relief.
π THE NUMBER TO REMEMBER
20,310 FT
Height of denali, north america’s highest peak.
17. Dry Tortugas National Park
Florida
π Park Size: 64,701 acres • #48 largest of the 63
π₯ 2025 Recreation Visits: 89,355 • #56 most visited
π
National Park Since: 1992
π₯ Wow Number: ~99% — of the park is water.
πΏ Nature / Story Number: ~16 million — bricks used to build Fort Jefferson.
π€― Can You Believe It? The national park is about 70 miles west of Key West and has no road connection.
π THE NUMBER TO REMEMBER
~99%
Of the park is water.
18. Everglades National Park
Florida
π Park Size: 1.51 million acres • #10 largest of the 63
π₯ 2025 Recreation Visits: 778,198 • #31 most visited
π
National Park Since: 1947
π₯ Wow Number: ~6 ft — approximate average elevation.
πΏ Nature / Story Number: 1.51 million acres — of wetlands, mangroves, pinelands and coastal ecosystems.
π€― Can You Believe It? One of America’s largest national parks is almost completely flat.
π THE NUMBER TO REMEMBER
~6 FT
Approximate average elevation.
19. Gates of the Arctic National Park
Alaska
π Park Size: 8.47 million acres • #2 largest of the 63
π₯ 2025 Recreation Visits: 14,923 • #62 most visited
π
National Park Since: 1980
π₯ Wow Number: 0 — roads inside the park.
πΏ Nature / Story Number: 0 — maintained trails.
π€― Can You Believe It? At more than 8.4 million acres, visitors navigate one of America’s largest roadless wilderness landscapes largely on their own.
π THE NUMBER TO REMEMBER
0
Roads inside the park.
20. Gateway Arch National Park
Missouri • Illinois
π Park Size: 193 acres • #63 largest of the 63
π₯ 2025 Recreation Visits: 2.21 million • #15 most visited
π
National Park Since: 2018
π₯ Wow Number: 630 ft — height of the Gateway Arch.
πΏ Nature / Story Number: 630 ft — width from leg to leg.
π€― Can You Believe It? Its height and width are exactly the same, giving the monument its elegant geometry.
π THE NUMBER TO REMEMBER
630 FT
Height of the gateway arch.
21. Glacier Bay National Park
Alaska
π Park Size: 3.28 million acres • #7 largest of the 63
π₯ 2025 Recreation Visits: 740,044 • #32 most visited
π
National Park Since: 1980
π₯ Wow Number: 1,000+ — glaciers in the greater park landscape.
πΏ Nature / Story Number: 3.28 million acres — of mountains, ice, rainforest and marine waters.
π€― Can You Believe It? Where a massive glacier filled the bay a few centuries ago, visitors now travel through a long marine fjord.
π THE NUMBER TO REMEMBER
1,000+
Glaciers in the greater park landscape.
22. Glacier National Park
Montana
π Park Size: 1.01 million acres • #12 largest of the 63
π₯ 2025 Recreation Visits: 3.14 million • #10 most visited
π
National Park Since: 1910
π₯ Wow Number: 700+ miles — of hiking trails.
πΏ Nature / Story Number: 1.01 million acres — of Rocky Mountain terrain.
π€― Can You Believe It? The Continental Divide cuts through a park famous for alpine lakes, wildlife and glacier-carved valleys.
π THE NUMBER TO REMEMBER
700+ MILES
Of hiking trails.
23. Grand Canyon National Park
Arizona
π Park Size: 1.20 million acres • #11 largest of the 63
π₯ 2025 Recreation Visits: 4.43 million • #4 most visited
π
National Park Since: 1919
π₯ Wow Number: 277 miles — length of the Colorado River through the canyon.
πΏ Nature / Story Number: up to 18 miles — maximum canyon width.
π€― Can You Believe It? A viewpoint can be only a few miles from the opposite rim as the crow flies but hundreds of road miles away.
π THE NUMBER TO REMEMBER
277 MILES
Length of the colorado river through the canyon.
24. Grand Teton National Park
Wyoming
π Park Size: 310,044 acres • #25 largest of the 63
π₯ 2025 Recreation Visits: 3.80 million • #8 most visited
π
National Park Since: 1929
π₯ Wow Number: 13,775 ft — elevation of Grand Teton.
πΏ Nature / Story Number: ~7,000 ft — rise of the Teton Range above Jackson Hole.
π€― Can You Believe It? The range has almost no foothills, which is why the mountains appear to leap directly from the valley.
π THE NUMBER TO REMEMBER
13,775 FT
Elevation of grand teton.
25. Great Basin National Park
Nevada
π Park Size: 77,180 acres • #43 largest of the 63
π₯ 2025 Recreation Visits: 161,210 • #54 most visited
π
National Park Since: 1986
π₯ Wow Number: 4,000+ years — age reached by some Great Basin bristlecone pines.
πΏ Nature / Story Number: 13,063 ft — elevation of Wheeler Peak.
π€― Can You Believe It? Some living trees here were already ancient before many famous civilizations reached their peak.
π THE NUMBER TO REMEMBER
4,000+ YEARS
Age reached by some great basin bristlecone pines.
26. Great Sand Dunes National Park
Colorado
π Park Size: 149,023 acres • #36 largest of the 63
π₯ 2025 Recreation Visits: 432,498 • #44 most visited
π
National Park Since: 2004
π₯ Wow Number: 741 ft — height of Star Dune from base to summit.
πΏ Nature / Story Number: 30 sq miles — approximate area of the main dunefield.
π€― Can You Believe It? North America’s tallest dunes sit directly beneath high Rocky Mountain peaks.
π THE NUMBER TO REMEMBER
741 FT
Height of star dune from base to summit.
27. Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Tennessee • North Carolina
π Park Size: 522,427 acres • #19 largest of the 63
π₯ 2025 Recreation Visits: 11.53 million • #1 most visited
π
National Park Since: 1934
π₯ Wow Number: 19,000+ — species documented in the park.
πΏ Nature / Story Number: 30 — salamander species.
π€― Can You Believe It? Scientists believe many thousands of additional species may still be undocumented in this biodiversity hotspot.
π THE NUMBER TO REMEMBER
19,000+
Species documented in the park.
28. Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Texas
π Park Size: 86,367 acres • #42 largest of the 63
π₯ 2025 Recreation Visits: 206,423 • #52 most visited
π
National Park Since: 1972
π₯ Wow Number: 8,751 ft — elevation of Guadalupe Peak, highest point in Texas.
πΏ Nature / Story Number: ~260 million years — age of the ancient fossil reef forming much of the range.
π€― Can You Believe It? Texas’s highest summit is built from the remains of a Permian-age marine reef.
π THE NUMBER TO REMEMBER
8,751 FT
Elevation of guadalupe peak, highest point in texas.
29. HaleakalΔ National Park
Hawaii
π Park Size: 33,489 acres • #54 largest of the 63
π₯ 2025 Recreation Visits: 853,711 • #27 most visited
π
National Park Since: 1961
π₯ Wow Number: 10,023 ft — summit elevation.
πΏ Nature / Story Number: ~30,000 ft — approximate rise of the volcano from the ocean floor to summit.
π€― Can You Believe It? Most of this enormous shield volcano is hidden beneath the Pacific Ocean.
π THE NUMBER TO REMEMBER
10,023 FT
Summit elevation.
30. HawaiΚ»i Volcanoes National Park
Hawaii
π Park Size: 344,812 acres • #23 largest of the 63
π₯ 2025 Recreation Visits: 1.88 million • #18 most visited
π
National Park Since: 1916
π₯ Wow Number: 13,680+ ft — elevation span from sea level to Mauna Loa’s summit area.
πΏ Nature / Story Number: 2 — iconic active volcanoes: KΔ«lauea and Mauna Loa.
π€― Can You Believe It? The park protects landscapes from tropical coast to high volcanic desert.
π THE NUMBER TO REMEMBER
13,680+ FT
Elevation span from sea level to mauna loa’s summit area.
31. Hot Springs National Park
Arkansas
π Park Size: 5,554 acres • #62 largest of the 63
π₯ 2025 Recreation Visits: 2.49 million • #14 most visited
π
National Park Since: 1921
π₯ Wow Number: 47 — thermal springs traditionally identified on Hot Springs Mountain.
πΏ Nature / Story Number: ~143°F — average temperature of the emerging thermal water.
π€― Can You Believe It? The area was federally protected in 1832, decades before Yellowstone became the first national park.
π THE NUMBER TO REMEMBER
47
Thermal springs traditionally identified on hot springs mountain.
32. Indiana Dunes National Park
Indiana
π Park Size: 16,268 acres • #59 largest of the 63
π₯ 2025 Recreation Visits: 2.63 million • #13 most visited
π
National Park Since: 2019
π₯ Wow Number: 15 miles — of Lake Michigan shoreline.
πΏ Nature / Story Number: 1,100+ — native plant species recorded in the park.
π€― Can You Believe It? A relatively small park ranks among the most botanically diverse units in the National Park System.
π THE NUMBER TO REMEMBER
15 MILES
Of lake michigan shoreline.
33. Isle Royale National Park
Michigan
π Park Size: 571,790 acres • #18 largest of the 63
π₯ 2025 Recreation Visits: 29,091 • #60 most visited
π
National Park Since: 1940
π₯ Wow Number: ~450 — islands in the Isle Royale archipelago.
πΏ Nature / Story Number: 45 miles — approximate length of the main island.
π€― Can You Believe It? One of the least-visited national parks requires a ferry, seaplane or private boat just to reach it.
π THE NUMBER TO REMEMBER
~450
Islands in the isle royale archipelago.
34. Joshua Tree National Park
California
π Park Size: 795,156 acres • #15 largest of the 63
π₯ 2025 Recreation Visits: 2.93 million • #12 most visited
π
National Park Since: 1994
π₯ Wow Number: 2 — desert ecosystems meet here: Mojave and Colorado.
πΏ Nature / Story Number: 40+ ft — height mature Joshua trees can reach.
π€― Can You Believe It? The park’s namesake tree thrives mainly in the higher, cooler Mojave portion of the park.
π THE NUMBER TO REMEMBER
2
Desert ecosystems meet here: mojave and colorado.
35. Katmai National Park
Alaska
π Park Size: 4.09 million acres • #4 largest of the 63
π₯ 2025 Recreation Visits: 34,479 • #59 most visited
π
National Park Since: 1980
π₯ Wow Number: ~2,200 — brown bears estimated in the park and surrounding ecosystem.
πΏ Nature / Story Number: 40 sq miles — approximate size of the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes ash-flow landscape.
π€― Can You Believe It? One of the world’s great bear-viewing destinations was originally protected because of a colossal volcanic eruption.
π THE NUMBER TO REMEMBER
~2,200
Brown bears estimated in the park and surrounding ecosystem.
36. Kenai Fjords National Park
Alaska
π Park Size: 669,650 acres • #17 largest of the 63
π₯ 2025 Recreation Visits: 425,369 • #45 most visited
π
National Park Since: 1980
π₯ Wow Number: ~700 sq mi — size of the Harding Icefield.
πΏ Nature / Story Number: nearly 40 — glaciers flowing from the icefield.
π€― Can You Believe It? A single icefield feeds a maze of glaciers that descend toward both land and sea.
π THE NUMBER TO REMEMBER
~700 SQ MI
Size of the harding icefield.
37. Kings Canyon National Park
California
π Park Size: 461,901 acres • #21 largest of the 63
π₯ 2025 Recreation Visits: 779,791 • #30 most visited
π
National Park Since: 1940
π₯ Wow Number: 267 ft — height of the General Grant Tree.
πΏ Nature / Story Number: 461,901 acres — of giant sequoia groves and deep Sierra wilderness.
π€― Can You Believe It? The park combines some of the world’s biggest trees with one of the deepest canyon landscapes in North America.
π THE NUMBER TO REMEMBER
267 FT
Height of the general grant tree.
38. Kobuk Valley National Park
Alaska
π Park Size: 1.75 million acres • #9 largest of the 63
π₯ 2025 Recreation Visits: 7,786 • #63 most visited
π
National Park Since: 1980
π₯ Wow Number: 25 sq mi — approximate area of the Great Kobuk Sand Dunes.
πΏ Nature / Story Number: 1.75 million acres — of roadless Arctic wilderness.
π€― Can You Believe It? Huge sand dunes sit above the Arctic Circle, a combination that feels geographically impossible.
π THE NUMBER TO REMEMBER
25 SQ MI
Approximate area of the great kobuk sand dunes.
39. Lake Clark National Park
Alaska
π Park Size: 4.03 million acres • #5 largest of the 63
π₯ 2025 Recreation Visits: 19,778 • #61 most visited
π
National Park Since: 1980
π₯ Wow Number: 42 miles — approximate length of Lake Clark.
πΏ Nature / Story Number: 2 — active volcanoes dominating the Cook Inlet side: Redoubt and Iliamna.
π€― Can You Believe It? The park brings together volcanoes, turquoise lakes, salmon rivers and coastal brown-bear habitat.
π THE NUMBER TO REMEMBER
42 MILES
Approximate length of lake clark.
40. Lassen Volcanic National Park
California
π Park Size: 106,589 acres • #40 largest of the 63
π₯ 2025 Recreation Visits: 504,777 • #40 most visited
π
National Park Since: 1916
π₯ Wow Number: 4 — major volcano types found in or around the park landscape.
πΏ Nature / Story Number: 10,457 ft — elevation of Lassen Peak.
π€― Can You Believe It? Few places let visitors compare plug dome, shield, composite and cinder-cone volcanoes in one compact region.
π THE NUMBER TO REMEMBER
4
Major volcano types found in or around the park landscape.
41. Mammoth Cave National Park
Kentucky
π Park Size: 72,042 acres • #46 largest of the 63
π₯ 2025 Recreation Visits: 660,734 • #34 most visited
π
National Park Since: 1941
π₯ Wow Number: 426+ miles — surveyed cave passages and growing.
πΏ Nature / Story Number: 72,042 acres — of surface and underground landscape.
π€― Can You Believe It? The world’s longest known cave system is still being mapped.
π THE NUMBER TO REMEMBER
426+ MILES
Surveyed cave passages and growing.
42. Mesa Verde National Park
Colorado
π Park Size: 52,485 acres • #49 largest of the 63
π₯ 2025 Recreation Visits: 463,130 • #43 most visited
π
National Park Since: 1906
π₯ Wow Number: ~5,000 — known archaeological sites.
πΏ Nature / Story Number: ~600 — cliff dwellings.
π€― Can You Believe It? The park protects a cultural landscape shaped by generations of Ancestral Pueblo people, not merely a collection of spectacular buildings.
π THE NUMBER TO REMEMBER
~5,000
Known archaeological sites.
43. Mount Rainier National Park
Washington
π Park Size: 236,382 acres • #30 largest of the 63
π₯ 2025 Recreation Visits: 1.64 million • #20 most visited
π
National Park Since: 1899
π₯ Wow Number: 14,410 ft — summit elevation.
πΏ Nature / Story Number: 25 — major named glaciers.
π€― Can You Believe It? The mountain holds more glacial ice than any other peak in the contiguous United States.
π THE NUMBER TO REMEMBER
14,410 FT
Summit elevation.
44. National Park of American Samoa National Park
American Samoa
π Park Size: 8,257 acres • #61 largest of the 63
π₯ 2025 Recreation Visits: 43,258 • #58 most visited
π
National Park Since: 1988
π₯ Wow Number: 3 — main islands with park lands: Tutuila, Ofu and TaΚ»Ε«.
πΏ Nature / Story Number: 8,257 acres — official NPS park acreage.
π€― Can You Believe It? This is the only U.S. national park south of the equator.
π THE NUMBER TO REMEMBER
3
Main islands with park lands: tutuila, ofu and taΚ»Ε«.
45. New River Gorge National Park
West Virginia
π Park Size: 72,405 acres • #45 largest of the 63
π₯ 2025 Recreation Visits: 1.96 million • #17 most visited
π
National Park Since: 2020
π₯ Wow Number: 876 ft — height of the New River Gorge Bridge above the river.
πΏ Nature / Story Number: 3,030 ft — bridge length.
π€― Can You Believe It? One of America’s newest national parks wraps around one of its most recognizable engineering landmarks.
π THE NUMBER TO REMEMBER
876 FT
Height of the new river gorge bridge above the river.
46. North Cascades National Park
Washington
π Park Size: 504,781 acres • #20 largest of the 63
π₯ 2025 Recreation Visits: 46,925 • #57 most visited
π
National Park Since: 1968
π₯ Wow Number: 300+ — glaciers in the park complex.
πΏ Nature / Story Number: 504,781 acres — of rugged Cascade wilderness.
π€― Can You Believe It? The region has the greatest concentration of glaciers in the contiguous United States outside Alaska.
π THE NUMBER TO REMEMBER
300+
Glaciers in the park complex.
47. Olympic National Park
Washington
π Park Size: 923,046 acres • #13 largest of the 63
π₯ 2025 Recreation Visits: 3.58 million • #9 most visited
π
National Park Since: 1938
π₯ Wow Number: 73 miles — of protected wilderness Pacific coastline.
πΏ Nature / Story Number: ~95% — of the park designated wilderness.
π€― Can You Believe It? One national park contains glacier-capped mountains, temperate rainforest and wild ocean coast.
π THE NUMBER TO REMEMBER
73 MILES
Of protected wilderness pacific coastline.
48. Petrified Forest National Park
Arizona
π Park Size: 221,390 acres • #31 largest of the 63
π₯ 2025 Recreation Visits: 315,951 • #48 most visited
π
National Park Since: 1962
π₯ Wow Number: ~225 million years — age of much of the petrified wood.
πΏ Nature / Story Number: 221,390 acres — of fossils, badlands and desert.
π€― Can You Believe It? Trees that once grew near ancient river systems are now stone scattered across an Arizona desert.
π THE NUMBER TO REMEMBER
~225 MILLION YEARS
Age of much of the petrified wood.
49. Pinnacles National Park
California
π Park Size: 26,686 acres • #58 largest of the 63
π₯ 2025 Recreation Visits: 343,208 • #47 most visited
π
National Park Since: 2013
π₯ Wow Number: ~23 million years — age of the volcanic rocks.
πΏ Nature / Story Number: ~195 miles — distance parts of the old volcanic field have moved along the San Andreas Fault system.
π€― Can You Believe It? The rocks began forming far to the south and rode tectonic motion to their present location.
π THE NUMBER TO REMEMBER
~23 MILLION YEARS
Age of the volcanic rocks.
50. Redwood National Park
California
π Park Size: 139,091 acres • #39 largest of the 63
π₯ 2025 Recreation Visits: 1.20 million • #25 most visited
π
National Park Since: 1968
π₯ Wow Number: nearly 380 ft — height of the tallest known coast redwoods.
πΏ Nature / Story Number: 139,091 acres — in the federal national park boundary.
π€― Can You Believe It? The tallest living trees on Earth can rise higher than a 30-story building.
π THE NUMBER TO REMEMBER
NEARLY 380 FT
Height of the tallest known coast redwoods.
51. Rocky Mountain National Park
Colorado
π Park Size: 265,918 acres • #26 largest of the 63
π₯ 2025 Recreation Visits: 4.17 million • #6 most visited
π
National Park Since: 1915
π₯ Wow Number: 12,183 ft — highest point on Trail Ridge Road.
πΏ Nature / Story Number: 60+ — mountain peaks above 12,000 feet.
π€― Can You Believe It? A paved road carries ordinary passenger cars into true alpine tundra.
π THE NUMBER TO REMEMBER
12,183 FT
Highest point on trail ridge road.
52. Saguaro National Park
Arizona
π Park Size: 92,800 acres • #41 largest of the 63
π₯ 2025 Recreation Visits: 847,749 • #28 most visited
π
National Park Since: 1994
π₯ Wow Number: 40+ ft — height large saguaros can reach.
πΏ Nature / Story Number: 150+ years — lifespan of many mature saguaros.
π€― Can You Believe It? A cactus may spend decades growing before producing its first arm.
π THE NUMBER TO REMEMBER
40+ FT
Height large saguaros can reach.
53. Sequoia National Park
California
π Park Size: 404,063 acres • #22 largest of the 63
π₯ 2025 Recreation Visits: 1.38 million • #23 most visited
π
National Park Since: 1890
π₯ Wow Number: ~52,500 cu ft — trunk volume of the General Sherman Tree.
πΏ Nature / Story Number: 275 ft — height of General Sherman.
π€― Can You Believe It? The world’s largest known living single-stem tree by volume is not the tallest or the widest; its extraordinary size comes from combining both.
π THE NUMBER TO REMEMBER
~52,500 CU FT
Trunk volume of the general sherman tree.
54. Shenandoah National Park
Virginia
π Park Size: 200,454 acres • #33 largest of the 63
π₯ 2025 Recreation Visits: 1.68 million • #19 most visited
π
National Park Since: 1935
π₯ Wow Number: 105 miles — length of Skyline Drive.
πΏ Nature / Story Number: 500+ miles — of hiking trails.
π€― Can You Believe It? A long ridge-top road gives access to hundreds of miles of Blue Ridge hiking within easy reach of major East Coast cities.
π THE NUMBER TO REMEMBER
105 MILES
Length of skyline drive.
55. Theodore Roosevelt National Park
North Dakota
π Park Size: 70,447 acres • #47 largest of the 63
π₯ 2025 Recreation Visits: 729,893 • #33 most visited
π
National Park Since: 1978
π₯ Wow Number: 3 — main park units.
πΏ Nature / Story Number: 70,447 acres — of North Dakota badlands and prairie.
π€― Can You Believe It? The park is split into separate landscapes rather than one continuous block of land.
π THE NUMBER TO REMEMBER
3
Main park units.
56. Virgin Islands National Park
U.S. Virgin Islands
π Park Size: 15,041 acres • #60 largest of the 63
π₯ 2025 Recreation Visits: 471,074 • #42 most visited
π
National Park Since: 1956
π₯ Wow Number: ~60% — of St. John protected by the national park.
πΏ Nature / Story Number: 15,041 acres — of park land and water.
π€― Can You Believe It? A tropical beach vacation and a national park experience occupy the same small Caribbean island.
π THE NUMBER TO REMEMBER
~60%
Of st. john protected by the national park.
57. Voyageurs National Park
Minnesota
π Park Size: 218,223 acres • #32 largest of the 63
π₯ 2025 Recreation Visits: 206,326 • #53 most visited
π
National Park Since: 1971
π₯ Wow Number: ~40% — of the park is water.
πΏ Nature / Story Number: 500+ — islands across its interconnected lakes.
π€― Can You Believe It? In Voyageurs, boats play the role that cars do in most national parks.
π THE NUMBER TO REMEMBER
~40%
Of the park is water.
58. White Sands National Park
New Mexico
π Park Size: 146,344 acres • #38 largest of the 63
π₯ 2025 Recreation Visits: 659,742 • #35 most visited
π
National Park Since: 2019
π₯ Wow Number: 275 sq mi — size of the world’s largest gypsum dunefield.
πΏ Nature / Story Number: 146,344 acres — inside the national park boundary.
π€― Can You Believe It? The brilliant dunes are gypsum, not ordinary quartz sand, so they stay surprisingly cool compared with many desert sands.
π THE NUMBER TO REMEMBER
275 SQ MI
Size of the world’s largest gypsum dunefield.
59. Wind Cave National Park
South Dakota
π Park Size: 33,971 acres • #53 largest of the 63
π₯ 2025 Recreation Visits: 606,258 • #37 most visited
π
National Park Since: 1903
π₯ Wow Number: ~95% — of the world’s known boxwork formations are found here.
πΏ Nature / Story Number: 33,971 acres — of cave and mixed-grass prairie landscape.
π€― Can You Believe It? A park famous underground also protects bison, prairie dogs and one of America’s remaining mixed-grass prairies.
π THE NUMBER TO REMEMBER
~95%
Of the world’s known boxwork formations are found here.
60. Wrangell–St. Elias National Park
Alaska
π Park Size: 13.18 million acres • #1 largest of the 63
π₯ 2025 Recreation Visits: 108,840 • #55 most visited
π
National Park Since: 1980
π₯ Wow Number: 13.18 million acres — largest U.S. national park and preserve.
πΏ Nature / Story Number: 6× — roughly Yellowstone’s acreage.
π€― Can You Believe It? A single Alaska park is larger than several U.S. states.
π THE NUMBER TO REMEMBER
13.18 MILLION ACRES
Largest u.s. national park and preserve.
61. Yellowstone National Park
Wyoming • Montana • Idaho
π Park Size: 2.22 million acres • #8 largest of the 63
π₯ 2025 Recreation Visits: 4.76 million • #3 most visited
π
National Park Since: 1872
π₯ Wow Number: 500+ — active geysers.
πΏ Nature / Story Number: 10,000+ — hydrothermal features.
π€― Can You Believe It? More than half of the world’s active geysers are concentrated in one national park.
π THE NUMBER TO REMEMBER
500+
Active geysers.
62. Yosemite National Park
California
π Park Size: 761,748 acres • #16 largest of the 63
π₯ 2025 Recreation Visits: 4.28 million • #5 most visited
π
National Park Since: 1890
π₯ Wow Number: 2,425 ft — total drop of Yosemite Falls.
πΏ Nature / Story Number: 800+ miles — of hiking trails.
π€― Can You Believe It? The famous Yosemite Valley occupies only a tiny fraction of a park dominated by wilderness.
π THE NUMBER TO REMEMBER
2,425 FT
Total drop of yosemite falls.
63. Zion National Park
Utah
π Park Size: 147,243 acres • #37 largest of the 63
π₯ 2025 Recreation Visits: 4.98 million • #2 most visited
π
National Park Since: 1919
π₯ Wow Number: ~2,000 ft — height of some Navajo Sandstone canyon walls.
πΏ Nature / Story Number: 16 miles — approximate full length of The Narrows route through Zion Canyon.
π€― Can You Believe It? The park’s most famous canyon can be experienced from the bottom, walking directly through the Virgin River.
π THE NUMBER TO REMEMBER
~2,000 FT
Height of some navajo sandstone canyon walls.
Keepsakes Along This Guide
Small markers for the parks in the story
100 matching products for National Parks named in the original guide.
Acadia National Park
NFC Magnet
Acadia National Park
Magnet
Acadia National Park
Magnet
Acadia National Park
Pin
Arches National Park
Magnet
Arches National Park
NFC Magnet
Arches National Park
Pin
Badlands National Park
Magnet
Big Bend National Park
NFC Magnet
Big Bend National Park
Magnet
Biscayne National Park
Magnet
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
Magnet
Bryce Canyon National Park
Magnet
Bryce Canyon National Park
NFC Magnet
Bryce Canyon National Park
Pin
Canyonlands National Park
NFC Magnet
Canyonlands National Park
Magnet
Canyonlands National Park
Pin
Capitol Reef National Park
Magnet
Capitol Reef National Park
NFC Magnet
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Magnet
Congaree National Park
Magnet
Crater Lake National Park
Magnet
Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Magnet
Death Valley National Park
Magnet
Death Valley National Park
NFC Magnet
Death Valley National Park
Pin
Denali National Park
NFC Magnet
Denali National Park
NFC Magnet
Denali National Park
Magnet
Denali National Park
Magnet
Denali National Park
Pin
Everglades National Park
Magnet
Everglades National Park
Magnet
Everglades National Park
Pin
Glacier National Park
Magnet
Grand Canyon National Park
Magnet
Grand Canyon National Park
Magnet
Grand Teton National Park
Magnet
Grand Teton National Park
NFC Magnet
Grand Teton National Park
Magnet
Grand Teton National Park
Pin
Great Basin National Park
Magnet
Great Sand Dunes National Park
NFC Magnet
Great Sand Dunes National Park
Magnet
Great Sand Dunes National Park
Pin
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
NFC Magnet
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Magnet
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Pin
Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Magnet
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Magnet
Indiana Dunes National Park
Magnet
Joshua Tree National Park
Magnet
Kenai Fjords National Park
Magnet
Kings Canyon National Park
Magnet
Lassen Volcanic National Park
Magnet
Mammoth Cave National Park
Magnet
Mesa Verde National Park
Magnet
Mesa Verde National Park
NFC Magnet
Mount Rainier National Park
NFC Magnet
Mount Rainier National Park
Magnet
Mount Rainier National Park
Magnet
Mount Rainier National Park
Pin
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Magnet
North Cascades National Park
Magnet
Olympic National Park
Magnet
Olympic National Park
NFC Magnet
Olympic National Park
Magnet
Olympic National Park
Pin
Petrified Forest National Park
Magnet
Pinnacles National Park
Magnet
Redwood National Park
Magnet
Redwood National Park
Magnet
Redwood National Park
NFC Magnet
Redwood National Park
Pin
Rocky Mountain National Park
NFC Magnet
Rocky Mountain National Park
Magnet
Rocky Mountain National Park
Magnet
Rocky Mountain National Park
NFC Magnet
Rocky Mountain National Park
Pin
Saguaro National Park
Magnet
Sequoia National Park
NFC Magnet
Sequoia National Park
Magnet
Shenandoah National Park
Magnet
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Magnet
Voyageurs National Park
Magnet
White Sands National Park
Magnet
Wind Cave National Park
Magnet
Yellowstone National Park
Magnet
Yellowstone National Park
Magnet
Yellowstone National Park
NFC Magnet
Yellowstone National Park
Pin
Yosemite National Park
Magnet
Yosemite National Park
NFC Magnet
Yosemite National Park
Pin
Zion National Park
Magnet
Zion National Park
NFC Magnet
Zion National Park
Magnet
Zion National Park
Magnet
Zion National Park
Pin
Amazon Buyer Notes
What collectors mention after the trip
83 linked products checked
6 products with matching child-ASIN reviews
7 qualifying 4β5 star reviews found
Awesome souvenir magnet!
Ordered this after we visited Kings Canyon and couldn't find any souvenirs we liked at the park... Very, very happy with this purchase! The magnet looks very well made. It's about 2in in diameter, colors are very bright and it has a nice glossy finish.
On the car, not the fridge!
Use these magnets on our car. The magnet is strong and they look nice. The size is perfect for allowing multiple magnets to be used. Looking forward to adding more as we visit more national parks.
Awesome Product!
Love these magnets! They are exactly what I was looking for to start a collection of the places I have been to. They are high quality and the details in the artwork are beautiful!...
Amazing
Cre8Travel magnets are just amazing. The finish the steadiness itβs better than my expectations. I recommend buying from them.
You wont' regret this purchase
I purchased these magnets as a gift and they are much more impressive than I was even expecting. There is beautiful, radiant colors in each magnet. They stick well on the fridge. They are larger than i imagined too....
Bryce Canyon National Park / B0DBG235CB / Verified PurchaseView the reviewed productMagnets worth buying
I bought a Great Smoky Mountains National Park fridge magnet recently, and itβs easily one of the best souvenir magnets Iβve come across....
Capitol Reef National Park / B0DB1K8FLH / Verified PurchaseView the reviewed productHigh Quality Adorable Compact Magnets
These magnets are super cute, bright and compact. I tried several options for my national park collection, but I didn't like any of them. These ones I'm keeping for sure!
Kings Canyon National Park / B0F9957PSL / Verified PurchaseView the reviewed product