Name Image Location Date established as park[ 2] [ 3] Area (2019)[ 4] Recreation visitors (2019)[ 5] Acadia Maine 44°21′N 68°13′W / 44.35°N 68.21°W /44.35; -68.21 (Acadia ) February 26, 1919 49,076.63 acres (198.6 km2 )3,437,286 American Samoa American Samoa 14°15′S 170°41′W / 14.25°S 170.68°W /-14.25; -170.68 (National Park of American Samoa ) October 31, 1988 8,256.67 acres (33.4 km2 )60,006 Arches Utah 38°41′N 109°34′W / 38.68°N 109.57°W /38.68; -109.57 (Arches ) November 12, 1971 76,678.98 acres (310.3 km2 )1,659,702 Badlands South Dakota 43°45′N 102°30′W / 43.75°N 102.50°W /43.75; -102.50 (Badlands ) November 10, 1978 242,755.94 acres (982.4 km2 )970,998 Big Bend †Texas 29°15′N 103°15′W / 29.25°N 103.25°W /29.25; -103.25 (Big Bend ) June 12, 1944 801,163.21 acres (3,242.2 km2 )463,832 Biscayne Florida 25°39′N 80°05′W / 25.65°N 80.08°W /25.65; -80.08 (Biscayne ) June 28, 1980 172,971.11 acres (700.0 km2 )708,522 Black Canyon of the Gunnison Colorado 38°34′N 107°43′W / 38.57°N 107.72°W /38.57; -107.72 (Black Canyon of the Gunnison ) October 21, 1999 30,779.83 acres (124.6 km2 )432,818 Bryce Canyon Utah 37°34′N 112°11′W / 37.57°N 112.18°W /37.57; -112.18 (Bryce Canyon ) February 25, 1928 35,835.08 acres (145.0 km2 )2,594,904 Canyonlands Utah 38°12′N 109°56′W / 38.2°N 109.93°W /38.2; -109.93 (Canyonlands ) September 12, 1964 337,597.83 acres (1,366.2 km2 )733,996 Capitol Reef Utah 38°12′N 111°10′W / 38.20°N 111.17°W /38.20; -111.17 (Capitol Reef ) December 18, 1971 241,904.50 acres (979.0 km2 )1,226,519 Carlsbad Caverns *New Mexico 32°10′N 104°26′W / 32.17°N 104.44°W /32.17; -104.44 (Carlsbad Caverns ) May 14, 1930 46,766.45 acres (189.3 km2 )440,691 Channel Islands †California 34°01′N 119°25′W / 34.01°N 119.42°W /34.01; -119.42 (Channel Islands ) March 5, 1980 249,561.00 acres (1,009.9 km2 )409,630 Congaree †South Carolina 33°47′N 80°47′W / 33.78°N 80.78°W /33.78; -80.78 (Congaree ) November 10, 2003 26,476.47 acres (107.1 km2 )159,445 Crater Lake Oregon 42°56′N 122°06′W / 42.94°N 122.1°W /42.94; -122.1 (Crater Lake ) May 22, 1902 183,224.05 acres (741.5 km2 )704,512 Cuyahoga Valley Ohio 41°14′N 81°33′W / 41.24°N 81.55°W /41.24; -81.55 (Cuyahoga Valley ) October 11, 2000 32,571.88 acres (131.8 km2 )2,237,997 Death Valley †California ,Nevada 36°14′N 116°49′W / 36.24°N 116.82°W /36.24; -116.82 (Death Valley ) October 31, 1994 3,408,406.73 acres (13,793.3 km2 )1,740,945 Denali †Alaska 63°20′N 150°30′W / 63.33°N 150.50°W /63.33; -150.50 (Denali ) February 26, 1917 4,740,911.16 acres (19,185.8 km2 )601,152 Dry Tortugas †Florida 24°38′N 82°52′W / 24.63°N 82.87°W /24.63; -82.87 (Dry Tortugas ) October 26, 1992 64,701.22 acres (261.8 km2 )79,200 Everglades Florida 25°19′N 80°56′W / 25.32°N 80.93°W /25.32; -80.93 (Everglades ) May 30, 1934 1,508,938.57 acres (6,106.5 km2 )1,118,300 Gates of the Arctic Alaska 67°47′N 153°18′W / 67.78°N 153.30°W /67.78; -153.30 (Gates of the Arctic ) December 2, 1980 7,523,897.45 acres (30,448.1 km2 )10,518 Gateway Arch Missouri 38°38′N 90°11′W / 38.63°N 90.19°W /38.63; -90.19 (Gateway Arch ) February 22, 2018 [ 6] 192.83 acres (0.8 km2 )2,055,309 Glacier Montana 48°48′N 114°00′W / 48.80°N 114.00°W /48.80; -114.00 (Glacier ) May 11, 1910 1,013,125.99 acres (4,100.0 km2 )3,049,839 Glacier Bay Alaska 58°30′N 137°00′W / 58.50°N 137.00°W /58.50; -137.00 (Glacier Bay ) December 2, 1980 3,223,383.43 acres (13,044.6 km2 )672,087 Grand Canyon *Arizona 36°04′N 112°08′W / 36.06°N 112.14°W /36.06; -112.14 (Grand Canyon ) February 26, 1919 1,201,647.03 acres (4,862.9 km2 )5,974,411 Grand Teton †Wyoming 43°44′N 110°48′W / 43.73°N 110.80°W /43.73; -110.80 (Grand Teton ) February 26, 1929 310,044.36 acres (1,254.7 km2 )3,405,614 Great Basin Nevada 38°59′N 114°18′W / 38.98°N 114.30°W /38.98; -114.30 (Great Basin ) October 27, 1986 77,180.00 acres (312.3 km2 )131,802 Great Sand Dunes Colorado 37°44′N 105°31′W / 37.73°N 105.51°W /37.73; -105.51 (Great Sand Dunes ) September 24, 2004 107,341.87 acres (434.4 km2 )527,546 Great Smoky Mountains North Carolina ,Tennessee 35°41′N 83°32′W / 35.68°N 83.53°W /35.68; -83.53 (Great Smoky Mountains ) June 15, 1934 522,426.88 acres (2,114.2 km2 )12,547,743 Guadalupe Mountains Texas 31°55′N 104°52′W / 31.92°N 104.87°W /31.92; -104.87 (Guadalupe Mountains ) October 15, 1966 86,367.10 acres (349.5 km2 )188,833 Haleakalā †Hawaii 20°43′N 156°10′W / 20.72°N 156.17°W /20.72; -156.17 (Haleakalā ) July 1, 1961 33,264.62 acres (134.6 km2 )994,394 Hawaiʻi Volcanoes Hawaii 19°23′N 155°12′W / 19.38°N 155.20°W /19.38; -155.20 (Hawaiʻi Volcanoes ) August 1, 1916 325,605.28 acres (1,317.7 km2 )1,368,376 Hot Springs Arkansas 34°31′N 93°03′W / 34.51°N 93.05°W /34.51; -93.05 (Hot Springs ) March 4, 1921 5,554.15 acres (22.5 km2 )1,467,153 Indiana Dunes Indiana 41°39′12″N 87°03′09″W / 41.6533°N 87.0524°W /41.6533; -87.0524 (Indiana Dunes ) February 15, 2019 15,349.08 acres (62.1 km2 )2,134,285 Isle Royale †Michigan 48°06′N 88°33′W / 48.10°N 88.55°W /48.10; -88.55 (Isle Royale ) April 3, 1940 571,790.30 acres (2,314.0 km2 )26,410 Joshua Tree †California 33°47′N 115°54′W / 33.79°N 115.90°W /33.79; -115.90 (Joshua Tree ) October 31, 1994 795,155.85 acres (3,217.9 km2 )2,988,547 Katmai Alaska 58°30′N 155°00′W / 58.50°N 155.00°W /58.50; -155.00 (Katmai ) December 2, 1980 3,674,529.33 acres (14,870.3 km2 )84,167 Kenai Fjords Alaska 59°55′N 149°39′W / 59.92°N 149.65°W /59.92; -149.65 (Kenai Fjords ) December 2, 1980 669,650.05 acres (2,710.0 km2 )356,601 Kings Canyon †California 36°48′N 118°33′W / 36.80°N 118.55°W /36.80; -118.55 (Kings Canyon ) March 4, 1940 461,901.20 acres (1,869.2 km2 )632,110 Kobuk Valley Alaska 67°33′N 159°17′W / 67.55°N 159.28°W /67.55; -159.28 (Kobuk Valley ) December 2, 1980 1,750,716.16 acres (7,084.9 km2 )15,766 Lake Clark Alaska 60°58′N 153°25′W / 60.97°N 153.42°W /60.97; -153.42 (Lake Clark ) December 2, 1980 2,619,816.49 acres (10,602.0 km2 )17,157 Lassen Volcanic California 40°29′N 121°31′W / 40.49°N 121.51°W /40.49; -121.51 (Lassen Volcanic ) August 9, 1916 106,589.02 acres (431.4 km2 )517,039 Mammoth Cave Kentucky 37°11′N 86°06′W / 37.18°N 86.10°W /37.18; -86.10 (Mammoth Cave ) July 1, 1941 54,011.91 acres (218.6 km2 )551,590 Mesa Verde *Colorado 37°11′N 108°29′W / 37.18°N 108.49°W /37.18; -108.49 (Mesa Verde ) June 29, 1906 52,485.17 acres (212.4 km2 )556,203 Mount Rainier Washington 46°51′N 121°45′W / 46.85°N 121.75°W /46.85; -121.75 (Mount Rainier ) March 2, 1899 236,381.64 acres (956.6 km2 )1,501,621 New River Gorge West Virginia 38°04′N 81°05′W / 38.07°N 81.08°W /38.07; -81.08 (New River Gorge ) December 27, 2020 7,021 acres (28.4 km2 )– North Cascades Washington 48°42′N 121°12′W / 48.70°N 121.20°W /48.70; -121.20 (North Cascades ) October 2, 1968 504,780.94 acres (2,042.8 km2 )38,208 Olympic Washington 47°58′N 123°30′W / 47.97°N 123.50°W /47.97; -123.50 (Olympic ) June 29, 1938 922,649.41 acres (3,733.8 km2 )3,245,806 Petrified Forest Arizona 35°04′N 109°47′W / 35.07°N 109.78°W /35.07; -109.78 (Petrified Forest ) December 9, 1962 221,390.21 acres (895.9 km2 )643,588 Pinnacles California 36°29′N 121°10′W / 36.48°N 121.16°W /36.48; -121.16 (Pinnacles ) January 10, 2013 26,685.73 acres (108.0 km2 )177,224 Redwood *California 41°18′N 124°00′W / 41.30°N 124.00°W /41.30; -124.00 (Redwood ) October 2, 1968 138,999.37 acres (562.5 km2 )504,722 Rocky Mountain †Colorado 40°24′N 105°35′W / 40.40°N 105.58°W /40.40; -105.58 (Rocky Mountain ) January 26, 1915 265,807.25 acres (1,075.7 km2 )4,670,053 Saguaro Arizona 32°15′N 110°30′W / 32.25°N 110.50°W /32.25; -110.50 (Saguaro ) October 14, 1994 92,867.42 acres (375.8 km2 )1,020,226 Sequoia †California 36°26′N 118°41′W / 36.43°N 118.68°W /36.43; -118.68 (Sequoia ) September 25, 1890 404,062.63 acres (1,635.2 km2 )1,246,053 Shenandoah Virginia 38°32′N 78°21′W / 38.53°N 78.35°W /38.53; -78.35 (Shenandoah ) December 26, 1935 199,223.77 acres (806.2 km2 )1,425,507 Theodore Roosevelt North Dakota 46°58′N 103°27′W / 46.97°N 103.45°W /46.97; -103.45 (Theodore Roosevelt ) November 10, 1978 70,446.89 acres (285.1 km2 )691,658 Virgin Islands U.S. Virgin Islands 18°20′N 64°44′W / 18.33°N 64.73°W /18.33; -64.73 (Virgin Islands ) August 2, 1956 15,052.53 acres (60.9 km2 )133,398 Voyageurs Minnesota 48°30′N 92°53′W / 48.50°N 92.88°W /48.50; -92.88 (Voyageurs ) April 8, 1975 218,222.35 acres (883.1 km2 )232,974 White Sands New Mexico 32°47′N 106°10′W / 32.78°N 106.17°W /32.78; -106.17 (White Sands ) December 20, 2019 [ 7] 146,344.31 acres (592.2 km2 )608,785 Wind Cave South Dakota 43°34′N 103°29′W / 43.57°N 103.48°W /43.57; -103.48 (Wind Cave ) January 9, 1903 33,970.84 acres (137.5 km2 )615,350 Wrangell–St. Elias *Alaska 61°00′N 142°00′W / 61.00°N 142.00°W /61.00; -142.00 (Wrangell – St. Elias ) December 2, 1980 8,323,146.48 acres (33,682.6 km2 )74,518 Yellowstone Wyoming ,Montana ,Idaho 44°36′N 110°30′W / 44.60°N 110.50°W /44.60; -110.50 (Yellowstone ) March 1, 1872 2,219,790.71 acres (8,983.2 km2 )4,020,288 Yosemite *California 37°50′N 119°30′W / 37.83°N 119.50°W /37.83; -119.50 (Yosemite ) October 1, 1890 761,747.50 acres (3,082.7 km2 )4,422,861 Zion Utah 37°18′N 113°03′W / 37.30°N 113.05°W /37.30; -113.05 (Zion ) November 19, 1919 147,242.66 acres (595.9 km2 )4,488,268