National Parks of the United States

22. Sequoia National Park California, 404,051 acres Est. September 25, 1890 20. North Cascades National Park Washington, 504,781 acres Est. October 2, 1968 6. Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve Alaska, 3,224,840 acres Est. December 2, 1980 2. Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve Alaska, 7,523,898 acres Est. December 2, 1980 9. Kobuk Valley National Park Alaska, 1,750,717 acres Est. December 2, 1980 55. Pinnacles National Park California, 26,606 acres Est. January 10, 2013 21. Kings Canyon National Park California, 461,901 acres Est. March 4, 1940 47. Acadia National Park Maine, 47,390 acres 52. Cuyahoga Valley National Park Ohio, 32,861 acres Est. October 11, 2000 Est. February 26, 1919 40. Guadalupe Mountains National Park Texas, 86,416 acres Est. October 15, 1966 35. Zion National Park Utah, 146,598 acres Est. November 19, 1919 56. Congaree National Park South Carolina, 26,546 acres Est. November 10, 2003 11. Grand Canyon National Park Arizona, 1,217,403 acres Est. February 26, 1919 39. Saguaro National Park Arizona, 91,440 acres Est. October 14, 1994 42. Arches National Park Utah, 76,519 acres Est. November 12, 1971 30. Mount Rainier National Park 49. Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve Washington, 235,625 acres Est. March 2, 1899 Colorado, 42,984 acres 25. Grand Teton National Park Est. September 13, 2004 Wyoming, 309,995 acres Est. February 26, 1929 5. Death Valley National Park California, Nevada, 3,372,402 acres Est. October 31, 1994 46. Mesa Verde National Park Colorado, 52,122 acres Est. June 29, 1906 19. Great Smoky Mountains National Park North Carolina, Tennessee, 521,490 acres Est. June 15, 1934 18. Isle Royale National Park Michigan, 571,790 acres Est. March 3, 1931 16. Yosemite National Park California, 761,266 acres Est. October 1, 1890 45. Mammoth Cave National Park Kentucky, 52,830 acres Est. July 1, 1941 10. Everglades National Park Florida, 1,508,538 acres Est. May 30, 1934 1. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve Alaska, 8,323,148 acres Est. December 2, 1980 38. Petrified Forest National Park Arizona, 93,533 acres Est. December 9, 1962 23. Canyonlands National Park Utah, 337,598 acres Est. September 12, 1964 24. Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park Hawaii, 323,431 acres Est. August 1, 1916 29. Capitol Reef National Park Utah, 241,904 acres Est. December 18, 1971 59. Hot Springs National Park Arkansas, 5,550 acres Est. March 4, 1921 48. Carlsbad Caverns National Park New Mexico, 46,766 acres Est. May 14, 1930 50. Bryce Canyon National Park Utah, 35,835 acres 17. Kenai Fjords National Park Alaska, 669,983 acres Est. December 2, 1980 32. Shenandoah National Park 14. Big Bend National Park Texas, 801,163 acres Est. June 12, 1944 Virginia, 199,045 acres Est. May 22, 1926 Est. February 25, 1928 41. Great Basin National Park Nevada, 77,180 acres Est. October 27, 1986 51. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park Colorado, 32,950 acres Est. October 21, 1999 34. Biscayne National Park Florida, 172,924 acres Est. June 28, 1980 26. Rocky Mountain National Park Colorado, 265,828 acres Est. January 26, 1915 4. Katmai National Park and Preserve Alaska, 3,674,530 acres Est. December 2, 1980 36. Redwood National and State Parks California, 112,512 acres Est. October 2, 1968 57. Virgin Islands National Park United States Virgin Islands, 14,689 acres Est. August 2, 1956 33. Crater Lake National Park Oregon, 183,224 acres Est. May 22, 1902 53. Haleakalā National Park Hawaii, 29,094 acres Est. August 1, 1916 13. Olympic National Park Washington, 922,651 acres Est. June 29, 1938 12. Glacier National Park Montana, 1,013,572 acres Est. May 11, 1910 7. Lake Clark National Park and Preserve Alaska, 2,619,733 acres Est. December 2, 1980 54. Wind Cave National Park South Dakota, 28,295 acres Est. January 9, 1903 31. Voyageurs National Park Minnesota, 218,200 acres Est. January 8, 1971 3. Denali National Park and Preserve Alaska, 4,740,912 acres Est. February 26, 1917 28. Badlands National Park South Dakota, 242,756 acres Est. November 10, 1978 43. Theodore Roosevelt National Park North Dakota, 70,447 acres Est. November 10, 1978 15. Joshua Tree National Park California, 789,745 acres Est. October 31, 1994 8. Yellowstone National Park Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, 2,219,791 acres Est. March 1, 1872 27. Channel Islands National Park California, 249,561 acres Est. March 5, 1980 37. Lassen Volcanic National Park California, 106,372 acres Est. August 9, 1916 44. Dry Tortugas National Park Florida, 64,701 acres 58. National Park of American Samoa American Samoa, 9,000 acres Est. October 31, 1988 Est. October 26, 1992 20 miles NATIONAL PARKS OF THE UNITED STATES THTES Source: National Park Service (nps.gov) 2013 Nicholas Rougeux C82.net