We have an “unofficial” goal to see all USA National Parks. I say “unofficial” because not only is it a moving target (they keep adding more), but some of them are very remote, and I got a day job you know what I mean?
I have yet to visit a National Park that wasn’t worth the trip. We do our best to immerse ourselves and soak in as much as possible. We hike, explore, and try to see every corner in the time we have – whether it’s a weekend escape of part of a longer journey.
Legend:
For an interactive map showing all the USA National Parks with labels, follow this link:
Full List (as of June 2025)
- Acadia National Park
- American Samoa
- Arches National Park (2015 and 2020)
- Badlands National Park (marked as red because I visited as a kid back when I didn’t appreciate it)
- Big Bend National Park
- Biscayne National Park
- Black Canyon of the Gunnison
- Bryce Canyon National Park (2019)
- Canyonlands National Park (2020)
- Capitol Reef National Park (2019)
- Carlsbad Caverns National Park
- Channel Islands National Park
- Congaree National Park
- Crater Lake National Park (marked as red because me and Chris visited in 2018, but I was sick and the weather didn’t cooperate, so we didn’t get to see it in its best light)
- Cuyahoga Valley National Park
- Death Valley National Park (attempted in 2023 but park was closed, so we went to Joshua Tree instead)
- Denali National Park
- Dry Tortugas National Park
- Everglades National Park
- Gates of the Arctic National Park
- Gateway Arch National Park
- Glacier National Park (2020)
- Glacier Bay National Park
- Grand Canyon National Park (2025)
- Grand Teton National Park (2015 and 2024)
- Great Basin National Park (marked as red because I visited with my grandparents as a kid, and I don’t really remember it)
- Great Sand Dunes National Park
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park
- Guadalupe Mountains National Park
- Haleakala National Park
- Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park
- Hot Springs National Park
- Isle Royale National Park
- Joshua Tree National Park (2023)
- Katmai National Park
- Kenai Fjords National Park
- Kings Canyon National Park (2023)
- Kobuk Valley National Park
- Lake Clark National Park
- Lassen Volcanic National Park
- Mammoth Cave National Park
- Mesa Verde National Park
- Mount Rainier National Park
- New River Gorge National Park
- North Cascades National Park
- Olympic National Park
- Petrified Forest National Park
- Pinnacles National Park
- Redwood National Park (2018)
- Rocky Mountain National Park
- Saguaro National Park
- Sequoia National park
- Shenandoah National Park
- Theodore Roosevelt National Park
- Virgin Islands National Park
- Voyageurs National Park
- White Sands National Park
- Wind Cave National Park
- Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
- Yellowstone National Park (2015, 2018, 2020, 2023, 2024)
- Yosemite National Park (2023)
- Zion National Park (2018)
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