National Parks in America Ranked | The Discoverer
So, to help you determine which parks should be higher on your bucket list, we ranked each park based on their overall accessibility, facilities and accommodations, trails and attractions, crowds, and, of course, overall ‘wow’ factor, which we measured by photo ops and stunning scenery.
1.Yosemite National Park--CALIFORNIA 2. Glacier National Park--MONTANA 3. Olympic National Park--WASHINGTON 4. Mount Rainier National Park--WASHINGTON 5. Yellowstone National Park--WYOMING/MONTANA 6. Great Smoky Mountains National Park--TENNESSEE AND NORTH CAROLINA 7. Zion National Park--UTAH 8. North Cascades National Park--WASHINGTON 9. Grand Teton National Park--WYOMING 10. Rocky Mountain National Park--COLORADO 11. Denali National Park--ALASKA 12. Acadia National Park--MAINE 13. Death Valley National Park--CALIFORNIA 14. Shenandoah National Park --VIRGINIA 15. Grand Canyon National Park--ARIZONA 16./17. Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks--CALIFORNIA 18. Arches National Park--UTAH 19. Bryce Canyon National Park--UTAH 20. Redwood National and State Parks--CALIFORNIA 21. Kenai Fjords National Park--ALASKA 22. Lassen Volcanic National Park--CALIFORNIA 23. Katmai National Park and Preserve--ALASKA 24. Wrangell-St. Elias--ALASKA 25. Canyonlands National Park--UTAH 26. Crater Lake National Park--OREGON 27. Glacier Bay National Park--ALASKA 28. Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve--COLORADO 29. Isle Royale National Park--MICHIGAN 30. Cuyahoga Valley National Park--OHIO 31. Lake Clark National Park and Preserve--ALASKA 32. Big Bend National Park--TEXAS 33. Joshua Tree National Park--CALIFORNIA 34. Haleakalā National Park--MAUI, HAWAII 35. Virgin Islands National Park--VIRGIN ISLANDS 36. Capitol Reef National Park--UTAH 37. Everglades National Park--FLORIDA 38. Mesa Verde National Park--COLORADO 39. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park--HAWAII 40. Badlands National Park--SOUTH DAKOTA 41. Channel Islands National Park--CALIFORNIA 42. Biscayne National Park--NORTHERN FLORIDA KEYS 43. Great Basin National Park--NEVADA 44. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park--COLORADO 45. Pinnacles National Park--CALIFORNIA 46. Voyageurs National Park--MINNESOTA 47. Dry Tortugas National Park--FLORIDA 48. Mammoth Caves National Park--KENTUCKY 49. Guadalupe Mountains National Park--TEXAS 50. American Samoa National Park--AMERICAN TERRITORY OF SAMOA 51. Carlsbad Caverns National Park--NEW MEXICO 52. Gates of the Arctic National Park--ALASKA 53. Wind Cave National Park--SOUTH DAKOTA 54. Indiana Dunes National Park--INDIANA 55. Congaree National Park--SOUTH CAROLINA 56. Petrified Forest National Park--ARIZONA 57. Theodore Roosevelt National Park--NORTH DAKOTA 58. Saguaro National Park--ARIZONA 59. Hot Springs National Park--ARKANSAS 60. Gateway Arch National Park--ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI 61. Kobuk Valley National Park--ALASKAlast updated 20 Mar 2019
