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National Parks List
A list of all the national parks where
you can go backpacking, or hiking. Each listing links to the
official national parks information page for that park.
Acadia National Park
Bar Harbor, ME
Agate
Fossil Beds National Monument
Harrison, NE
Ala
Kahakai National Historic Trail
the Island of Hawaii, HI
Alagnak
Wild River
King Salmon, AK
Aleutian
World War II National Historic Area
Unalaska/Dutch Harbor, AK
Amistad
National Recreation Area
Del Rio, TX
Aniakchak
National Monument & Preserve
King Salmon, AK
Apostle
Islands National Lakeshore
Lake Superior, WI
Appalachian
National Scenic Trail
Maine to Georgia, CT,GA,MA,MD,ME,NC,NH,NJ,NY,PA,TN,VA,VT,WV
Arches
National Park
Moab, UT
Assateague
Island National Seashore
MD,VA
Aztec
Ruins National Monument
Aztec, NM
Badlands
National Park
southwestern, SD
Bandelier
National Monument
Los Alamos, NM
Bering
Land Bridge National Preserve
Nome, AK
Big
Bend National Park
The big bend of the Rio Grande, TX
Big
Cypress National Preserve
Ochopee, FL
Big
Hole National Battlefield
Wisdom, MT
Big
South Fork National River & Recreation Area
Oneida, KY,TN
Big
Thicket National Preserve
Beaumont, TX
Bighorn
Canyon National Recreation Area
Fort Smith, MT,WY
Biscayne
National Park
Miami, Key Biscayne & Homestead, FL
Black
Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park
Montrose, CO
Blackstone
River Valley National Heritage Corridor
The Blackstone Valley, MA,RI
Blue
Ridge Parkway
Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia and North Carolina, NC, WV
Bluestone
National Scenic River
Athens, Pipestem, and Hinton, WV
Boston
Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
Boston, MA
Bryce
Canyon National Park
Bryce Canyon, UT
Buck
Island Reef National Monument
Christiansted, VI
Buffalo
National River
Harrison and St. Joe, AR
California
National Historic Trail
Various States, CA,CO,ID,KS,MO,NE,NV,OR,UT,WY
Canaveral
National Seashore
Titusville and New Smyrna Beach, FL
Cane
River National Heritage Area
Natchitoches, LA
Cane
River Creole National Historical Park
Natchez, LA
Canyon
De Chelly National Monument
Chinle, AZ
Canyonlands
National Park
Moab, UT
Cape
Cod National Seashore
Wellfleet, MA
Cape
Hatteras National Seashore
Nags Head, Buxton, Ocracoke, NC
Cape
Krusenstern National Monument
Kotzebue, AK
Cape
Lookout National Seashore
Harkers Island, NC
Capitol
Reef National Park
Torrey, UT
Capulin
Volcano National Monument
Capulin, NM
Carlsbad
Caverns National Park
Carlsbad, NM
Casa
Grande Ruins National Monument
Coolidge, AZ
Catoctin
Mountain Park
Thurmont, MD
Cedar
Breaks National Monument
Cedar City, UT
Chaco
Culture National Historical Park
Nageezi, NM
Channel
Islands National Park
Ventura, CA
Chattahoochee
River National Recreation Area
Atlanta, GA
Chesapeake
Bay Gateways Network
Chesapeake Bay Watershed, DC,MD,NY,PA,VA,WV
Chickasaw
National Recreation Area
Sulphur, OK
Chimney
Rock National Historic Site
Bayard, NE
Chiricahua
National Monument
Willcox, AZ
City
Of Rocks National Reserve
Almo, ID
Colorado
National Monument
Fruita, CO
Congaree
National Park
Hopkins, SC
Crater
Lake National Park
Crater Lake, OR
Craters
Of The Moon National Monument & Preserve
Arco, Carey and Rupert , ID
Cumberland
Gap National Historical Park
Middlesboro, KY
Cumberland
Island National Seashore
Saint Marys, GA
Curecanti
National Recreation Area
Gunnison, CO
Cuyahoga
Valley National Park
Cleveland and Akron, OH
Death
Valley National Park
Death Valley, CA,NV
Delaware
National Scenic River
HQ in Bushkill PA; the Delaware River forms the boundary between
the states of, NJ,PA
Delaware
Water Gap National Recreation Area
HQ in Bushkill PA; the park is along the Delaware River in the
states of, NJ,PA
Denali
National Park & Preserve
Denali Park, AK
Devils
Postpile National Monument
The Sierra Nevada near Mammoth Lakes, CA
Devils
Tower National Monument
Devils Tower, WY
Dinosaur
National Monument
Vernal, Utah & Dinosaur, Colorado, CO,UT
Dry
Tortugas National Park
Key West, FL
El Camino
Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail
NM,TX
El Malpais
National Monument
Grants, NM
El Morro
National Monument
Ramah, NM
Everglades
National Park
Miami, Naples, and Homestead, FL
Fire
Island National Seashore
Patchogue, NY
Fossil
Butte National Monument
Kemmerer, WY
Gauley
River National Recreation Area
Summersville, WV
Gila
Cliff Dwellings National Monument
Silver City, NM
Glacier
National Park
Northwest Montana, MT
Glacier
Bay National Park & Preserve
Gustavus, AK
Glen
Canyon National Recreation Area
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, AZ,UT
Glen
Echo Park
Glen Echo, MD
Golden
Gate National Recreation Area
San Francisco, CA
Grand
Canyon National Park
Grand Canyon, AZ
Grand
Portage National Monument
Grand Portage, MN
Grand
Teton National Park
Moose, WY
Great
Basin National Park
Baker, NV
Great
Falls Park
McLean, VA
Great
Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve
Mosca, CO
Great
Smoky Mountains National Park
Tennessee and North Carolina, NC,TN
Guadalupe
Mountains National Park
Salt Flat, TX
Gulf
Islands National Seashore
Gulf Breeze, Florida and Ocean Springs, Mississippi, FL,MS
Haleakala
National Park
Kula, Maui, HI
Hamilton
Grange National Memorial
New York, NY
Hawaii
Volcanoes National Park
Hilo, HI
Hot
Springs National Park
Hot Springs, AR
Hovenweep
National Monument
Blanding, UT
Ice
Age National Scenic Trail
WI
Indiana
Dunes National Lakeshore
Porter, IN
Isle
Royale National Park
Houghton, MI
Jewel
Cave National Monument
Custer, SD
John
Day Fossil Beds National Monument
Kimberly, OR
Joshua
Tree National Park
Southern California between I-10 and Hwy 62; headquarters in
Twentynine Palms, CA Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail
Nogales, AZ to San Francisco, AZ,CA
Katmai
National Park & Preserve
King Salmon, AK
Kenai
Fjords National Park
Seward, AK
Kings
Canyon National Park
In the southern Sierra Nevada in Tulare and Fresno counties,
CA
Kobuk
Valley National Park
Kotzebue, AK
Lake
Chelan National Recreation Area
Stehekin, WA
Lake
Clark National Park & Preserve
Port Alsworth, AK
Lake
Mead National Recreation Area
the Mojave Desert, AZ,NV
Lake
Meredith National Recreation Area
Fritch, TX
Lake
Roosevelt National Recreation Area
the Canadian border going to Coulee Dam along the Columbia River,
WA
Lassen
Volcanic National Park
Mineral, CA
Lava
Beds National Monument
Tulelake, CA
Lewis
& Clark National Historic Trail
Eleven States: , ID,IL,IA,KS,MO,MT,NE,ND,OR,SD,WA
Little
Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
Crow Agency, MT
Little
River Canyon National Preserve
Fort Payne, AL
Mammoth
Cave National Park
Mammoth Cave, KY
Mesa
Verde National Park
Cortez and Mancos, CO
Minidoka
Internment National Monument
Jerome, ID
Missouri
National Recreational River
Yankton, SD
Mojave
National Preserve
Southern California between I-15 and I-40; headquarters in Barstow,
CA
Montezuma
Castle National Monument
Camp Verde, AZ
Mormon
Pioneer National Historic Trail
Various States, IL,IA,NE,UT,WY
Mount
Rainier National Park
Ashford, Enumclaw, Packwood, Wilkeson, WA
Mount
Rushmore National Memorial
Keystone, SD
Muir
Woods National Monument
Mill Valley, CA
Natchez
Trace National Scenic Trail
Natural Bridges National Monument
Blanding, UT
Navajo
National Monument
Black Mesa, AZ
New
Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route
the coastal and shore regions of New Jersey with headquarters
in Newport, NJ
New
Jersey Pinelands National Reserve
Southeastern New Jersey, NJ
New
River Gorge National River
Hinton, Beckley, Glen Jean, and Fayetteville, WV
Nez
Perce National Historical Park
four states, ID,MT,OR,WA
Niobrara
National Scenic River
Valentine, NE
Noatak
National Preserve
Kotzebue, AK
North
Cascades National Park
Marblemount, WA
North
Country National Scenic Trail
Seven States-New York to North Dakota , MI,MN,ND,NY,OH,PA,WI
Obed
Wild & Scenic River
Wartburg, TN
Old
Spanish National Historic Trail
AZ,CA,CO,NV,NM,UT
Olympic
National Park
Port Angeles, WA
Oregon
National Historic Trail
Various States, ID,KS,MO,NE,OR,WY
Oregon
Caves National Monument
Cave Junction, OR
Organ
Pipe Cactus National Monument
Ajo, AZ
Overmountain
Victory National Historic Trail
parts of , NC,SC,TN,VA
Ozark
National Scenic Riverways
Van Buren,Eminence,Salem,Winona,MO, MO
Padre
Island National Seashore
Corpus Christi, TX
Petrified
Forest National Park
Petrified Forest National Park, AZ
Petroglyph
National Monument
Albuquerque, NM
Pictured
Rocks National Lakeshore
Munising, MI
Pinnacles
National Monument
Paicines, CA
Pipe
Spring National Monument
Fredonia, AZ,UT
Pipestone
National Monument
Pipestone, MN
Point
Reyes National Seashore
Point Reyes, CA
Pony
Express National Historic Trail
Various States, CA,CO,KS,MO,NE,NV,UT,WY
Potomac
Heritage National Scenic Trail
the corridor between the Chesapeake Bay and the Allegheny Highlands,
DC,MD,PA,VA
Poverty
Point National Monument
Epps, LA
Prince
William Forest Park
Triangle, VA
Rainbow
Bridge National Monument
Rainbow Bridge National Monument, UT
Redwood
National and State Parks
Del Norte & Humboldt counties , CA
Rio
Grande Wild & Scenic River
Southwest Texas, TX
Rocky
Mountain National Park
Estes Park and Grand Lake, CO
Ross
Lake National Recreation Area
Newhalem, WA
Russell
Cave National Monument
Bridgeport, AL
Saguaro
National Park
Tucson, AZ
Saint
Croix National Scenic River
Saint Croix Falls, WI
Salt
River Bay National Historic Park and Ecological Preserve
Christiansted, VI
San
Juan Island National Historical Park
Friday Harbor, WA
Santa
Fe National Historic Trail
CO,KS,MO,NM,OK
Santa
Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
Thousand Oaks, CA
Scotts
Bluff National Monument
Gering, NE
Sequoia
& Kings Canyon National Parks
In the southern Sierra Nevada in Tulare and Fresno counties,
CA
Shenandoah
National Park
the Blue Ridge Mountains near Luray, VA
Sleeping
Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Empire, MI
Sunset
Crater Volcano National Monument
Flagstaff, AZ
Tallgrass
Prairie National Preserve
Strong City, KS
Theodore
Roosevelt National Park
Medora, ND (South Unit). The North Unit is located 15 miles south
of Watford City, ND
Timpanogos
Cave National Monument
American Fork, UT
Timucuan
Ecological & Historic Preserve
Jacksonville, FL
Tonto
National Monument
Roosevelt, AZ
Trail
Of Tears National Historic Trail
AL,AR,GA,IL,KY,MO,NC,OK,TN
Upper
Delaware Scenic & Recreational River
NY,PA
Virgin
Islands National Park
St.John, VI
Voyageurs
National Park
International Falls, Kabetogama, Ash River, and Crane Lake, MN
Walnut
Canyon National Monument
Flagstaff, AZ
Western
Arctic National Parklands
Kotzebue, AK
Whiskeytown
National Recreation Area
Whiskeytown, CA
White Sands National Monument
Alamogordo, NM
Wind
Cave National Park
Hot Springs, SD
Wrangell
- St Elias National Park & Preserve
Copper Center, AK
Yellowstone
National Park
Yellowstone National Park, ID,MT,WY
Yosemite
National Park
the Sierra Nevada, CA
Yukon
- Charley Rivers National Preserve
Eagle, AK
Zion
National Park
Springdale, UT
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