Park Trail GuideTrip planning

Independent guide · 64 national parks

Plan your next national park trip.

Explore America’s national parks, compare places to visit, discover seasonal visitation patterns, and save a trip plan—with original guides and trusted official sources.

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Looking through a deep canyon full of orange and pink colors.
Public-domain National Park Service photograph. NPS/Diane Renkin. The map marks each park’s center, not the place where this photo was taken.
64National parks to explore. The Park Service list was updated October 26, 2026.
20Guides with original planning notes. Every other park has a shorter fact sheet.
45Parks whose recorded visits, 2016–2025, are highest in summer.
Great Smoky MountainsBusiest park in that visit record: 12,283,294 visits a year, on average.
Atlas of national park boundary centroidsLower 48, Alaska, Hawaii, American Samoa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands are separate insets, each with its own scale.Lower 48390 miles at this insetAlaska705 miles at this insetHawaiʻi170 miles at this insetAmerican Samoa40 miles at this insetU.S. Virgin Islands35 miles at this insetAcadia National ParkArches National ParkBadlands National ParkBig Bend National ParkBiscayne National ParkBlack Canyon of the Gunnison National ParkBryce Canyon National ParkCanyonlands National ParkCapitol Reef National ParkCarlsbad Caverns National ParkChannel Islands National ParkChiricahua National ParkCongaree National ParkCrater Lake National ParkCuyahoga Valley National ParkDeath Valley National ParkDry Tortugas National ParkEverglades National ParkGateway Arch National ParkGlacier National ParkGrand Canyon National ParkGrand Teton National ParkGreat Basin National ParkGreat Sand Dunes National ParkGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkGuadalupe Mountains National ParkHot Springs National ParkIndiana Dunes National ParkIsle Royale National ParkJoshua Tree National ParkKings Canyon National ParkLassen Volcanic National ParkMammoth Cave National ParkMesa Verde National ParkMount Rainier National ParkNew River Gorge National Park and PreserveNorth Cascades National ParkOlympic National ParkPetrified Forest National ParkPinnacles National ParkRedwood National ParkRocky Mountain National ParkSaguaro National ParkSequoia National ParkShenandoah National ParkTheodore Roosevelt National ParkVoyageurs National ParkWhite Sands National ParkWind Cave National ParkYellowstone National ParkYosemite National ParkZion National ParkDenali National ParkGates of the Arctic National ParkGlacier Bay National ParkKatmai National ParkKenai Fjords National ParkKobuk Valley National ParkLake Clark National ParkWrangell-St. Elias National ParkHaleakalā National ParkHawai'i Volcanoes National ParkNational Park of American SamoaVirgin Islands National Park

Each inset has its own scale. Alaska is not drawn at the lower-48 miles per pixel. Dots are National Park Service boundary centroids. Rust marks a reviewed guide.

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Guides to start with

These 20 parks have a longer planning note. For fees, closures, and trails, use the official park links on each page.

Seagulls perch on rocks in a lake. On the lakeshore are evergreens and a red building.Acadia National ParkMaineEvergreen forest, mountains in backgroundChiricahua National ParkArizonaview from high above a winding road as it passes through a green, tree-less landscape; mountains in the distanceDenali National ParkAlaskaEverglades National ParkFloridaValley view from above waterfallGlacier National ParkMontanaPhotograph of the sunrise from Cape Royal, North Rim, Grand Canyon National Park. Low light illuminates horizontal layers of rock in shades of red and white.Grand Canyon National ParkArizonaTrees, rhododendron, and other shrubs line a wide, gravelly trail partially covered in leaves.Great Smoky Mountains National ParkNorth Carolina, TennesseeGlowing lava lake emitting gasses from multiple weak areas in the crust.Hawai'i Volcanoes National ParkHawaiiPale-colored bricks make a zig-zag pattern along the sides of a broad, red brick walkway.Hot Springs National ParkArkansasA snowy Mnokie Prairie - Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.Indiana Dunes National ParkIndianaA small campsite with a tent, picnic table, fire pit and other camping gear. The site is surrounded by rock formations.Joshua Tree National ParkCaliforniaA gray concrete walkway leads to two single story brick buildings on the left and right.Mammoth Cave National ParkKentuckyNational Park of American SamoaAmerican Samoalong, wide waterfall spanning a wide riverNew River Gorge National Park and PreserveWest VirginiaA meadow full of wildflowers, with snowy mountain ridges beyond.Olympic National ParkWashingtonAn interpretive sign stands in front of a flat, open meadow and sharp rocky outcropping, dotted with pines.Rocky Mountain National ParkColoradoA Day at Maho Bay, two chairs in the sand.Virgin Islands National ParkVirgin IslandsLooking through a deep canyon full of orange and pink colors.Yellowstone National ParkIdaho, Montana, WyomingYosemite National ParkCaliforniaZion National ParkUtah

How the season charts work

The charts use the Park Service definition of a recreation visit: an entry onto land or water the agency administers, with non-reportable and non-recreation entries excluded, and at most one entrance per person per day. School groups count. A visit is not a vehicle, a campsite night, or a person standing on a viewpoint. The window is calendar years 2016–2025, chosen because the agency has described 2025 as final and 2026 as still preliminary.

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