National Parks Exploration
A visual showcase and personal tracker of my journeys across the United States' protected wilderness landscapes. Keeping memories of the heights scaled and paths crossed.
Parks Explored
18 / 63
Actively exploring the US
Completion Rate
28.6%
States Visited
18 / 50
Including: ME, WY, MT, ID, AZ & more
Interactive Travels Map
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2023 Acadia National Park
Features rocky shorelines, granite peaks, islands, and lakes. Home to Cadillac Mountain, the tallest peak on the U.S. Atlantic coast.
2022 Yellowstone National Park
The world's first national park, sitting atop a volcanic hot spot. Famous for geysers, hot springs, and abundant wildlife including grizzly bears and bison.
2021 Grand Canyon National Park
A powerful and inspiring landscape, carved by the Colorado River, exposing millions of years of geological history in its layered red rock bands.
2022 North Cascades National Park
A wilderness of forested valleys, cascading waterfalls, and over 300 glaciers, earning it the nickname the 'American Alps'.
2024 Everglades National Park
The largest subtropical wilderness in the United States, protecting an unparalleled ecosystem of sawgrass marshes, mangrove forests, and diverse wildlife.
2021 Zion National Park
Features towering cream, pink, and red sandstone cliffs. Famous for hikes like Angels Landing and the Narrows, carved by the Virgin River.
Mammoth Cave National Park
Protects the world's longest known cave system, with vast chambers, deep shafts, and fascinating limestone labyrinths.
2022 Great Sand Dunes National Park
Home to the tallest sand dunes in North America, nestled against the rugged Sangre de Cristo Mountains.
2022 Rocky Mountain National Park
Features majestic mountain views, alpine lakes, diverse wildlife, and the high-elevation Trail Ridge Road crossing the Continental Divide.
White Sands National Park
Protects the world's largest gypsum sand dune field, creating a stunning landscape of glistening white sands.
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Features more than 119 limestone caves, including the massive 'Big Room', decorated with elaborate stalactites and stalagmites.
Big Bend National Park
A vast desert expanse situated in the bend of the Rio Grande, encompassing the Chisos Mountains and deep canyons.
Crater Lake National Park
Famous for its deep blue water and water clarity, the lake was formed by the collapse of the volcano Mount Mazama.
2022 Olympic National Park
Features diverse ecosystems including glacier-capped mountains, temperate rainforests, and rugged Pacific ocean shorelines.
Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Protects the winding Cuyahoga River between Cleveland and Akron, featuring historic canal trails and waterfalls.
Gateway Arch National Park
A monument symbolizing the westward expansion of the United States, located in St. Louis.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
America's most visited national park, renowned for its blue-misted ridge lines and rich biodiversity.
Shenandoah National Park
Protects a long, narrow strip of the Blue Ridge Mountains, traversed by the scenic Skyline Drive.
Arches National Park
Protects over 2,000 natural sandstone arches, including the famous Delicate Arch.
Badlands National Park
A expanse of layered rock formations, steep canyons, and towering spires, mixed with one of the largest grass prairies.
Biscayne National Park
Protects aquamarine waters, emerald islands, and fish-filled coral reefs. Ninety-five percent of the park is water.
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
Protects some of the steepest cliffs, oldest rock, and craggiest spires in North America, carved by the Gunnison River.
Bryce Canyon National Park
Famous for its giant natural amphitheaters filled with red, orange, and white hoodoos.
Canyonlands National Park
A colorful landscape of canyons, mesas, and arches carved by the Colorado River and Green River.
Capitol Reef National Park
Protects a massive warp in the earth's crust, featuring canyons, cliffs, domes, and bridges.
Channel Islands National Park
Encompasses five remarkable islands off the coast of Southern California, with unique wildlife and sea caves.
Congaree National Park
Preserves the largest intact expanse of old-growth bottomland hardwood forest in the southeastern United States.
Death Valley National Park
The hottest, driest, and lowest national park in North America, featuring salt flats, sand dunes, and badlands.
Denali National Park
Home to North America's tallest peak, Denali, and millions of acres of wild tundra, glaciers, and wildlife.
Dry Tortugas National Park
A remote park in the Gulf of Mexico, accessible only by boat or seaplane, featuring Fort Jefferson and vibrant coral reefs.
Gates of the Arctic National Park
An entirely roadless wilderness park in northern Alaska, protecting pristine Arctic ecosystems.
Glacier National Park
Features spectacular carved peaks, valleys, and glaciers, traversed by the famous Going-to-the-Sun Road.
Glacier Bay National Park
A massive marine park in Alaska, featuring tidewater glaciers, fjords, and marine wildlife.
Grand Teton National Park
Encompasses the dramatic Teton Range, rising abruptly over Jackson Hole, with pristine alpine lakes.
Great Basin National Park
Protects Wheeler Peak, bristlecone pine groves (the oldest trees on Earth), and Lehman Caves.
Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Features the highest peak in Texas, Guadalupe Peak, and a pristine fossilized Permian reef.
Haleakalā National Park
Protects the massive Haleakalā shield volcano on Maui, featuring a desert-like crater and coastal rainforest.
Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park
Protects two of the world's most active volcanoes, Kīlauea and Mauna Loa, on the Big Island.
Hot Springs National Park
An urban park protecting historic bathhouses built around natural thermal springs in Arkansas.
Indiana Dunes National Park
Protects the sandy shores, high dunes, marshes, and forests along the southern coast of Lake Michigan.
Isle Royale National Park
A remote, isolated island wilderness in Lake Michigan/Superior, famous for its moose and wolf studies.
Joshua Tree National Park
Features bizarre Joshua trees, giant boulders, and a rugged desert landscape bridging the Mojave and Colorado deserts.
Katmai National Park
Famous for brown bears catching salmon at Brooks Falls and the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes.
Kenai Fjords National Park
Protects the massive Harding Icefield, glaciers calving into the sea, and coastal fjords in Alaska.
Kings Canyon National Park
Home to giant sequoia groves (including the General Grant tree) and a deep glaciated canyon.
Kobuk Valley National Park
Protects active sand dunes in the Arctic, crossed by caribou migration routes.
Lake Clark National Park
Features active volcanoes, jagged peaks, glaciers, turquoise lakes, and wild salmon runs.
Lassen Volcanic National Park
Features boiling mud pots, steaming sulfur vents, and Lassen Peak, the world's largest plug dome volcano.
Mesa Verde National Park
Protects over 5,000 archaeological sites, including some of the best-preserved Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings.
Mount Rainier National Park
Centers around the towering glacier-capped Mount Rainier, an active stratovolcano.
New River Gorge National Park
Protects a deep river canyon famous for whitewater rafting, rock climbing, and the massive steel arch bridge.
Petrified Forest National Park
Features large deposits of petrified wood, badlands, and archaeological sites in the Painted Desert.
Pinnacles National Park
Protects the remains of an ancient volcano, featuring caves, rock formations, and nesting California condors.
Redwood National Park
Home to the tallest trees on Earth, the coast redwoods, as well as rivers and rugged coastline.
Saguaro National Park
Protects vast forests of the giant saguaro cactus, the symbol of the American West.
Sequoia National Park
Home to the giant sequoias, including the General Sherman tree, the largest living tree on Earth by volume.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Where the Great Plains meet the Badlands. Home to bison, wild horses, and scenic drives.
Virgin Islands National Park
Protects white sand beaches, coral reefs, historic sugar plantations, and tropical forests.
Voyageurs National Park
A water-based park on the Canadian border, famous for boating, canoeing, fishing, and northern lights.
Wind Cave National Park
Famous for its unique calcite 'boxwork' formations and above-ground bison prairies.
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
America's largest national park by area, containing massive volcanoes, glaciers, and historic mining towns.
Yosemite National Park
Renowned for its granite monoliths, waterfalls, giant sequoia groves, and diverse wildlife.
National Park of American Samoa
Protects coral reefs, rainforests, volcanic peaks, and Samoan culture across three volcanic islands.