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Approximately 323 million people<\/a> visited American national parks in 2025, a 2.7% year-over-year decrease and the first annual decline since 2020.<\/p>\n President Woodrow Wilson in 1916 signed the act creating the National Park Service to leave natural and historic phenomenons “unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations.” Since then, our national parks have welcomed visitors from around the world to experience some of the best the country has to offer and showcase the country’s natural beauty and cultural heritage. Today, the country’s 63 national parks<\/a> contain at least 247 species of endangered or threatened plants and animals<\/a>, more than 75,000 archaeological sites, and 18,000 miles of trails.<\/p>\n Stacker<\/a> compiled a list of the closest national parks to Cape Coral. National parks are ranked by closest straight line distance, measured from representative points in Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area and each national park. Estimated driving times are from Here<\/a> and are only available within the lower 48 states. All featured distances and driving times are estimated using representative locations from the center of each metro and national park\u2014for some places within the metro area, the actual distance may be slightly shorter or longer to reach the closest entryway to a park.<\/p>\n – Distance: 108 miles<\/p>\n – Driving time: 3.7 hours<\/p>\n – Date founded: May 30, 1934<\/p>\n – 2025 visitors: 778,198 (#31 highest among all national parks)<\/p>\n – Park area: 1,508,938.57 acres<\/p>\n – Distance: 134 miles<\/p>\n – Driving time: 2.8 hours<\/p>\n – Date founded: June 28, 1980<\/p>\n – 2025 visitors: 486,567 (#41 highest among all national parks)<\/p>\n – Park area: 172,971.11 acres<\/p>\n – Distance: 144 miles<\/p>\n – Driving time: 5.5 hours<\/p>\n – Date founded: October 26, 1992<\/p>\n – 2025 visitors: 89,355 (#56 highest among all national parks)<\/p>\n – Park area: 64,701.22 acres<\/p>\n – Distance: 502 miles<\/p>\n – Driving time: 9.4 hours<\/p>\n – Date founded: November 10, 2003<\/p>\n – 2025 visitors: 287,833 (#49 highest among all national parks)<\/p>\n – Park area: 26,476.47 acres<\/p>\n – Distance: 635 miles<\/p>\n – Driving time: 12.4 hours<\/p>\n – Date founded: June 15, 1934<\/p>\n – 2025 visitors: 11,527,939 (#1 highest among all national parks)<\/p>\n – Park area: 522,426.88 acres<\/p>\n – Distance: 770 miles<\/p>\n – Driving time: 14.0 hours<\/p>\n – Date founded: July 1, 1941<\/p>\n – 2025 visitors: 660,734 (#34 highest among all national parks)<\/p>\n – Park area: 54,011.91 acres<\/p>\n – Distance: 795 miles<\/p>\n – Driving time: 14.5 hours<\/p>\n – Date founded: December 27, 2020<\/p>\n – 2025 visitors: 1,958,440 (#17 highest among all national parks)<\/p>\n – Park area: 7,021 acres<\/p>\n – Distance: 851 miles<\/p>\n – Driving time: 16.1 hours<\/p>\n – Date founded: December 26, 1935<\/p>\n – 2025 visitors: 1,682,152 (#19 highest among all national parks)<\/p>\n – Park area: 199,223.77 acres<\/p>\n – Distance: 856 miles<\/p>\n – Driving time: 17.4 hours<\/p>\n – Date founded: March 4, 1921<\/p>\n – 2025 visitors: 2,494,611 (#14 highest among all national parks)<\/p>\n – Park area: 5,554.15 acres<\/p>\n – Distance: 958 miles<\/p>\n – Driving time: 17.3 hours<\/p>\n – Date founded: February 22, 2018[47]<\/p>\n – 2025 visitors: 2,209,028 (#15 highest among all national parks)<\/p>\n – Park area: 192.83 acres<\/p>\n – Distance: 1,012 miles<\/p>\n – Driving time: 18.5 hours<\/p>\n – Date founded: October 11, 2000<\/p>\n – 2025 visitors: 3,025,325 (#11 highest among all national parks)<\/p>\n – Park area: 32,571.88 acres<\/p>\n – Distance: 1,079 miles<\/p>\n – Driving time: 19.5 hours<\/p>\n – Date founded: February 15, 2019<\/p>\n – 2025 visitors: 2,629,497 (#13 highest among all national parks)<\/p>\n – Park area: 15,349.08 acres<\/p>\n – Distance: 1,239 miles<\/p>\n – Date founded: August 2, 1956<\/p>\n – 2025 visitors: 471,074 (#42 highest among all national parks)<\/p>\n – Park area: 15,052.53 acres<\/p>\n – Distance: 1,312 miles<\/p>\n – Driving time: 27.4 hours<\/p>\n – Date founded: June 12, 1944<\/p>\n – 2025 visitors: 568,104 (#38 highest among all national parks)<\/p>\n – Park area: 801,163.21 acres<\/p>\n – Distance: 1,406 miles<\/p>\n – Driving time: 26.4 hours<\/p>\n – Date founded: May 14, 1930<\/p>\n – 2025 visitors: 410,778 (#46 highest among all national parks)<\/p>\n – Park area: 46,766.45 acres<\/p>\n – Distance: 1,428 miles<\/p>\n – Driving time: 27.5 hours<\/p>\n – Date founded: October 15, 1966<\/p>\n – 2025 visitors: 206,423 (#52 highest among all national parks)<\/p>\n – Park area: 86,367.10 acres<\/p>\n – Distance: 1,447 miles<\/p>\n – Driving time: 28.7 hours<\/p>\n – Date founded: February 26, 1919<\/p>\n – 2025 visitors: 4,079,318 (#7 highest among all national parks)<\/p>\n – Park area: 49,076.63 acres<\/p>\n – Distance: 1,513 miles<\/p>\n – Driving time: 28.8 hours<\/p>\n – Date founded: December 20, 2019[111]<\/p>\n – 2025 visitors: 659,742 (#35 highest among all national parks)<\/p>\n – Park area: 146,344.31 acres<\/p>\n – Distance: 1,527 miles<\/p>\n – Driving time: 28.3 hours<\/p>\n – Date founded: April 3, 1940<\/p>\n – 2025 visitors: 29,091 (#60 highest among all national parks)<\/p>\n – Park area: 571,790.30 acres<\/p>\n – Distance: 1,573 miles<\/p>\n – Driving time: 29.5 hours<\/p>\n – Date founded: September 24, 2004<\/p>\n – 2025 visitors: 432,498 (#44 highest among all national parks)<\/p>\n – Park area: 107,341.87 acres<\/p>\n – Distance: 1,623 miles<\/p>\n – Driving time: 29.2 hours<\/p>\n – Date founded: April 8, 1975<\/p>\n – 2025 visitors: 206,326 (#53 highest among all national parks)<\/p>\n – Park area: 218,222.35 acres<\/p>\n – Distance: 1,650 miles<\/p>\n – Driving time: 30.6 hours<\/p>\n – Date founded: November 10, 1978<\/p>\n – 2025 visitors: 1,139,361 (#26 highest among all national parks)<\/p>\n – Park area: 242,755.94 acres<\/p>\n – Distance: 1,654 miles<\/p>\n – Driving time: 31.0 hours<\/p>\n – Date founded: January 26, 1915<\/p>\n – 2025 visitors: 4,171,431 (#6 highest among all national parks)<\/p>\n – Park area: 265,807.25 acres<\/p>\n – Distance: 1,681 miles<\/p>\n – Driving time: 31.8 hours<\/p>\n – Date founded: January 9, 1903<\/p>\n – 2025 visitors: 606,258 (#37 highest among all national parks)<\/p>\n – Park area: 33,970.84 acres<\/p>\n – Distance: 1,706 miles<\/p>\n – Driving time: 33.0 hours<\/p>\n – Date founded: October 21, 1999<\/p>\n – 2025 visitors: 250,086 (#50 highest among all national parks)<\/p>\n – Park area: 30,779.83 acres<\/p>\n – Distance: 1,714 miles<\/p>\n – Driving time: 32.6 hours<\/p>\n – Date founded: June 29, 1906<\/p>\n – 2025 visitors: 463,130 (#43 highest among all national parks)<\/p>\n – Park area: 52,485.17 acres<\/p>\n – Distance: 1,746 miles<\/p>\n – Driving time: 30.8 hours<\/p>\n – Date founded: December 9, 1962<\/p>\n – 2025 visitors: 315,951 (#48 highest among all national parks)<\/p>\n – Park area: 221,390.21 acres<\/p>\n – Distance: 1,758 miles<\/p>\n – Driving time: 31.8 hours<\/p>\n – Date founded: October 14, 1994<\/p>\n – 2025 visitors: 847,749 (#28 highest among all national parks)<\/p>\n – Park area: 92,867.42 acres<\/p>\n – Distance: 1,802 miles<\/p>\n – Driving time: 34.4 hours<\/p>\n – Date founded: November 12, 1971<\/p>\n – 2025 visitors: 1,511,740 (#21 highest among all national parks)<\/p>\n – Park area: 76,678.98 acres<\/p>\n – Distance: 1,810 miles<\/p>\n – Driving time: 39.2 hours<\/p>\n – Date founded: September 12, 1964<\/p>\n – 2025 visitors: 796,057 (#29 highest among all national parks)<\/p>\n – Park area: 337,597.83 acres<\/p>\n – Distance: 1,831 miles<\/p>\n – Driving time: 33.9 hours<\/p>\n – Date founded: November 10, 1978<\/p>\n – 2025 visitors: 729,893 (#33 highest among all national parks)<\/p>\n – Park area: 70,446.89 acres<\/p>\n – Distance: 1,875 miles<\/p>\n – Driving time: 36.8 hours<\/p>\n – Date founded: December 18, 1971<\/p>\n – 2025 visitors: 1,388,476 (#22 highest among all national parks)<\/p>\n – Park area: 241,904.50 acres<\/p>\n – Distance: 1,891 miles<\/p>\n – Driving time: 34.3 hours<\/p>\n – Date founded: February 26, 1919<\/p>\n – 2025 visitors: 4,430,653 (#4 highest among all national parks)<\/p>\n – Park area: 1,201,647.03 acres<\/p>\n – Distance: 1,916 miles<\/p>\n – Driving time: 37.9 hours<\/p>\n – Date founded: February 25, 1928<\/p>\n – 2025 visitors: 1,967,367 (#16 highest among all national parks)<\/p>\n – Park area: 35,835.08 acres<\/p>\n – Distance: 1,958 miles<\/p>\n – Driving time: 37.9 hours<\/p>\n – Date founded: November 19, 1919<\/p>\n – 2025 visitors: 4,984,525 (#2 highest among all national parks)<\/p>\n – Park area: 147,242.66 acres<\/p>\n – Distance: 1,998 miles<\/p>\n – Driving time: 36.6 hours<\/p>\n – Date founded: February 26, 1929<\/p>\n – 2025 visitors: 3,800,648 (#8 highest among all national parks)<\/p>\n – Park area: 310,044.36 acres<\/p>\n – Distance: 2,013 miles<\/p>\n – Driving time: 37.7 hours<\/p>\n – Date founded: March 1, 1872<\/p>\n – 2025 visitors: 4,762,988 (#3 highest among all national parks)<\/p>\n – Park area: 2,219,790.71 acres<\/p>\n – Distance: 2,052 miles<\/p>\n – Driving time: 39.4 hours<\/p>\n – Date founded: October 27, 1986<\/p>\n – 2025 visitors: 161,210 (#54 highest among all national parks)<\/p>\n – Park area: 77,180.00 acres<\/p>\n – Distance: 2,080 miles<\/p>\n – Driving time: 36.8 hours<\/p>\n – Date founded: October 31, 1994<\/p>\n – 2025 visitors: 2,932,644 (#12 highest among all national parks)<\/p>\n – Park area: 795,155.85 acres<\/p>\n – Distance: 2,150 miles<\/p>\n – Driving time: 38.4 hours<\/p>\n – Date founded: October 31, 1994<\/p>\n – 2025 visitors: 1,320,134 (#24 highest among all national parks)<\/p>\n – Park area: 3,408,406.73 acres<\/p>\n – Distance: 2,251 miles<\/p>\n – Driving time: 45.1 hours<\/p>\n – Date founded: March 4, 1940<\/p>\n – 2025 visitors: 779,791 (#30 highest among all national parks)<\/p>\n – Park area: 461,901.20 acres<\/p>\n – Distance: 2,255 miles<\/p>\n – Driving time: 44.1 hours<\/p>\n – Date founded: September 25, 1890<\/p>\n – 2025 visitors: 1,378,337 (#23 highest among all national parks)<\/p>\n – Park area: 404,062.63 acres<\/p>\n – Distance: 2,283 miles<\/p>\n – Date founded: March 5, 1980<\/p>\n – 2025 visitors: 227,186 (#51 highest among all national parks)<\/p>\n – Park area: 249,561.00 acres<\/p>\n – Distance: 2,300 miles<\/p>\n – Date founded: May 11, 1910<\/p>\n – 2025 visitors: 3,136,557 (#10 highest among all national parks)<\/p>\n – Park area: 1,013,125.99 acres<\/p>\n – Distance: 2,313 miles<\/p>\n – Driving time: 44.2 hours<\/p>\n – Date founded: October 1, 1890<\/p>\n – 2025 visitors: 4,278,413 (#5 highest among all national parks)<\/p>\n – Park area: 761,747.50 acres<\/p>\n – Distance: 2,393 miles<\/p>\n – Driving time: 42.7 hours<\/p>\n – Date founded: January 10, 2013<\/p>\n – 2025 visitors: 343,208 (#47 highest among all national parks)<\/p>\n – Park area: 26,685.73 acres<\/p>\n – Distance: 2,450 miles<\/p>\n – Driving time: 45.9 hours<\/p>\n – Date founded: August 9, 1916<\/p>\n – 2025 visitors: 504,777 (#40 highest among all national parks)<\/p>\n – Park area: 106,589.02 acres<\/p>\n – Distance: 2,515 miles<\/p>\n – Driving time: 48.5 hours<\/p>\n – Date founded: May 22, 1902<\/p>\n – 2025 visitors: 632,242 (#36 highest among all national parks)<\/p>\n – Park area: 183,224.05 acres<\/p>\n – Distance: 2,573 miles<\/p>\n – Driving time: 47.3 hours<\/p>\n – Date founded: March 2, 1899<\/p>\n – 2025 visitors: 1,635,342 (#20 highest among all national parks)<\/p>\n – Park area: 236,381.64 acres<\/p>\n – Distance: 2,588 miles<\/p>\n – Driving time: 51.1 hours<\/p>\n – Date founded: October 2, 1968<\/p>\n – 2025 visitors: 1,202,480 (#25 highest among all national parks)<\/p>\n – Park area: 138,999.37 acres<\/p>\n – Distance: 2,594 miles<\/p>\n – Driving time: 49.9 hours<\/p>\n – Date founded: October 2, 1968<\/p>\n – 2025 visitors: 46,925 (#57 highest among all national parks)<\/p>\n – Park area: 504,780.94 acres<\/p>\n – Distance: 2,676 miles<\/p>\n – Driving time: 50.6 hours<\/p>\n – Date founded: June 29, 1938<\/p>\n – 2025 visitors: 3,584,187 (#9 highest among all national parks)<\/p>\n – Park area: 922,649.41 acres<\/p>\n – Distance: 3,425 miles<\/p>\n – Date founded: December 2, 1980<\/p>\n – 2025 visitors: 740,044 (#32 highest among all national parks)<\/p>\n – Park area: 3,223,383.43 acres<\/p>\n – Distance: 3,636 miles<\/p>\n – Date founded: December 2, 1980<\/p>\n – 2025 visitors: 108,840 (#55 highest among all national parks)<\/p>\n – Park area: 8,323,146.48 acres<\/p>\n – Distance: 3,884 miles<\/p>\n – Date founded: December 2, 1980<\/p>\n – 2025 visitors: 425,369 (#45 highest among all national parks)<\/p>\n – Park area: 669,650.05 acres<\/p>\n – Distance: 3,934 miles<\/p>\n – Date founded: February 26, 1917<\/p>\n – 2025 visitors: 543,300 (#39 highest among all national parks)<\/p>\n – Park area: 4,740,911.16 acres<\/p>\n – Distance: 4,017 miles<\/p>\n – Date founded: December 2, 1980<\/p>\n – 2025 visitors: 19,778 (#61 highest among all national parks)<\/p>\n – Park area: 2,619,816.49 acres<\/p>\n – Distance: 4,048 miles<\/p>\n – Date founded: December 2, 1980<\/p>\n – 2025 visitors: 14,923 (#62 highest among all national parks)<\/p>\n – Park area: 7,523,897.45 acres<\/p>\n – Distance: 4,070 miles<\/p>\n – Date founded: December 2, 1980<\/p>\n – 2025 visitors: 34,479 (#59 highest among all national parks)<\/p>\n – Park area: 3,674,529.33 acres<\/p>\n – Distance: 4,204 miles<\/p>\n – Date founded: December 2, 1980<\/p>\n – 2025 visitors: 7,786 (#63 highest among all national parks)<\/p>\n – Park area: 1,750,716.16 acres<\/p>\n – Distance: 4,631 miles<\/p>\n – Date founded: August 1, 1916<\/p>\n – 2025 visitors: 1,877,854 (#18 highest among all national parks)<\/p>\n – Park area: 325,605.28 acres<\/p>\n – Distance: 4,656 miles<\/p>\n – Date founded: July 1, 1961<\/p>\n – 2025 visitors: 853,711 (#27 highest among all national parks)<\/p>\n – Park area: 33,264.62 acres<\/p>\n – Distance: 6,577 miles<\/p>\n – Date founded: October 31, 1988<\/p>\n – 2025 visitors: 43,258 (#58 highest among all national parks)<\/p>\n – Park area: 8,256.67 acres<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Approximately 323 million people visited American national parks in 2025, a 2.7% year-over-year decrease and the first 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Simon Dannhauer \/\/ Shutterstock (Stacker\/Stacker) #1. Everglades National Park (Florida)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DKOGS3KMTM5UXG7CKRQMZDTAVU.png\")
Claudia G Cooper \/\/ Shutterstock (Stacker\/Stacker) #2. Biscayne National Park (Florida)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Z744XL7IX437NGSPRS2XYTN7BA.png\")
Varina C \/\/ Shutterstock (Stacker\/Stacker) #3. Dry Tortugas National Park (Florida)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/XHHWXCG2TU5CRHXZI5V375PHMA.png\")
Zack Frank \/\/ Shutterstock (Stacker\/Stacker) #4. Congaree National Park (South Carolina)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7DRDVR62D45H7DHKTIRVRLEGXY.jpg\")
ZakZeinert \/\/ Shutterstock (Stacker\/Stacker) #5. Great Smoky Mountains National Park (North Carolina, Tennessee)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ZN64X2ICFU5K5IGFXZY7N4AI6U.png\")
Wangkun Jia \/\/ Shutterstock (Stacker\/Stacker) #6. Mammoth Cave National Park (Kentucky)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/KQBZ2LX4XQ3A3JLCAOTYJTZOD4.jpg\")
Steve Heap \/\/ Shutterstock (Stacker\/Stacker) #7. New River Gorge National Park (West Virginia)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/JWEL27HBCA5IXENXDDJNUQ47PI.png\")
Jon Bilous \/\/ Shutterstock (Stacker\/Stacker) #8. Shenandoah National Park (Virginia)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2KH7VRSBOMZXZDOEF47QNIQMHM.png\")
Zack Frank \/\/ Shutterstock (Stacker\/Stacker) #9. Hot Springs National Park (Arkansas)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/5UD3N5EXYI4QPFNGGAMKW3FZDU.jpg\")
Paul Brady Photography \/\/ Shutterstock (Stacker\/Stacker) #10. Gateway Arch National Park (Missouri)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/LI7RWNNMYU33LPDJVFIO7XDYRY.jpg\")
Zack Frank \/\/ Shutterstock (Stacker\/Stacker) #11. Cuyahoga Valley National Park (Ohio)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2DWFDMRN5E6GNGW6WO2MKAPBMI.jpg\")
Delmas Lehman \/\/ Shutterstock (Stacker\/Stacker) #12. Indiana Dunes National Park (Indiana)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2FIKF5J64E2LTHTZJ2I3WUSFZ4.jpg\")
Sean Pavone \/\/ Shutterstock (Stacker\/Stacker) #13. Virgin Islands National Park (U.S. Virgin Islands)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/UMEYYWA4JE5VLIF6PVCESCHAXQ.png\")
Eric Foltz \/\/ Shutterstock (Stacker\/Stacker) #14. Big Bend National Park (Texas)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/KF6R5U2MM42W5OJLET5OFWGNXI.png\")
Doug Meek \/\/ Shutterstock (Stacker\/Stacker) #15. Carlsbad Caverns National Park (New Mexico)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PPUQS73PAAZG3HQZCXPXZHEZ5E.jpg\")
ShuPhoto \/\/ Shutterstock (Stacker\/Stacker) #16. Guadalupe Mountains National Park (Texas)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/6OBQ6JWE6Y3O7PKZKICKBJFWNI.jpg\")
Romiana Lee \/\/ Shutterstock (Stacker\/Stacker) #17. Acadia National Park (Maine)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2GJKF7QTWEYI5B26HO4KGDZSZE.jpg\")
Galyna Andrushko \/\/ Shutterstock (Stacker\/Stacker) #18. White Sands National Park (New Mexico)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MRZ2TTYIHE2TPPGDJWUIVLKI5A.png\")
SveKo \/\/ Shutterstock (Stacker\/Stacker) #19. Isle Royale National Park (Michigan)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3MEZF47ZVQ737ESFED3IKAWSDQ.jpg\")
Kris Wiktor \/\/ Shutterstock (Stacker\/Stacker) #20. Great Sand Dunes National Park (Colorado)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/QGXWAP2TXQ3K7HBNMMXTPWAFAI.jpg\")
BlueBarronPhoto \/\/ Shutterstock (Stacker\/Stacker) #21. Voyageurs National Park (Minnesota)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7RWY3KRHO42EDJQ6254CSTEZHY.jpg\")
Matt Ragen \/\/ Shutterstock (Stacker\/Stacker) #22. Badlands National Park (South Dakota)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/HX6REMEMJY6QFCKL6ZFIEHPNKM.jpg\")
Anna Krivitskaya \/\/ Shutterstock (Stacker\/Stacker) #23. Rocky Mountain National Park (Colorado)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WIJ6465DJU6G5CJG3GM6BQMNXQ.jpg\")
Zack Frank \/\/ Shutterstock (Stacker\/Stacker) #24. Wind Cave National Park (South Dakota)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FG37KNT2MU7VBK4533TEEXXD5Q.jpg\")
SL-Photography \/\/ Shutterstock (Stacker\/Stacker) #25. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park (Colorado)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/VBOPGRJEVYZXTKUCAZRCJSPNPQ.jpg\")
Sopotnicki \/\/ Shutterstock (Stacker\/Stacker) #26. Mesa Verde National Park (Colorado)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2MGSCN6WUI3XLAV4NYZ3FMO42A.png\")
Felix Lipov \/\/ Shutterstock (Stacker\/Stacker) #27. Petrified Forest National Park (Arizona)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PVIPTEII5UZAXHV35FF2DA5R4M.jpg\")
kojihirano \/\/ Shutterstock (Stacker\/Stacker) #28. Saguaro National Park (Arizona)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MWDVJEIFJ42EFN7JPXNYID2Q54.png\")
Manamana \/\/ Shutterstock (Stacker\/Stacker) #29. Arches National Park (Utah)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WG3OCFSHCI3SVLABITOARTXASI.png\")
Manamana \/\/ Shutterstock (Stacker\/Stacker) #30. Canyonlands National Park (Utah)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AFWVWYJPBYY2PNURQ6ONN2VS7A.jpg\")
Laurens Hoddenbagh \/\/ Shutterstock (Stacker\/Stacker) #31. Theodore Roosevelt National Park (North Dakota)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7LDUQXINTE2NZFK3NNL2UD5SDM.jpg\")
Layne V. Naylor \/\/ Shutterstock (Stacker\/Stacker) #32. Capitol Reef National Park (Utah)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/E4XC4A5AFQ2AVGLFNZYEATAKXI.jpg\")
Josemaria Toscano \/\/ Shutterstock (Stacker\/Stacker) #33. Grand Canyon National Park (Arizona)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MADCMI5NFA3BPGOLPDSGANIR5Y.png\")
ronnybas frimages \/\/ Shutterstock (Stacker\/Stacker) #34. Bryce Canyon National Park (Utah)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/UG7I4PAVRU5XXKXQW5JRXZYOFI.png\")
Galyna Andrushko \/\/ Shutterstock (Stacker\/Stacker) #35. Zion National Park (Utah)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/QY6OUAYERA4A5LJVWZ3OND73CY.jpg\")
Zack Frank \/\/ Shutterstock (Stacker\/Stacker) #36. Grand Teton National Park (Wyoming)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/LTVIC5QRTE4DBDMNWSES63NICQ.png\")
Lane V. Erickson \/\/ Shutterstock (Stacker\/Stacker) #37. Yellowstone National Park (Wyoming, Montana, Idaho)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/OLUBDOLO7E3OXLOJH7ORPR45LE.png\")
Arlene Waller \/\/ Shutterstock (Stacker\/Stacker) #38. Great Basin National Park (Nevada)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/IDGHETG5BMYT7HVT4UWW7P24IE.jpg\")
Dennis Silvas \/\/ Shutterstock (Stacker\/Stacker) #39. Joshua Tree National Park (California)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/I7NSBYFYPQ4AXHQT2YAIZXNZBM.jpg\")
Bryan Brazil \/\/ Shutterstock (Stacker\/Stacker) #40. Death Valley National Park (California, Nevada)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DUKUMG7Q2U7FFFNHMVXHQLV5JQ.png\")
Patrick Poendl \/\/ Shutterstock (Stacker\/Stacker) #41. Kings Canyon National Park (California)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/OQ2OZDG6BU4XLG2YRLVRJZHBUU.jpg\")
Virrage Images \/\/ Shutterstock (Stacker\/Stacker) #42. Sequoia National Park (California)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SW2FPWPDEE4WTNTKYNIZ46J32M.png\")
Ethan Daniels \/\/ Shutterstock (Stacker\/Stacker) #43. Channel Islands National Park (California)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MX7MDYLV6A44DNGEK3563XGRWI.png\")
Pung \/\/ Shutterstock (Stacker\/Stacker) #44. Glacier National Park (Montana)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/HMJ2KFTXGE2BDPZNGOBBOAWFCE.jpg\")
Stephen Moehle \/\/ Shutterstock (Stacker\/Stacker) #45. Yosemite National Park (California)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2OGND5OWPY5ZNDVQWCR64CHOC4.png\")
Yhelfman \/\/ Shutterstock (Stacker\/Stacker) #46. Pinnacles National Park (California)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ITMEX4L7LMZIDHBQJVPCZGR43E.png\")
Zack Frank \/\/ Shutterstock (Stacker\/Stacker) #47. Lassen Volcanic National Park (California)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/52I5JKAGAE2GZFSF5G45CAOKPM.jpg\")
Hank Shiffman \/\/ Shutterstock (Stacker\/Stacker) #48. Crater Lake National Park (Oregon)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/EBVGMIQ7JIYJNDTZXXH2RJIE2E.png\")
Diane Fetzner \/\/ Shutterstock (Stacker\/Stacker) #49. Mount Rainier National Park (Washington)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ZU6CQ43UKEY3FJCPRIEKMNKIEE.jpg\")
Bob Pool \/\/ Shutterstock (Stacker\/Stacker) #50. Redwood National Park (California)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/R4SGOYHXMU4GJN3VEEPDBDU6YE.png\")
Zack Frank \/\/ Shutterstock (Stacker\/Stacker) #51. North Cascades National Park (Washington)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/X3JEZKDBUI4L3JRZS6MLMQS5B4.png\")
f11photo \/\/ Shutterstock (Stacker\/Stacker) #52. Olympic National Park (Washington)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FVG4ENHH7M3XFK2ZK34CXYEUBM.png\")
Laurie Gronewold \/\/ Shutterstock (Stacker\/Stacker) #53. Glacier Bay National Park (Alaska)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/CVDY3RFLMEYL7DNVYF7H7XVX7A.png\")
Martin Capek \/\/ Shutterstock (Stacker\/Stacker) #54. Wrangell\u2013St. Elias National Park (Alaska)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/RUPMBHJX6M3IHLKQ6WVPINGEJY.png\")
Tomasz Wozniak \/\/ Shutterstock (Stacker\/Stacker) #55. Kenai Fjords National Park (Alaska)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/HNSZ523H7E3MHM2ZNWLA3VSQOI.png\")
Marc Cappelletti \/\/ Shutterstock (Stacker\/Stacker) #56. Denali National Park (Alaska)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TKOZBBWBKY7EFEKZQAIBIPBGZU.jpg\")
Malachi Jacobs \/\/ Shutterstock (Stacker\/Stacker) #57. Lake Clark National Park (Alaska)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7XEU3E2QAY6NDNSAOYFGJHSHQY.png\")
BlueBarronPhoto \/\/ Shutterstock (Stacker\/Stacker) #58. Gates of the Arctic National Park (Alaska)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/HCPWW6XWN426FHB6GKPPVFKT4A.png\")
Robert Harding Video \/\/ Shutterstock (Stacker\/Stacker) #59. Katmai National Park (Alaska)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/U656UEBBKQ3ULI4ZM5Y2OQNLYY.jpg\")
BlueBarronPhoto \/\/ Shutterstock (Stacker\/Stacker) #60. Kobuk Valley National Park (Alaska)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/XP3OQN2BVY3OXBEYSIW2GDV35A.png\")
jo Crebbin \/\/ Shutterstock (Stacker\/Stacker) #61. Hawai\u02bbi Volcanoes National Park (Hawaii)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/CSF3GHBOEU7BNINHR7R3RFJZ2U.jpg\")
MH Anderson Photography \/\/ Shutterstock (Stacker\/Stacker) #62. Haleakal\u0101 National Park (Hawaii)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MZZ7GMCGT47T5BEPR4OPFLSAEU.jpg\")
Lloyd Wallin Photography \/\/ Shutterstock (Stacker\/Stacker) #63. National Park of American Samoa (American Samoa)<\/p>\n
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