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National Parks

Explore some of the most popular national parks or browse the full list of our all parks in the National Park System.

Colorful sunset over cliff at Yosemite National Park

Yosemite National Park

As one of America’s most popular national parks, Yosemite boasts some of the best views, hiking trails, and family vacation opportunities in the country.
Blue sky behind a colorful arch

Arches National Park

Arches National Park in Moab offers the largest density of natural sandstone arches in the world. Visitors can enjoy biking, camping, rock climbing, and hiking.
The fog rolls in at Great Smoky Mountain

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

America’s most visited national park, Great Smoky Mountains, is an ideal getaway. Hike, camp, and experience one of America’s oldest mountain ranges.
A boat at sunset on the Maine coast

Acadia National Park

The first national park east of the Mississippi River, Acadia National Park offers hiking, camping, breathtaking views of jagged coastlines, and rock climbing.
A geyser erupts at Yellowstone

Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone offers truly unique experiences like spectacular hiking trails, beautiful views, Old Faithful, and geysers shooting water 100 feet into the air.
Mount Rushmore National Memorial

Mount Rushmore National Memorial

George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln are carved into the mountain at Mount Rushmore.

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An orange moon stands just above the Tower Butte of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
NPF Blog

Looming Under a Lunar Sky at National Parks

July 20, 2017
Your national parks offer incredible opportunities for lunar photography. With unforgettable landscapes and some of America's clearest, darkest night...
Colorful Milky Way over the dark Devils Tower National Monument
NPF Blog

When Your Next Park Trip is Written in the Stars

July 17, 2017
Sunset behind the close-up view of the remains of Fort Laramie National Historic Site
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Wandering Wyoming’s Fort Laramie National Historic Site

July 14, 2017
5 people on a panel about the Great American Solar Eclipse 2017
NPF Blog

Viewing the Remarkable 2017 Solar Eclipse in National Parks

July 13, 2017
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