Introduction
There are 423 National Park sites in the United States. Of those, there are 63 National Parks that have “National Park” as a part of their official name. Those parks span across thirty states and account for an area of 52.2 million acres.
California has the highest number of National Parks within its borders, with a total of nine, including Death Valley, Joshua Tree, Kings Canyon, Redwood, Sequoia, and Yosemite, to name some of its most famous parks. Of the National Parks in the continental United States, Death Valley in California is the largest, spanning 3.4 million acres, and it famously has the highest average temperatures of any place on earth.
Alaska, which has the second highest number of National Parks, at eight, also has the most Northern National Park in the United States, as well as the largest National Park by total number of square miles. The largest park, called the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve, is 13.2 million acres. Yellowstone National Park—which is shared by Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming—,Yosemite National Park, and the country of Switzerland could all fit snugly within St. Elias. Additionally, seven of the ten largest National Parks are in Alaska, including the Northernmost National Park, which is fittingly called the Gates of the Arctic. It ranges 8.5 million acres and is the second largest National Park in the United States.
To learn more about the number of National Parks by state, explore the data in the charts.
| # | State | Number of National Parks | Forest Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 9 | 31.7% |
| 2 | Alaska | 8 | 35.2% |
| 3 | Colorado | 4 | 34.6% |
| 4 | Arizona | 3 | 25.4% |
| 5 | Florida | 3 | 49.3% |
| 6 | Washington | 3 | 51.9% |
| 7 | Hawaii | 2 | 35.8% |
| 8 | Montana | 2 | 27.8% |
| 9 | Nevada | 2 | 15.1% |
| 10 | New Mexico | 2 | 31.7% |
| 11 | South Dakota | 2 | 3.9% |
| 12 | Texas | 2 | 37.1% |
| 13 | Wyoming | 2 | 17% |
| 14 | Arkansas | 1 | 56.8% |
| 15 | Idaho | 1 | 41% |
| 16 | Indiana | 1 | 20.8% |
| 17 | Kentucky | 1 | 49% |
| 18 | Maine | 1 | 88.8% |
| 19 | Michigan | 1 | 55.7% |
| 20 | Minnesota | 1 | 34.7% |
| 21 | Missouri | 1 | 34.8% |
| 22 | North Carolina | 1 | 60.3% |
| 23 | North Dakota | 1 | 1.8% |
| 24 | Ohio | 1 | 29.9% |
| 25 | Oregon | 1 | 48.4% |
| 26 | South Carolina | 1 | 66.8% |
| 27 | Tennessee | 1 | 52.6% |
| 28 | Utah | 1 | 34.2% |
| 29 | Virginia | 1 | 63.6% |
| 30 | West Virginia | 1 | 78.1% |
| 31 | Alabama | 0 | 71.3% |
| 32 | Connecticut | 0 | 56.9% |
| 33 | Delaware | 0 | 28.5% |
| 34 | District of Columbia | 0 | |
| 35 | Georgia | 0 | 66.5% |
| 36 | Illinois | 0 | 13.7% |
| 37 | Iowa | 0 | 8% |
| 38 | Kansas | 0 | 4.7% |
| 39 | Louisiana | 0 | 54.3% |
| 40 | Maryland | 0 | 39.2% |
| 41 | Massachusetts | 0 | 59.8% |
| 42 | Mississippi | 0 | 63.9% |
| 43 | Nebraska | 0 | 2.9% |
| 44 | New Hampshire | 0 | 81.9% |
| 45 | New Jersey | 0 | 42.3% |
| 46 | New York | 0 | 61.7% |
| 47 | Oklahoma | 0 | 27% |
| 48 | Pennsylvania | 0 | 58% |
| 49 | Rhode Island | 0 | 54.5% |
| 50 | Vermont | 0 | 76.7% |
| 51 | Wisconsin | 0 | 48.9% |
Number of National Parks by State
Alabama
Number of National Parks
0
Ranked in the US
#31
71.3%
Ranked in the US
#5
Alaska
Number of National Parks
8
Ranked in the US
#2
35.2%
Ranked in the US
#30
Arizona
Number of National Parks
3
Ranked in the US
#4
25.4%
Ranked in the US
#41
Arkansas
Number of National Parks
1
Ranked in the US
#14
56.8%
Ranked in the US
#15
California
Number of National Parks
9
Ranked in the US
#1
31.7%
Ranked in the US
#35
Colorado
Number of National Parks
4
Ranked in the US
#3
34.6%
Ranked in the US
#33
Connecticut
Number of National Parks
0
Ranked in the US
#32
56.9%
Ranked in the US
#14
Delaware
Number of National Parks
0
Ranked in the US
#33
28.5%
Ranked in the US
#38
District of Columbia
Number of National Parks
0
Ranked in the US
#34
Florida
Number of National Parks
3
Ranked in the US
#5
49.3%
Ranked in the US
#21
Georgia
Number of National Parks
0
Ranked in the US
#35
66.5%
Ranked in the US
#7
Hawaii
Number of National Parks
2
Ranked in the US
#7
35.8%
Ranked in the US
#29
Idaho
Number of National Parks
1
Ranked in the US
#15
Ranked in the US
#26
Illinois
Number of National Parks
0
Ranked in the US
#36
13.7%
Ranked in the US
#45
Indiana
Number of National Parks
1
Ranked in the US
#16
20.8%
Ranked in the US
#42
Iowa
Number of National Parks
0
Ranked in the US
#37
Ranked in the US
#46
Kansas
Number of National Parks
0
Ranked in the US
#38
4.7%
Ranked in the US
#47
Kentucky
Number of National Parks
1
Ranked in the US
#17
Ranked in the US
#22
Louisiana
Number of National Parks
0
Ranked in the US
#39
54.3%
Ranked in the US
#18
Maine
Number of National Parks
1
Ranked in the US
#18
88.8%
Ranked in the US
#1
Maryland
Number of National Parks
0
Ranked in the US
#40
39.2%
Ranked in the US
#27
Massachusetts
Number of National Parks
0
Ranked in the US
#41
59.8%
Ranked in the US
#12
Michigan
Number of National Parks
1
Ranked in the US
#19
55.7%
Ranked in the US
#16
Minnesota
Number of National Parks
1
Ranked in the US
#20
34.7%
Ranked in the US
#32
Mississippi
Number of National Parks
0
Ranked in the US
#42
63.9%
Ranked in the US
#8
Missouri
Number of National Parks
1
Ranked in the US
#21
34.8%
Ranked in the US
#31
Montana
Number of National Parks
2
Ranked in the US
#8
27.8%
Ranked in the US
#39
Nebraska
Number of National Parks
0
Ranked in the US
#43
2.9%
Ranked in the US
#49
Nevada
Number of National Parks
2
Ranked in the US
#9
15.1%
Ranked in the US
#44
New Hampshire
Number of National Parks
0
Ranked in the US
#44
81.9%
Ranked in the US
#2
New Jersey
Number of National Parks
0
Ranked in the US
#45
42.3%
Ranked in the US
#25
New Mexico
Number of National Parks
2
Ranked in the US
#10
31.7%
Ranked in the US
#36
New York
Number of National Parks
0
Ranked in the US
#46
61.7%
Ranked in the US
#10
North Carolina
Number of National Parks
1
Ranked in the US
#22
60.3%
Ranked in the US
#11
North Dakota
Number of National Parks
1
Ranked in the US
#23
1.8%
Ranked in the US
#50
Ohio
Number of National Parks
1
Ranked in the US
#24
29.9%
Ranked in the US
#37
Oklahoma
Number of National Parks
0
Ranked in the US
#47
Ranked in the US
#40
Oregon
Number of National Parks
1
Ranked in the US
#25
48.4%
Ranked in the US
#24
Pennsylvania
Number of National Parks
0
Ranked in the US
#48
Ranked in the US
#13
Rhode Island
Number of National Parks
0
Ranked in the US
#49
54.5%
Ranked in the US
#17
South Carolina
Number of National Parks
1
Ranked in the US
#26
66.8%
Ranked in the US
#6
South Dakota
Number of National Parks
2
Ranked in the US
#11
3.9%
Ranked in the US
#48
Tennessee
Number of National Parks
1
Ranked in the US
#27
52.6%
Ranked in the US
#19
Texas
Number of National Parks
2
Ranked in the US
#12
37.1%
Ranked in the US
#28
Utah
Number of National Parks
1
Ranked in the US
#28
34.2%
Ranked in the US
#34
Vermont
Number of National Parks
0
Ranked in the US
#50
76.7%
Ranked in the US
#4
Virginia
Number of National Parks
1
Ranked in the US
#29
63.6%
Ranked in the US
#9
Washington
Number of National Parks
3
Ranked in the US
#6
51.9%
Ranked in the US
#20
West Virginia
Number of National Parks
1
Ranked in the US
#30
78.1%
Ranked in the US
#3
Wisconsin
Number of National Parks
0
Ranked in the US
#51
48.9%
Ranked in the US
#23
Wyoming
Number of National Parks
2
Ranked in the US
#13
Ranked in the US
#43