Top 24 National Parks in the US

From world-famous geysers and canyons to hidden desert trails and coastal cliffs only true explorers know, this lineup spans the full range of American wilderness. Where do you stand?

1. 1
   Yellowstone

   The world's first national park, famous for Old Faithful geyser and abundant wildlife.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Carlsbad Caverns

   A New Mexico park famous for its massive underground limestone cave chambers.
   535pts
3. 3
   Grand Canyon

   A mile-deep gorge carved by the Colorado River, one of the most iconic landscapes on Earth.
   535pts
4. 4
   Death Valley

   A California desert park holding the record for the hottest temperature on Earth.
   480pts
5. 5
   Great Smoky Mountains

   The most visited US national park, known for misty ridges and rich Appalachian biodiversity.
   480pts
6. 6
   Grand Teton

   A Wyoming park where jagged mountain peaks rise dramatically above Jackson Hole.
   480pts
7. 7
   Rocky Mountain

   A Colorado park of alpine tundra and jagged peaks along Trail Ridge Road.
   416pts
8. 8
   Acadia

   A rocky Maine coastline park famous for granite peaks meeting the Atlantic Ocean.
   416pts
9. 9
   Olympic

   A Washington park spanning rainforest, alpine peaks, and rugged Pacific coastline.
   416pts
10. 10
    Joshua Tree

    A California desert park where twisted Joshua trees dot a landscape of giant boulders.
    416pts
11. 11
    Big Bend

    A remote Texas park along the Rio Grande, spanning desert, river canyons, and mountains.
    416pts
12. 12
    Glacier

    A Montana park of alpine lakes and rugged peaks along the Going-to-the-Sun Road.
    416pts
13. 13
    Canyonlands

    A Utah park of deep river canyons carved by the Colorado and Green Rivers.
    416pts
14. 14
    Bryce Canyon

    A Utah park known for its otherworldly forest of red-orange hoodoo rock spires.
    341pts
15. 15
    Redwood

    A Northern California park protecting groves of the tallest trees on Earth.
    341pts
16. 16
    Arches

    A Utah desert park containing over 2,000 natural sandstone arches, including Delicate Arch.
    341pts
17. 17
    Yosemite

    A Sierra Nevada valley famed for towering granite cliffs like El Capitan and Half Dome.
    341pts
18. 18
    Zion

    A Utah canyon park known for its towering red sandstone cliffs and the Narrows slot canyon.
    250pts
19. 19
    Crater Lake

    An Oregon park centered on the deepest lake in the US, filling a collapsed volcanic caldera.
    250pts
20. 20
    North Cascades

    A remote Washington park nicknamed the American Alps for its jagged glaciated peaks.
    250pts
21. 21
    Everglades

    A vast Florida wetland ecosystem teeming with alligators, birds, and mangrove forests.
    250pts
22. 22
    Sequoia

    A California park protecting groves of the world's largest trees, including General Sherman.
    139pts
23. 23
    Denali

    An Alaska wilderness park surrounding North America's tallest peak.
    139pts
24. 24
    Capitol Reef

    A lesser-visited Utah park centered on a colorful sandstone ridge called the Waterpocket Fold.
    139pts