What is the farthest North U.S. national park?

Gates of the Arctic National Park is a United States national park in Northern Alaska. It is the northernmost US national park, lying entirely north of the Arctic Circle, and the second largest—at 13,238 sq mi (34,290 km2) it is roughly the size of Switzerland or Maryland!



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Delaware is the only state in the country that does not have anational park, national monument, national historic site or anyother unit of the National Park Service.

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American Samoa National Park – South Pacific While not located in the United States, the US territories of American Samoa National Park are arguably the most remote.

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DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, CA Death Valley National Park is the largest Dark Sky designated area with a span of 13,700 square kilometers. Death Valley National Park is known as the hottest national park, so cool nighttime temperatures make stargazing sound even more appealing!

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There's a total of 63 national parks in the United States. One might assume the parks would cover most of the country—but that's not the case! While there are dozens of parks, they only exist in a little more than half of the country's states. There are still 20 states that don't have a national park.

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The smallest national park in the United States is Gateway Arch NP in St. Louis, Missouri. This park is only 192 acres. Hot Springs National Park is the 2nd smallest National Park in the United States with only 5,549 acres which is 8.6 square miles of land.

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Elias National Park. At over 20,000 square miles, the largest national park in the United States is Wrangell St. Elias National Park.

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While the National Park System comprises 423 national park sites, only 63 of them have the National Park designation in their names. The other sites fall into different National Park System categories like National Historic Sites, National Monuments, National Seashores, National Recreation Areas, and others.

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The smallest park is Gateway Arch National Park, Missouri, at 192.83 acres (0.7804 km2). The total area protected by national parks is approximately 52.4 million acres (212,000 km2), for an average of 833 thousand acres (3,370 km2) but a median of only 220 thousand acres (890 km2).

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Thirty states and two U.S. territories have a total of 63 national parks. California has the most with nine, followed by Alaska with eight, Utah with five, and Colorado with four.

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States With the Most National Parks
  • California: 9.
  • Alaska: 8.
  • Utah: 5.
  • Colorado: 4.
  • Washington, Florida, and Arizona (tied): 3.


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Most Beautiful National Parks in the USA
  • Zion National Park. ...
  • Yosemite National Park. ...
  • Canyonlands & Arches National Park. ...
  • Rocky Mountain National Park. ...
  • Yellowstone National Park. ...
  • Grand Teton National Park. ...
  • Glacier National Park. ...
  • Grand Canyon National Park.


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Biscayne National Park is 95% water.

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