What national park is bigger than Switzerland?

Of the 63 U.S. national parks, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve in Alaska is the largest, one with 9,000 miles of roads.



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The big 3 national parks: Yellowstone, Yosemite and Grand Canyon.

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North America's largest national park: Sprawling across nearly half of the world's largest island, Northeast Greenland National Park is also the single largest national park and biggest land-based protected area on the planet.

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Phoenix Park - Europe's largest park.

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Vatnajökull National Park in Iceland is the second largest national park in Europe (the largest is Yugyd Va in Komi, Russia) and a natural world heritage site. The park was founded on 7 June 2008 and includes the former Skaftafell and Jökulsárgljúfur National Parks.

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Utah is home to 5 of the best national parks—Arches, Bryce Canyon, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef, and Zion—collectively known as the Mighty Five. Established between 1919 and 1971, these parks are famous for their spectacular red-rock formations, desert solitude, and more than 1,000 miles of hiking & trekking trails.

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Yosemite National Park, USA (1890) Located in California's Sierra Nevada, it is one of the oldest, largest, and best-known national parks in the United States.

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Chugach State Park is the largest urban park in the world, spanning more than 200,000 hectares. In fact, it is almost ten times larger than Table Mountain National Park, the world's second-largest.

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The 15 Largest National Parks in the United States
  1. Wrangell-St. Elias (8,323,146.48 acres)
  2. Gates of the Arctic (7,523,897.45 acres) ...
  3. Denali (4,740,911.16 acres) ...
  4. Katmai (3,674,529.33 acres) ...
  5. Death Valley (3,408,406.73 acres) ...
  6. Glacier Bay (3,223,383.43 acres) ...
  7. Lake Clark (2,619,816.49 acres) ...
  8. Yellowstone (2,219,790.71 acres) ...


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The New River Gorge was given National Park Service protection in 1978 as a national river, and was expanded to New River Gorge National Park & Preserve — this country's newest national park — in the plague year of 2020 courtesy of legislation drafted by Senators Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito.

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Get closer to America's Oldest State Park at Niagara Falls State Park! Find out for yourself why millions of visitors are drawn to this magnificent natural wonder every year.

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Yellowstone National Park - 1872 On March 1, 1872, President Ulysses S. Grant designated Yellowstone as the first national park in the United States and the world. Today, the park is home to the world's largest collection of geysers, including the iconic Old Faithful.

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Italy's largest national park, the Pollino National Park, straddles Basilicata and Calabria and covers 1960 sq km.

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The original Disneyland at Disneyland Paris, and usually the most visited theme park in Europe. Fairytales take flight across 5 incredible lands filled with classic attractions, shows and street parades.

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