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Which national park is the least crowded?

National Park of American Samoa: The least-visited US national park in 2022 saw just 1,887 visits. Most visitors will need a passport to travel to American Samoa. 2. Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, Alaska: This vast park contains no roads or trails.



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8 Tips and Tricks for Avoiding Summer Crowds at National Parks
  1. Visit During The Week.
  2. Plan Ahead to Reserve Permits.
  3. Book Activities Early.
  4. Rise and Shine with the Sun.
  5. Consider a Less Popular Alternative.
  6. Skip the Middle-of-the-Day Madness.
  7. Plan a Backpacking Overnight.
  8. Stay Outside the National Park.


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At least three of the busiest parks—Arches, Glacier, and Rocky Mountain—require a timed-entry reservation to enter for much of the day during the high season, while snagging a campsite on recreation.gov during the prime summer months in many parks feels nigh impossible.

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A majority of National Park visits take place in the summer season when kids are out of school so if you have the flexibility to take a vacation in the shoulder season (fall or spring), you'll face far fewer crowds and less competition for campsites and wilderness permits.

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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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Best national parks in the USA
  1. Yosemite National Park | CA. ...
  2. Grand Canyon National Park | AZ. ...
  3. Yellowstone National Park | WY. ...
  4. Voyageurs National Park | MN. ...
  5. Zion National Park | UT. ...
  6. Grand Teton National Park | WY. ...
  7. Arches National Park | UT. ...
  8. Rocky Mountain National Park | CO.


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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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Here's a list of all the National Parks in order by this route.
  • North Cascades National Park.
  • Glacier National Park.
  • Yellowstone National Park.
  • Grand Teton National Park.
  • Wind Cave National Park.
  • Badlands National Park.
  • Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
  • Voyageurs National Park.


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Impacts from sources beyond their borders, overcrowding during some parts of the year, air quality issues, invasive species, and even the maintenance backlog in the National Park System all pose threats of varying degrees to some parks.

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With over 17 million visitors in 2022, the most visited amusement park in the United States was Magic Kingdom Theme Park at Walt Disney World Resort, located in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.

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Largest National Park: The largest national park is Wrangell St. Elias National Park in Alaska at over 20,000 square miles. Wrangell St. Elias is larger than the smallest 4 US states including Rhode Island, Delaware, Connecticut, and Hawaii combined.

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1. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho. The nation's first national park, established in 1872, has so many iconic features it's almost impossible to list them all.

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That state with the most national parks is California, with nine of the nation's 61 national parks within its borders. The total acreage of these nine national parks in California is more than 6.3 million acres.

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Yellowstone is the only national park shared by three states: Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho. Two other national parks lie in multiple states: Death Valley National Park (California and Nevada) and Great Smoky Mountains National Park (Tennessee and North Carolina).

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Which States Have No National Parks?
  • Alabama.
  • Connecticut.
  • Delaware.
  • Georgia.
  • Illinois.
  • Iowa.
  • Kansas.
  • Louisiana.


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