Florida, Arizona, and Washington boast three national parks each, while Hawaii, Montana, Nevada, Wyoming, South Dakota, and Texas are proud owners of two.
Snowdonia National Park, at 2,142 square kilometres (827 sq mi), is the largest national park in Wales and the third largest in the United Kingdom. The smallest national park in England and Wales, and in the United Kingdom, is The Broads, at 303 square kilometres (117 sq mi).
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.
These were the 15 most visited in 2022. Great Smoky Mountains remains America's most visited national park by a long shot. Nearly 13 million people visited the park straddling North Carolina and Tennessee last year, according to newly released National Park Service numbers.
The largest national park is Wrangell–St. Elias in Alaska: at over 8 million acres (32,375 km2), it is larger than each of the nine smallest states. The next three largest parks are also in Alaska.
California is the state with the most national parks including Channel Islands, Death Valley, Joshua Tree, Kings Canyon, Lassen Volcanic, Pinnacles, Redwood, Sequoia, and Yosemite, offering diverse landscapes ranging from pristine islands, vast deserts, iconic trees, dramatic canyons, volcanic peaks, and majestic ...
In 1951, the Peak District was the first area to be designated as a national park. By the end of the decade the Lake District, Snowdonia, Dartmoor, Pembrokeshire Coast, North York Moors, Yorkshire Dales, Exmoor, Northumberland and Brecon Beacons had all been designated as national parks.
York tops the list as the best place for accessibility to parks, boasting a total of 15 green spaces. The Yorkshire city has some iconic parks and open spaces that are enjoyed by millions of tourists and local residents every year.
The Lake District National Park is the largest National Park in England at 2,292 square kilometres (885 sq mi) and second largest in the United Kingdom after Scotland's Cairngorms National Park.
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.
Norwich is the only English city with part of a national park in its midst. The stretch of the River Wensum that flows through the city is part of the Broads. The Broads is in East Anglia, one of the driest regions in the country by rainfall.
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.