Which U.S. national park is the largest?

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.



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

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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 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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Montana, Nevada, and New Mexico each have 2 national parks, featuring stunning mountain ranges, desert landscapes, and cultural heritage sites.

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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 ...

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Most Visited National Parks
  • Great Smoky Mountains National Park—12.94 million visits.
  • Grand Canyon National Park—4.73 million visits.
  • Zion National Park—4.69 million visits.
  • Rocky Mountain National Park—4.3 million visits.
  • Acadia National Park—3.97 million visits.
  • Yosemite National Park—3.67 million visits.


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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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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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What Is the Largest Urban Park in the World? The largest park in the world contained within a metropolitan area and the largest urban park in the U.S. is Chugach State Park in Anchorage, Alaska. It is the largest city park in America by far, spanning 495,199.2 acres.

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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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Central Park is one of the largest urban parks in the world. However, it is not the largest. The largest urban park in the world is actually Chugach State Park, which is in Anchorage, Alaska. This park covers an area of 495,199 acres.

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Forest Park, officially opened to the public on June 24, 1876, is one of the largest urban parks in the United States. At around 1,300 acres it is bigger than Central Park in New York.

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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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California has the most with nine, followed by Alaska with eight, Utah with five, and Colorado with four.

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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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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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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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