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History of Our National Parks

By davidbabcock23
  • Yellowstone National Park Created

    Yellowstone National Park Created

    Yellowstone National Park was our first National Park created.
    Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho
  • Sequoia National Park Created

    Sequoia National Park Created

    Sequoia National Park was our second National Park.
  • Yosemite National Park Created

    Yosemite National Park Created

    California
  • Kings Canyon National Park Created

    Kings Canyon National Park Created

    Originally called General Grant National Park, it was renamed Kings Canyon in 1940.
    California
  • Mount Rainier National Park Created

    Mount Rainier National Park Created

    Washington
  • Crater Lake National Park Created

    Crater Lake National Park Created

    Oregon
  • Wind Cave National Park

    Wind Cave National Park

    South Dakota
  • Mesa Verde National Park

    Mesa Verde National Park

    Colorado
  • Glacier National Park Created

    Glacier National Park Created

    Montana
  • Rocky Mountain National Park Created

    Rocky Mountain National Park Created

    Colorado
  • Haleakala National Park Created

    Haleakala National Park Created

    Hawaii
  • Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Created

    Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Created

    Hawaii
  • Lassen Volcanic National Park Created

    Lassen Volcanic National Park Created

    California
  • Denali National Park Created

    Denali National Park Created

    Alaska
  • Acadia National Park Created

    Acadia National Park Created

    Maine
  • Grand Canyon National Park Created

    Grand Canyon National Park Created

    Arizona
  • Zion National Park Created

    Zion National Park Created

    Utah
  • Hot Springs National Park

    Hot Springs National Park

    Arkansas
  • Shenandoah National Park Created

    Shenandoah National Park Created

    Virginia
  • Bryce Canyon National Park

    Bryce Canyon National Park

    Utah
  • Grand Teton National Park Created

    Grand Teton National Park Created

    Wyoming
  • Arches National Park Created

    Arches National Park Created

    Utah
  • Carlsbad Caverns National Park Created

    Carlsbad Caverns National Park Created

    New Mexico
  • Everglades National Park Created

    Everglades National Park Created

    Florida
  • Great Smoky Mountains National Park Created

    Great Smoky Mountains National Park Created

    North Carolina and Tennessee
  • Olympic National Park Created

    Olympic National Park Created

    Washington
  • Isle Royale National Park

    Isle Royale National Park

    Michigan
  • Mammoth Cave National Park Created

    Mammoth Cave National Park Created

    Kentucky
  • Big Bend National Park Created

    Big Bend National Park Created

    Texas
  • Virgin Islands National Park Created

    Virgin Islands National Park Created

    United States Virgin Islands
  • Petrified Forest National Park

    Petrified Forest National Park

    Arizona
  • Canyonlands National Park Created

    Canyonlands National Park Created

    Utah
  • Guadalupe Mountains National Park

    Guadalupe Mountains National Park

    Texas
  • North Cascades National Park

    North Cascades National Park

    Washington
  • Redwood National Park Created

    Redwood National Park Created

    California
  • Voyageurs National Park Created

    Voyageurs National Park Created

    Minnesota
  • Capitol Reef National Park Created

    Capitol Reef National Park Created

    Utah
  • Badlands National Park Created

    Badlands National Park Created

    South Dakota
  • Theodore Roosevelt National Park Created

    Theodore Roosevelt National Park Created

    North Dakota
  • Channel Islands National Park Created

    Channel Islands National Park Created

    California
  • Biscayne National Park Created

    Biscayne National Park Created

    Florida
  • Lake Clark

    Lake Clark

    Alaska
  • Gates of the Arctic National Park Created

    Gates of the Arctic National Park Created

    Alaska
  • Glacier Bay National Park Created

    Glacier Bay National Park Created

    Alaska
  • Katmai National Park Created

    Katmai National Park Created

    Alaska
  • Kenai Fjords National Park Created

    Kenai Fjords National Park Created

    Alaska
  • Kobuk Valley National Park Created

    Kobuk Valley National Park Created

    Alaska
  • Wrangell-St. Elias National Park Created

    Wrangell-St. Elias National Park Created

    Alaska
  • Great Basin National Park Created

    Great Basin National Park Created

    Nevada
  • American Samoa National Park Created

    American Samoa National Park Created

    American Samoa
  • Dry Tortugas National Park Created

    Dry Tortugas National Park Created

    Florida
  • Saguaro National Park Created

    Saguaro National Park Created

    Arizona
  • Death Valley National Park Created

    Death Valley National Park Created

    California and Nevada
  • Joshua Tree National Park Created

    Joshua Tree National Park Created

    California
  • Black Canyon of the Gunnison

    Black Canyon of the Gunnison

    Colorado
  • Cuyahoga Valley

    Cuyahoga Valley

    Ohio
  • Congaree National Park Created

    Congaree National Park Created

    South Carolina
  • Great Sand Dunes National Park Created

    Great Sand Dunes National Park Created

    Colorado
  • Pinnacles National Park Created

    Pinnacles National Park Created

    California