The United States has one of the world’s largest National Park systems. Currently, there are 408 official Parks in the park systems. These units are located throughout the 50 states and several territories. Of these 408 parks, 59 are National Parks and 80 are National Monuments. My current goal is to visit all 59 National Parks before I turn 30. While touring National Parks, I try to stop at all nearby other national lands. The ultimate goal is to visit all 408 National Lands. Although it would help if Congres and the President would stop adding more parks it would help. (I am not really upset by more parks). Join my adventure with #59USNP. In later months once I’ve completed the 59 National Parks I plan on going to visit Mols Bjerge National Park which is located in Northern Europe and offers stunning views to complete the journey.
Alabama
- Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
- Little River Canyon National Preserve
- Russell Cave National Monument
Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site- Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site
- Natchez Trace Parkway
- Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail
Alaska
- Alagnak Wild River
- Aniakchak National Monument
- Aniakchak National Preserve
- Bering Land Bridge National Preserve
- Cape Krusenstern National Monument
- Denali National Park
- Denali National Preserve
- Gates of the Arctic National Park
- Gates of the Arctic National Preserve
- Glacier Bay National Park
- Glacier Bay National Preserve
- Katmai National Park
- Katmai National Preserve
- Kenai Fjords National Park
- Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park
- Kobuk Valley National Park
- Lake Clark National Park
- Lake Clark National Preserve
- Noatak National Preserve
- Sitka National Historical Park
- World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument
- Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
- Wrangell-St. Elias National Preserve
- Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve
American Samoa
National Park of American Samoa
Arizona
- Canyon De Chelly National Monument
- Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
- Chiricahua National Monument
- Coronado National Memorial
- Fort Bowie National Historic Site
- Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Grand Canyon National Park- Hohokam Pima National Monument
- Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site
- Montezuma Castle National Monument
- Navajo National Monument
- Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
Petrified Forest National Park- Pipe Spring National Monument
Saguaro National Park- Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
- Tonto National Monument
- Tumacacori National Historical Park
- Tuzigoot National Monument
- Walnut Canyon National Monument
- Wupatki National Monument
- Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Arkansas
- Arkansas Post National Memorial
- Buffalo National River
- Fort Smith National Historic Site
Hot Springs National Park- Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site
- Pea Ridge National Military Park
- President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site
California
- Cabrillo National Monument
- César E. Chávez National Monument
- Channel Islands National Park
- Death Valley National Park
- Devils Postpile National Monument
- Eugene O’Neill National Historic Site
Fort Point National Historic SiteGolden Gate National Recreation Area- John Muir National Historic Site
Joshua Tree National ParkKings Canyon National ParkLassen Volcanic National Park- Lava Beds National Monument
- Manzanar National Historic Site
- Mojave National Preserve
Muir Woods National MonumentPinnacles National Park- Point Reyes National Seashore
- Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial
- Redwood National Park
Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical ParkSan Francisco Maritime National Historical Park- Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
Sequoia National Park- Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area
Yosemite National Park
Colorado
Bent’s Old Fort National Historic SiteBlack Canyon of the Gunnison National ParkColorado National MonumentCurecanti National Recreation AreaDinosaur National MonumentFlorissant Fossil Beds National MonumentGreat Sand Dunes National ParkGreat Sand Dunes National Preserve- Hovenweep National Monument
Mesa Verde National ParkRocky Mountain National ParkSand Creek Massacre National Historic Site- Yucca House National Monument
Connecticut
- Weir Farm National Historic Site
Delaware
- First State National Historical Park
Florida
Big Cypress National PreserveBiscayne National ParkCanaveral National SeashoreCastillo de San Marcos National MonumentDe Soto National MemorialDry Tortugas National ParkEverglades National ParkFort Caroline National MemorialFort Matanzas National Monument- Gulf Islands National Seashore
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
Georgia
- Andersonville National Historic Site
- Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
- Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
- Cumberland Island National Seashore
- Fort Frederica National Monument
- Fort Pulaski National Monument
- Jimmy Carter National Historic Site
- Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
- Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site
- Ocmulgee National Monument
Guam
- War in the Pacific National Historical Park
Hawaii
World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument- Haleakala National Park
- Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
- Honouliuli National Monument
- Kalaupapa National Historical Park
- Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park
- Pu’uhonua O Honaunau National Historical Park
- Pu’ukohola Heiau National Historic Site
Idaho
- City of Rocks National Reserve
- Craters of the Moon National Monument
- Craters of the Moon National Preserve
- Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument
- Minidoka National Historic Site
- Nez Perce National Historical Park
Yellowstone National Park
Illinois
- Lincoln Home National Historic Site
- Pullman National Monument
Indiana
- George Rogers Clark National Historical Park
- Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
- Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
Iowa
- Effigy Mounds National Monument
- Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
Kansas
- Brown vs. Board of Education National Historic Site
- Fort Larned National Historic Site
- Fort Scott National Historic Site
- Nicodemus National Historic Site
- Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Kentucky
- Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park
- Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Mammoth Cave National ParkBig South Fork National River and Recreation Area- Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Louisiana
- Cane River Creole National Historical Park
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and PreserveNew Orleans Jazz National Historical Park- Poverty Point National Monument
- Vicksburg National Military Park
Maine
Acadia National Park- Saint Croix Island International Historic Site
Maryland
- Antietam National Battlefield
- Assateague Island National Seashore
- Catoctin Mountain Park
- C & O Canal National Historical Park
- Clara Barton National Historic Site
- Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
- Fort Washington Park
- Greenbelt Park
- Hampton National Historic Site
- Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park
- Monocacy National Battlefield
- Piscataway Park
- Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail
- Thomas Stone National Historic Site
- George Washington Memorial Parkway
Massachusetts
- Adams National Historical Park
- Boston African American National Historic Site
- Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
Boston National Historical Park- Cape Cod National Seashore
- Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site
- John F. Kennedy National Historic Site
- Longfellow House–Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site
- Lowell National Historical Park
- Minute Man National Historical Park
- New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
- Salem Maritime National Historic Site
- Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
- Springfield Armory National Historic Site
- Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park
Michigan
- Isle Royale National Park
- Keweenaw National Historical Park
- Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
- River Raisin National Battlefield Park
- Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Minnesota
- Grand Portage National Monument
- Mississippi National River and Recreation Area
- Pipestone National Monument
- Voyageurs National Park
- Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Mississippi
- Gulf Islands National Seashore
- Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site
- Natchez National Historical Park
- Natchez Trace Parkway
- Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail
- Tupelo National Battlefield
- Vicksburg National Military Park
- Shiloh National Military Park
Missouri
- George Washington Carver National Monument
- Harry S Truman National Historic Site
- Jefferson National Expansion Memorial
- Ozark National Scenic Riverways
- Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site
- Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield
Montana
- Big Hole National Battlefield
- Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
Glacier National Park- Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site
- Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
- Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site
Yellowstone National Park
Nebraska
Agate Fossil Beds National Monument- Homestead National Monument of America
- Missouri National Recreational River
- Niobrara National Scenic River
Scotts Bluff National Monument
Nevada
- Death Valley National Park
Great Basin National Park- Lake Mead National Recreation Area
- Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument
New Hampshire
- Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site
New Jersey
- Great Egg Harbor Scenic and Recreational River
- Morristown National Historical Park
- Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park
- Thomas Edison National Historical Park
- Gateway National Recreation Area
- Statue of Liberty National Monument
New Mexico
- Aztec Ruins National Monument
- Bandelier National Monument
- Capulin Volcano National Monument
Carlsbad Caverns National Park- Chaco Culture National Historical Park
- El Malpais National Monument
- El Morro National Monument
- Fort Union National Monument
- Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
- Pecos National Historical Park
- Petroglyph National Monument
- Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
- Valles Caldera National Preserve
- White Sands National Monument
New York
- African Burial Ground National Monument
- Castle Clinton National Monument
- Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
- Federal Hall National Memorial
- Fire Island National Seashore
- Fort Stanwix National Monument
- Gateway National Recreation Area
- General Grant National Memorial
- Governors Island National Monument
- Hamilton Grange National Memorial
- Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site
- Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
- Saint Paul’s Church National Historic Site
- Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
- Saratoga National Historical Park
- Statue of Liberty National Monument
- Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
- Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
- Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
- Women’s Rights National Historical Park
North Carolina
Blue Ridge Parkway- Cape Hatteras National Seashore
- Cape Lookout National Seashore
- Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
- Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
- Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
- Moores Creek National Battlefield
- Wright Brothers National Memorial
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
North Dakota
- Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site
- Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site
- Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Ohio
- Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument
Cuyahoga Valley National Park- Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park
- First Ladies National Historic Site
- Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
- James A. Garfield National Historic Site
- Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial
- William Howard Taft National Historic Site
Oklahoma
- Chickasaw National Recreation Area
- Washita Battlefield National Historic Site
Oregon
- Crater Lake National Park
- Lewis and Clark National Historical Park
- John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
- Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve
- Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
Pennsylvania
- First State National Historical Park
- Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail
- Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
- Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
- Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site
- Eisenhower National Historic Site
- Flight 93 National Memorial
- Fort Necessity National Battlefield
- Friendship Hill National Historic Site
- Gettysburg National Military Park
- Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Independence National Historical Park- Johnstown Flood National Memorial
- Middle Delaware National Scenic River
- Steamtown National Historic Site
- Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial
- Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
- Valley Forge National Historical Park
Puerto Rico
- San Juan National Historic Site
Rhode Island
- Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park
- Roger Williams National Memorial
South Carolina
- Charles Pinckney National Historic Site
Congaree National Park- Cowpens National Battlefield
- Fort Sumter National Monument
- Kings Mountain National Military Park
- Ninety Six National Historic Site
South Dakota
- Missouri National Recreational River
Badlands National ParkJewel Cave National MonumentMinuteman Missile National Historic SiteMount Rushmore National MemorialWind Cave National Park
Tennessee
- Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
- Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
- Natchez Trace Parkway
- Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail
- Andrew Johnson National Historic Site
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area- Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Great Smoky Mountains National Park- Obed Wild and Scenic River
- Shiloh National Military Park
- Stones River National Battlefield
Texas
- Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument
- Amistad National Recreation Area
- Big Bend National Park
- Big Thicket National Preserve
- Chamizal National Memorial
- Fort Davis National Historic Site
Guadalupe Mountains National Park- Lake Meredith National Recreation Area
- Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park
- Padre Island National Seashore
- Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park
- Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park- Waco Mammoth National Monument
U.S. Virgin Islands
- Buck Island Reef National Monument
- Christiansted National Historic Site
- Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve
- Virgin Islands National Park
- Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument
Utah
- Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Dinosaur National Monument- Hovenweep National Monument
Arches National ParkBryce Canyon National ParkCanyonlands National ParkCapitol Reef National Park- Cedar Breaks National Monument
- Golden Spike National Historic Site
- Natural Bridges National Monument
- Rainbow Bridge National Monument
- Timpanogos Cave National Monument
Zion National Park
Vermont
- Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
Virginia
- Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
- Assateague Island National Seashore
Blue Ridge Parkway- Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
- Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial
- Booker T. Washington National Monument
- Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park
Colonial National Historical ParkFort Monroe National Monument- Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park
- George Washington Birthplace National Monument
- George Washington Memorial Parkway
Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site- Manassas National Battlefield Park
- Petersburg National Battlefield Park
- Prince William Forest Park
Richmond National Battlefield ParkShenandoah National Park- Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
Washington
- Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park
- Lewis and Clark National Historical Park
- Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve
- Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
- Lake Chelan National Recreation Area
- Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area
Mount Rainier National ParkNorth Cascades National ParkOlympic National ParkRoss Lake National Recreation Area- San Juan Island National Historical Park
- Whitman Mission National Historic Site
Washington, D.C.
- C & O Canal National Historical Park
- George Washington Memorial Parkway
- Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site
- Constitution Gardens
- Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site
Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial- Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
Korean War Veterans MemorialLincoln Memorial- Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
- Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site
- National Capital Parks
National Mall- Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site
- Rock Creek Park
- Theodore Roosevelt Island
Thomas Jefferson MemorialVietnam Veterans Memorial- Washington Monument
- White House
- World War I Memorial
- World War II Memorial
West Virginia
- Bluestone National Scenic River
- Gauley River National Recreation Area
- Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
- New River Gorge National River
Wisconsin
- Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
- Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Wyoming
Devils Tower National MonumentFort Laramie National Historic Site- Fossil Butte National Monument
Grand Teton National ParkJohn D. Rockefeller Memorial ParkwayYellowstone National Park