United States national parks
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There are 63 national parks throughout the United States. The national parks are considered the gems of the larger United States National Park System, which also includes national monuments, memorials, and historic sites. Several are also UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
UnderstandIf you're looking to see America in all its beauty, the national parks won't let you down.
New England
South
Florida
Midwest
Texas
Great Plains
Rocky Mountains
Southwest
CaliforniaDominant themes in the national park system in California are mountain ranges and deserts.
Pacific Northwest
Alaska
Hawaii
American Samoa
U.S. Virgin Islands
See also
Sources and licences
- Guide text adapted from the Wikivoyage article "United States national parks" by its contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read on Wikivoyage · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo: Mark Ordonez from Schaumburg, IL, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons