One of my goals in life is to visit as many national parks in the United States as possible. I know that's a little short-sighted, as there are national parks all around the world, but even trying to tackle just the American ones seems like a daunting task when I think about it. I have a deep passion for the national park system. Introducing the idea of national parks to the world is probably one of the things I am most proud that my country has done. I love the series by Ken Burns and PBS that goes into detail about "America's Best Idea" and it has inspired me to visit as many of them as possible before my short life runs out.

Below is a list of all the National Parks. I will be checking them off as I visit them, for myself, and so others can see and read about my experiences.

Park Location Joey Alex
AcadiaMainenot checkednot checked
American SamoaAmerican Samoanot checkednot checked
ArchesUtahnot checkednot checked
BadlandsSouth Dakotanot checkednot checked
Big BendTexasnot checkednot checked
BiscayneFloridanot checkednot checked
Black Canyon of the GunnisonColoradonot checkednot checked
Bryce CanyonUtahcheckedchecked
CanyonlandsUtahnot checkednot checked
Capitol ReefUtahnot checkednot checked
Carlsbad CavernsNew Mexiconot checkednot checked
Channel IslandsCalifornianot checkednot checked
CongareeSouth Carolinanot checkednot checked
Crater LakeOregonnot checkednot checked
Cuyahoga ValleyOhionot checkednot checked
Death ValleyCalifornia, Nevada checkedchecked
DenaliAlaskanot checkednot checked
Dry TortugasFloridanot checkednot checked
Gates of the ArcticAlaskanot checkednot checked
GlacierMontananot checkednot checked
Glacier BayAlaskanot checkednot checked
Grand CanyonArizonacheckednot checked
Grand TetonWyomingnot checkednot checked
Great BasinNevadanot checkednot checked
Great Sand DunesColoradonot checkednot checked
Great Smoky MountainsNorth Carolina, Tennessee not checkednot checked
Guadalupe MountainsTexasnot checkednot checked
HaleakalaHawaiicheckedchecked
Hawaii VolcanoesHawaiicheckedchecked
Hot SpringsArkansasnot checkednot checked
Isle RoyaleMichigannot checkednot checked
Joshua TreeCalifornianot checkedchecked
KatmaiAlaskanot checkednot checked
Kenai FjordsAlaskanot checkednot checked
Kings CanyonCaliforniacheckedchecked
Kobuk ValleyAlaskanot checkednot checked
Lake ClarkAlaskanot checkednot checked
Lassen VolcanicCalifornianot checkednot checked
Mammoth CaveKentuckynot checkednot checked
Mesa VerdeColoradonot checkednot checked
Mount RainierWashingtonnot checkednot checked
North CascadesWashingtonnot checkednot checked
OlympicWashingtonnot checkednot checked
Petrified ForestArizonanot checkednot checked
RedwoodCalifornianot checkednot checked
Rocky MountainColoradonot checkednot checked
SaguaroArizonanot checkednot checked
SequoiaCaliforniacheckedchecked
ShenandoahVirginianot checkednot checked
Theodore RooseveltNorth Dakotanot checkednot checked
Virgin IslandsUS Virgin Islandsnot checkednot checked
VoyageursMinnesotanot checkednot checked
Wind CaveSouth Dakotanot checkednot checked
Wrangell - St. EliasAlaskanot checkednot checked
YellowstoneWyoming, Montana, Idaho not checkednot checked
YosemiteCaliforniacheckednot checked
ZionUtahcheckedchecked