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 | Photo |
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Maine | |||
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American Samoa | |||
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South Dakota | |||
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Texas | |||
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Florida | |||
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Colorado | |||
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New Mexico | |||
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California | |||
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South Carolina | |||
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Oregon | |||
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Ohio | |||
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Alaska | |||
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Florida | |||
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Florida | |||
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Alaska | |||
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Montana | |||
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Alaska | |||
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Wyoming | |||
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Nevada | |||
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Colorado | |||
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North Carolina, Tennessee | |||
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Texas | |||
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Hawaii | ![]() |
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Hawaii | ![]() |
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Arkansas | |||
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Michigan | |||
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California | ![]() |
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Alaska | |||
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Alaska | |||
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Alaska | |||
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Alaska | |||
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California | |||
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Kentucky | |||
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Colorado | |||
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Washington | |||
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Washington | |||
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Washington | |||
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California | |||
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Colorado | |||
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Arizona | |||
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Virginia | |||
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North Dakota | |||
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Minnesota | |||
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South Dakota | |||
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Alaska | |||
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Wyoming, Montana, Idaho | |||
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Completion by state/territory:
State | Completion | Percentage |
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Alabama | 0/0 | 100%* |
Alaska | 0/8 | 0% |
American Samoa | 0/1 | 0% |
Arizona | 2/3 | 66% |
Arkansas | 0/1 | 0% |
California | 6/9 | 66% |
Colorado | 0/4 | 0% |
Connecticut | 0/0 | 100%* |
Delaware | 0/0 | 100%* |
Florida | 0/3 | 0% |
Georgia | 0/0 | 100%* |
Hawaii | 2/2 | 100% |
Idaho | 0/1 | 0%† |
Illinois | 0/0 | 100%* |
Indiana | 0/0 | 100%* |
Iowa | 0/0 | 100%* |
Kansas | 0/0 | 100%* |
Kentucky | 0/1 | 0% |
Louisiana | 0/0 | 100%* |
Maine | 0/1 | 0% |
Maryland | 0/0 | 100%* |
Massachusetts | 0/0 | 100%* |
Michigan | 0/1 | 0% |
Minnesota | 0/1 | 0% |
Mississippi | 0/0 | 100%* |
Missouri | 0/0 | 100%* |
Montana | 0/2 | 0%† |
Nebraska | 0/0 | 100%* |
Nevada | 1/2 | 50%† |
New Hampshire | 0/0 | 100%* |
New Jersey | 0/0 | 100%* |
New Mexico | 0/1 | 0% |
New York | 0/0 | 100%* |
North Carolina | 0/1 | 0%† |
North Dakota | 0/1 | 0% |
Ohio | 0/1 | 0% |
Oklahoma | 0/0 | 100%* |
Oregon | 0/1 | 0% |
Pennsylvania | 0/0 | 100%* |
Rhode Island | 0/0 | 100%* |
South Carolina | 0/1 | 0%† |
South Dakota | 0/2 | 0% |
Tennessee | 0/1 | 0%† |
Texas | 0/2 | 0% |
Utah | 5/5 | 100% |
Vermont | 0/0 | 100%* |
Virgin Islands | 1/1 | 100% |
Virginia | 0/1 | 0% |
Washington | 0/3 | 0% |
West Virginia | 0/0 | 100%* |
Wisconsin | 0/0 | 100%* |
Wyoming | 0/2 | 0%† |
* State contains no national parks, but this may change in the future. Marked as 100% because technically, I’ve been to every NP in that state that is made available to me.
† National park(s) in this state may also fall within the boundaries of more than one state
Foreign National Parks
During our adventures, we sometimes leave the borders of the United States. Occasionally, that means we visit national parks in other countries. Here is a list of those:
Country | List | Completion | Percentage |
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Jostedalsbreen | 1/44 | 2.3% |