The canyon glows orange as people visit Mather Point, a rock outcropping that juts into Grand Canyon

United States

National Parks

Photo: NPS/M.Quinn — Grand Canyon National Park
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35 of 35 parks

A brilliant sunset filled with hues of blue, red, orange, magenta, and purple highlight the sky.
#10
$6/vehicle

Maine

Acadia National Park

Stargazing Biking Boating
★ 78/100 · 49,052 ac · #5 most visited
A crowd of people sit and watch the sunset at delicate arch.
#16
$30/vehicle

Utah

Arches National Park

Stargazing Biking Camping
★ 72/100 · 76,679 ac · #21 visits
Layered badlands formations behind fields of green grass under cloudy and billowing clouds.
#29
$30/vehicle

South Dakota

Badlands National Park

Scenic Drives Stargazing Biking
★ 72/100 · 242,756 ac · #30 visits
Blooming Cenizo
#27
$30/vehicle

Texas

Big Bend National Park

Scenic Drives Stargazing Biking
★ 68/100 · 801,163 ac · #44 visits
Coral reef with two snorkelers diving below the surface
#55
Free

Florida

Biscayne National Park

Boating Sailing Camping
★ 61/100 · 172,971 ac · #43 visits
Black Canyon near Tomichi Point
#40
$30/vehicle

Colorado

Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park

Stargazing Camping Climbing
★ 66/100 · 30,780 ac · #45 visits
A red rock landscape and plateau forest glows with the morning sun
#15
$35/vehicle

Utah

Bryce Canyon National Park

Stargazing Biking Camping
★ 76/100 · 35,835 ac · #14 visits
a broad stone arch with rock pinnacles in the distance
#23
$30/vehicle

Utah

Canyonlands National Park

Stargazing Biking Boating
★ 69/100 · 337,598 ac · #36 visits
Wingate Sandstone cliffs behind historic barn and farmhouse
#24
$20/vehicle

Utah

Capitol Reef National Park

Stargazing Biking Camping
★ 68/100 · 241,904 ac · #24 visits
Photo of Giant Dome and Twin Domes in the Big Room.
#41
$1

New Mexico

Carlsbad Caverns National Park

Stargazing Camping Hiking
★ 67/100 · 46,766 ac · #47 visits
Steep, rugged ocean cliffs extending in an island chain.
#38
Free

California

Channel Islands National Park

Stargazing Boating Sailing
★ 65/100 · 249,561 ac · #51 visits
View of the Congaree River during the Fall
#57
Free

South Carolina

Congaree National Park

Camping Fishing Hiking
★ 64/100 · 26,546 ac · #57 visits
A view of Crater Lake and Wizard Island
#11
$30/vehicle

Oregon

Crater Lake National Park

Scenic Drives Stargazing Biking
★ 71/100 · 183,224 ac · #38 visits
People in bright orange kayaks paddle around a bend in a river, past green trees and a rocky shore.
#60
Free

Ohio

Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Biking Fishing Hiking
★ 68/100 · 32,572 ac · #13 visits
Snowcapped mountains surrounded by bright blue skies and frames by gold wildflowers on a valley floo
#14
$30/vehicle

California

Death Valley National Park

Stargazing Biking Camping
★ 68/100 · 3,422,024 ac · #31 visits
a white colored sheep standing on a mountainside overlooking a green valley
#12
$15

Alaska

Denali National Park & Preserve

Stargazing Biking Camping
★ 69/100 · 6,045,153 ac · #41 visits
A few of the stars at night with a view of Fort Jefferson.
#54
$15

Florida

Dry Tortugas National Park

Stargazing Boating Camping
★ 56/100 · 64,701 ac · #61 visits
A sunset creates a silhouette of a cypress tree with needle-like leaves that is shaped like an 'N'.
#53
$35/vehicle

Florida

Everglades National Park

Scenic Drives Stargazing Biking
★ 63/100 · 1,508,938 ac · #27 visits
Aerial view of the Alatna River as it winds through a valley
#62
Free

Alaska

Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve

Camping Climbing Hiking
★ 49/100 · 7,523,898 ac
The Gateway Arch and Old Courthouse with a row of pink blooming cherry trees in front
#59
$19

Missouri

Gateway Arch National Park

Stargazing Biking
★ 61/100 · 91 ac · #16 visits
Cruising Glacier Bay
#33
Free

Alaska

Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve

Boating Camping Climbing
★ 63/100 · 3,283,168 ac · #60 visits
The canyon glows orange as people visit Mather Point, a rock outcropping that juts into Grand Canyon
#1
$35/vehicle

Arizona

Grand Canyon National Park

Hiking Camping Scenic Drives
★ 80/100 · 1,201,647 ac · #2 most visited
Backpackers in North Fork Cascade Canyon, Grand Teton behind
#5
$35/vehicle

Wyoming

Grand Teton National Park

Scenic Drives Biking Boating
★ 83/100 · 310,044 ac · #9 visits
Photo of blue sky with fluffy white clouds reflect in calm lake with mountains in the background.
#47
Free

Alaska

Lake Clark National Park & Preserve

Stargazing Biking Boating
★ 53/100 · 2,619,733 ac
A frozen lake below snow-covered trees and peak
#36
$30/vehicle

California

Lassen Volcanic National Park

Scenic Drives Stargazing Biking
★ 69/100 · 106,589 ac · #46 visits
A cascade of water pours over a rock ledge. Green foliage is in the background.
#51
Free

Kentucky

Mammoth Cave National Park

Stargazing Biking Boating
★ 63/100 · 54,011 ac · #39 visits
A purple and pink streaked sky over a mountain peak and forested valley.
#17
$30/vehicle

Washington

Mount Rainier National Park

Scenic Drives Stargazing Biking
★ 74/100 · 236,381 ac · #20 visits
Tuafanua Trail
#61
Free

American Samoa

National Park of American Samoa

Hiking Snorkeling Swimming
★ 54/100 · 8,257 ac
sun rising over the New River Gorge
#45
Free

West Virginia

New River Gorge National Park & Preserve

Scenic Drives Stargazing Biking
★ 70/100 · 70,814 ac · #19 visits
A herd of elk crossing a river.
#4
$30/vehicle

Washington

Olympic National Park

Stargazing Biking Boating
★ 77/100 · 922,650 ac · #6 visits
Boulders in the Balconies Cave.
#44
$30/vehicle

California

Pinnacles National Park

Stargazing Biking Camping
★ 68/100 · 26,686 ac · #59 visits
View from forest floor looking straight up. Ferns as seen close up and redwood trunks meet.
#19
Free

California

Redwood National and State Parks

Scenic Drives Biking Camping
★ 73/100 · 138,999 ac · #48 visits
Saguaro flowers
#42
$25/vehicle

Arizona

Saguaro National Park

Scenic Drives Stargazing Biking
★ 69/100 · 91,440 ac · #28 visits
A colorfully striped butte in the foreground overlooks a dark green badlands landscape
#32
$30/vehicle

North Dakota

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Scenic Drives Stargazing Biking
★ 72/100 · 70,447 ac · #37 visits
Turquoise water laps white sandy shore fringed with lush green vegetation.
#56
Free

U.S. Virgin Islands

Virgin Islands National Park

Stargazing Boating Sailing
★ 66/100 · 14,689 ac · #50 visits