US National Parks 1-22
22 entries in the US National Parks compendium.
US National Parks 1-22 — Era Chart
YellowstoneFirst national park in the world, established in 1872.YosemiteA landmark national park in California's Sierra Nevada.Grand CanyonA national park featuring the Grand Canyon gorge of the Colorado River.ZionNational park at the junction of three geographic provinces.GlacierU.S. national park in Montana, part of the Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park.Great Smoky MountainsMost visited U.S. national park, straddling North Carolina and Tennessee.Rocky MountainHigh-altitude park with the Continental Divide running through its center.AcadiaFirst U.S. national park east of the Mississippi River.ArchesNational park protecting the world's highest density of natural arches.Bryce CanyonA collection of hoodoo-filled amphitheaters on the Paunsaugunt Plateau.Grand TetonTallest peak in the Teton Range, rising above Jackson Hole.OlympicA large wilderness park preserving primeval forest and rugged coast.SequoiaPark protecting giant sequoias and the highest point in the contiguous US.Death ValleyHottest, driest, lowest national park in the United States.DenaliHighest peak in North America, with a contested name.EvergladesFirst U.S. national park created to protect a fragile ecosystem.Joshua TreeA US National Park protecting two desert ecosystems.Crater LakeDeepest lake in the United States, formed by volcanic collapse.BadlandsProtected badlands and mixed grass prairie in South Dakota.RedwoodProtected complex of coast redwood forests in northern California.ShenandoahNational park preserving Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains and wilderness.Big BendLargest protected Chihuahuan Desert area in the United States.
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