IntroductionMy son, Curtis, and I have the goal to visit all of the U.S. national parks. These are the real McCoys--the 58 crown jewels of the U.S. national park system. This is a listing of all of those parks. Included are GoogleŽ Earth links (must be installed on your computer) to the park's high point (if on private land, the high point not on private land is shown). Also provided are links to the official National Park Service website for that park, as well as a relevant SP link (if any), and a link to an SP image that best characterizes that park (again, if any). Short lists of recommended reading material and external website links are also provided below.
The columns on the far right show our progress. If you are also working to visit all of the U.S. national parks, keep us posted of your progress in the comments. Or, if you'd like me to add a column for you to this list page, please PM me and we'll work out the details! :-) Park Listing
Click on the ◙ symbol to see the park high point on
GoogleŽ Earth, or to visit the NPS or SP web page.
Park high points shown are under NPS management. |
National
Park |
State |
High
Point |
NPS
Website |
SP
Info |
SP
Image |
Mark |
Curtis |
Acadia |
ME |
◙ |
◙ |
|
by Ksawyer |
|
|
|
American Samoa
|
AS |
◙ |
◙ |
|
|
|
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Arches |
UT |
◙ |
◙ |
◙ |
by Aurorasky12 |
|
05/91 |
05/91 |
Badlands |
SD |
◙ |
◙ |
◙ |
by 46and2 |
|
07/00 |
07/00 |
Big Bend |
TX |
◙ |
◙ |
◙ |
by Mark Doiron |
|
07/05 |
07/05 |
Biscayne |
FL |
◙ ◙* |
◙ |
|
by Mark Doiron |
|
06/02 |
06/02 |
Black Canyon of
the Gunnison |
CO |
◙** |
◙ |
◙ |
by Mark Doiron |
|
08/06 |
08/06 |
Bryce Canyon |
UT |
◙ |
◙ |
◙ |
by Markmay |
|
|
|
Canyonlands |
UT |
◙ |
◙ |
◙ |
by Brent D |
|
08/07 |
08/07 |
Capitol Reef |
UT |
◙ |
◙ |
◙ |
by Gjagiels |
|
|
|
Carlsbad Caverns |
NM |
◙ |
◙ |
|
by Mark Doiron |
|
1962 &
05/99 |
05/99 |
Channel Islands |
CA |
◙** |
◙ |
|
by Mark Doiron |
|
07/03 |
07/03 |
Congaree
|
SC |
◙ |
◙ |
|
|
|
|
Crater Lake |
OR |
◙ |
◙ |
◙ |
by Mrwsierra |
|
07/07 |
07/07 |
Cuyahoga Valley |
OH |
◙** |
◙ |
◙ |
by Mark Doiron |
|
06/04 |
06/04 |
Death Valley |
CA |
◙ |
◙ |
◙ |
by Tonyo |
|
06/03 |
06/03 |
Denali |
AK |
◙ |
◙ |
◙ |
by Photo61guy |
|
|
|
Dry Tortugas |
FL |
◙ |
◙ |
|
by Mark Doiron |
|
06/02 |
06/02 |
Everglades |
FL |
◙ |
◙ |
|
by Mark Doiron |
|
06/02 |
06/02 |
Gates of the
Arctic
|
AK |
◙ |
◙ |
|
by Misha |
|
|
|
Glacier |
MT |
◙ |
◙ |
◙ |
by Saintgrizzly |
|
06/01 |
06/01 |
Glacier Bay |
AK |
◙ |
◙ |
|
by Boulder Nomad |
|
|
|
Grand Canyon |
AZ |
◙ |
◙ |
◙ |
by Mrwsierra |
|
06/99 |
06/99 |
Grand Teton |
WY |
◙ |
◙ |
◙ |
by Biglost |
|
07/00 |
07/00 |
Great Basin |
NV |
◙ |
◙ |
◙ |
by Bsihler |
|
07/07 |
07/07 |
Great Sand Dunes |
CO |
◙ |
◙ |
◙ |
by Mark Doiron |
|
08/06 |
08/06 |
Great Smoky
Mountains |
TN
NC |
◙ |
◙ |
◙ |
by Mark Doiron |
|
06/04 |
06/04 |
Guadalupe
Mountains |
TX |
◙ |
◙ |
◙ |
by Attm |
|
05/99 |
05/99 |
Haleakala |
HI |
◙ |
◙ |
◙ |
by Mdostby |
|
|
|
Hawai'i Volcanoes
|
HI |
◙ |
◙ |
◙ |
by Joerg Marretsch |
|
|
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Hot Springs |
AR |
◙ |
◙ |
◙ |
by Txmountaineer |
|
06/04 |
06/04 |
Isle Royale |
MI |
◙ |
◙ |
◙ |
by Hikeman76 |
|
|
|
Joshua Tree |
CA |
◙ |
◙ |
◙ |
by Misha |
|
07/03 |
07/03 |
Katmai
|
AK |
◙ |
◙ |
|
|
|
|
Kenai Fjords
|
AK |
◙ |
◙ |
|
by Jmc |
|
|
|
Kings Canyon |
CA |
◙ |
◙ |
◙ |
by Misha |
|
1960 &
06/03 |
06/03 |
Kobuk Valley
|
AK |
◙ |
◙ |
|
|
|
|
Lake Clark
|
AK |
◙ |
◙ |
|
|
|
|
Lassen Volcanic |
CA |
◙ |
◙ |
◙ |
by Pfginsr's |
|
07/07 |
07/07 |
Mammoth Cave |
KY |
◙ |
◙ |
◙ |
by MarkDidier |
|
06/04 |
06/04 |
Mesa Verde |
CO |
◙ |
◙ |
◙ |
by Dwhike |
|
05/91 |
05/91 |
Mount Rainier |
WA |
◙ |
◙ |
◙ |
by Photo61guy |
|
06/01 |
06/01 |
North Cascades |
WA |
◙ |
◙ |
◙ |
by Boulder Nomad |
|
06/01 |
06/01 |
Olympic |
WA |
◙ |
◙ |
◙ |
by Shredzerr |
|
06/01 |
06/01 |
Petrified Forest |
AZ |
◙ |
◙ |
◙ |
by Mtn Man Dan |
|
05/91
&
06/99 |
05/91
&
06/99 |
Redwood |
CA |
◙ |
◙ |
◙ |
by BergClmbr7 |
|
07/07 |
07/07 |
Rocky Mountain |
CO |
◙ |
◙ |
◙ |
by Bill Reed |
|
05/01 |
05/01 |
Saguaro |
AZ |
◙ |
◙ |
|
by Juh33 |
|
06/99 |
06/99 |
Sequoia |
CA |
◙ |
◙ |
◙ |
by Allan Blasdale |
|
1960 &
06/03 |
06/03 |
Shenandoah |
VA |
◙ |
◙ |
◙ |
by Buz Groshong |
|
06/04 |
06/04 |
Theodore Roosevelt |
ND |
◙ |
◙ |
|
by Bsihler |
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Virgin Islands
|
VI |
◙ |
◙ |
|
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|
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Voyageurs
|
MN |
◙ |
◙ |
|
|
|
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Wind Cave |
SD |
◙ |
◙ |
◙ |
by Tjarvela |
|
07/00 |
07/00 |
Wrangell-Saint
Elias |
AK |
◙ |
◙ |
◙ |
by Mjdatt0 |
|
|
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Yellowstone |
WY |
◙ |
◙ |
◙ |
by Mark Doiron |
|
07/00 |
07/00 |
Yosemite |
CA |
◙ |
◙ |
◙ |
by Nefarius |
|
1960 &
07/07 |
07/07 |
Zion |
UT |
◙ |
◙ |
◙ |
by Bsihler |
|
06/03 |
06/03 |
* |
Biscayne NP has two high points. |
**
|
Channel Islands and Black Canyon of the Gunnison NP high points are on private property. Cuyahoga Valley NP high point is under Metro Parks management. The high points shown for these parks are under NPS management. |
Recommended ReadingNational Geographic Guide to the National Parks of the United States
This "tourist guide" is useful for planning a trip to any of the national parks. This is the book to take in the car with you as you visit each park. It will help you locate frontcountry campsites, make reservations, find a good restaurant, research phone numbers, etc. You'll still need to do additional research for more typical SP activities (backpacking, mountaineering, climbing, etc).
Our National Parks
This "coffee table book" is filled with the wonderful photography of David Muench. It should not be confused with the also excellent, but out of print, Reader's Digest book of the same title.External Links o Map to the 58 U.S. National Parks
Where are all these parks, anyway? Here they are, in one quick view!
o Park Pointing
What is park pointing, and who's doing it? Check here; the answer may surprise you!
o U.S. National Park Highpoints
A searchable, sortable list of all the park high points.
o National Park Highpoint Trip Reports
Read trip reports from park pointers, and learn about the effort to write a book about it.
o U.S. National Parks Pictures
Wonderful images by Q.T. Luong from all 58 U.S. national parks. Images
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--Oliver Wendell Holmes
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