List of U.S. National Parks in Chronological Order

Here’s the list of all 63 U.S. National Parks, arranged chronologically by date of establishment (oldest → newest):

List of National Parks in Chronological Order

#Park NameDate EstablishedState(s)
1YellowstoneMarch 1, 1872WY/MT/ID
2SequoiaSeptember 25, 1890CA
3YosemiteOctober 1, 1890CA
4Mount RainierMarch 2, 1899WA
5Crater LakeMay 22, 1902OR
6Wind CaveJanuary 9, 1903SD
7Mesa VerdeJune 29, 1906CO
8GlacierMay 11, 1910MT
9Rocky MountainJanuary 26, 1915CO
10Hawaiʻi VolcanoesAugust 1, 1916HI
11Lassen VolcanicAugust 9, 1916CA
12Denali (Mount McKinley)February 26, 1917AK
13AcadiaFebruary 26, 1919ME
14Grand CanyonFebruary 26, 1919AZ
15ZionNovember 19, 1919UT
16Hot SpringsMarch 4, 1921AR
17Bryce CanyonFebruary 25, 1928UT
18Grand TetonFebruary 26, 1929WY
19Carlsbad CavernsMay 14, 1930NM
20EvergladesMay 30, 1934FL
21Great Smoky MountainsJune 15, 1934TN/NC
22ShenandoahDecember 26, 1935VA
23OlympicJune 29, 1938WA
24Kings CanyonMarch 4, 1940CA
25Isle RoyaleApril 3, 1940MI
26Mammoth CaveJuly 1, 1941KY
27Big BendJune 12, 1944TX
28Virgin IslandsAugust 2, 1956U.S. VI
29HaleakalāJuly 1, 1961HI
30Petrified ForestDecember 9, 1962AZ
31CanyonlandsSeptember 12, 1964UT
32North CascadesOctober 2, 1968WA
33RedwoodOctober 2, 1968CA
34ArchesNovember 12, 1971UT
35Capitol ReefDecember 18, 1971UT
36Guadalupe MountainsSeptember 30, 1972TX
37VoyageursApril 8, 1975MN
38BadlandsNovember 10, 1978SD
39Theodore RooseveltNovember 10, 1978ND
40Channel IslandsMarch 5, 1980CA
41BiscayneJune 28, 1980FL
42Gates of the ArcticDecember 2, 1980AK
43Glacier BayDecember 2, 1980AK
44KatmaiDecember 2, 1980AK
45Kenai FjordsDecember 2, 1980AK
46Kobuk ValleyDecember 2, 1980AK
47Lake ClarkDecember 2, 1980AK
48Wrangell–St. EliasDecember 2, 1980AK
49Great BasinOctober 27, 1986NV
50American SamoaOctober 31, 1988AS
51Dry TortugasOctober 26, 1992FL
52SaguaroOctober 14, 1994AZ
53Death ValleyOctober 31, 1994CA/NV
54Joshua TreeOctober 31, 1994CA
55Black Canyon of the GunnisonOctober 21, 1999CO
56Cuyahoga ValleyOctober 11, 2000OH
57CongareeNovember 10, 2003SC
58Great Sand DunesSeptember 24, 2004CO
59PinnaclesJanuary 10, 2013CA
60Gateway ArchFebruary 22, 2018MO
61Indiana DunesFebruary 15, 2019IN
62White SandsDecember 20, 2019NM
63New River GorgeDecember 27, 2020WV

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