Bucket-List: National Park Camping


There are 63 US National Parks, but only 51 in the “Lower 48”

Camping in the “Lower 48” Lifetime Percentage: 25.5% as of May, 2026

MapYear-MonthNational ParkState(s)
*Visited by Cruise Ship2023-09Glacier BayAlaska
DenaliAlaska
Gates of the ArcticAlaska
KatmaiAlaska
Kenai FjordsAlaska
Kobuk ValleyAlaska
Lake ClarkAlaska
Wrangell –St. EliasAlaska
American SamoaAmerican Samoa
2026-05Grand CanyonArizona
Petrified ForestArizona
SaguaroArizona
Hot SpringsArkansas
2023-12Death ValleyCalifornia
2024-03SequoiaCalifornia
2024-04PinnaclesCalifornia
2024-06YosemiteCalifornia
2024-12Joshua TreeCalifornia
2025-08RedwoodCalifornia
Channel IslandsCalifornia
Kings CanyonCalifornia
Lassen VolcanicCalifornia
2026-09Black Canyon of the GunnisonColorado
Great Sand DunesColorado
Mesa VerdeColorado
Rocky MountainColorado
BiscayneFlorida
Dry TortugasFlorida
EvergladesFlorida
HaleakalāHawaii
Hawaii VolcanoesHawaii
Indiana DunesIndiana
Mammoth CaveKentucky
AcadiaMaine
Isle RoyaleMichigan
VoyageursMinnesota
Gateway ArchMissouri
2025-08GlacierMontana
Great BasinNevada
Carlsbad CavernsNew Mexico
White SandsNew Mexico
Great Smoky MountainsNorth Carolina, Tennessee
2025-08Theodore RooseveltNorth Dakota
Cuyahoga ValleyOhio
2025-08Crater LakeOregon
CongareeSouth Carolina
BadlandsSouth Dakota
Wind CaveSouth Dakota
Big BendTexas
Guadalupe MountainsTexas
US Virgin IslandsUS Virgin Islands
2025-05Bryce CanyonUtah
ArchesUtah
CanyonlandsUtah
Capitol ReefUtah
ZionUtah
2026-10ShenandoahVirginia
2025-08Mount RainierWashington
North CascadesWashington
OlympicWashington
New River GorgeWest Virginia
2025-08Grand TetonWyoming
YellowstoneWyoming, Montana, Idaho