Top 10 National Parks in the USA 2026

Half Dome, El Capitan, and Yosemite Falls in a single valley. The most famous vertical landscape on Earth.

The world's first national park. Geysers, hot springs, bison herds, and grizzlies across 2.2 million acres.

Five million years of erosion carved a canyon visible from space. Stand on the South Rim at sunset and recalibrate your sense of scale.

Red sandstone cliffs towering 2,000 feet above the Virgin River. Angels Landing is the most thrilling trail in the system.

Going-to-the-Sun Road is the most scenic drive in America. Over 700 miles of hiking trails through the Northern Rockies.

The most photogenic mountain range in the Lower 48. The Tetons rising sharply from the Jackson Hole valley is a sight that never gets old.

Trail Ridge Road crosses the Continental Divide at 12,183 feet. Elk meadows, alpine lakes, and wildflower season are world-class.

New England's only national park. Cadillac Mountain catches the first sunrise in the US from October to March.

Three ecosystems in one park: Pacific coast, temperate rainforest, and alpine peaks. The Hoh Rainforest is magical.

Desert surrealism. The boulder landscapes at sunset look like another planet. A rock climber's paradise.