Biome Adventure Travel: The National Parks: National Parks Of North America

In 1872, before the U.S. had even seen its hundredth birthday, Yellowstone National Partk was established as the first National Park in the United States. Today, there are 59 National Parks  in the United States and its territories.

• Acadia National Park - Maine
• Arches National Park - Utah
• Badlands National Park - South Dakota
• Big Bend National Park - Texas
• Biscayne National Park - Florida
• Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park - Colorado
• Bryce Canyon National Park - Utah
• Canyonlands National Park - Utah
• Capitol Reef National Park - Utah
• Carlsbad Caverns National Park - New Mexico
• Channel Islands National Park - California
• Congaree National Park - South Carolina
• Crater Lake National Park - Oregon
• Cuyhhoga Valley National Park - Ohio
• Death Valley National Park - California and Nevada
• Denali National Park - Alaska
• Dry Tortugas National Park - Florida
• Everglades National Park - Florida
• Gates of the Artic National Park - Alaska
• Glacier National Park - Montana
• Glacier Bay National Park - Alaska
• Grand Canyon National Park - Arizona
• Grand Teton National Park - Wyoming
• Great Basin National Park - Nevada
• Great Sand Dunes National Park - Colorado
• Great Smoky Mountains National Park - North Carolina and Tennessee
• Guadalupe Mountains National Park - Texas
• Haleakala National Park - Hawaii
• Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park - Hawaii
• Hot Springs National Park - Arkansas
• Isle Royale National Park - Michigan
• Joshua Tree National Park - California
• Katmai National Park - Alaska
• Kenai Fjords National Park - Alaska
• Kings Canyon National Park - California
• Kobuk National Park - Alaska
• Lake Clark - Alaska
• Lassen Volcanic National Park - California
• Mammoth Cave National Park - Kentucky
• Mesa Verde National Park - Colorado
• Mount Rainier National Park - Washington
• National Park of American Samoa - American Samoa
• North Cascades National Park - Washington
• Olympic National Park - Washington
• Pettified Forest National Park - Arizona
• Pinnacles National Park - California
• Redwood National Park - California
• Rocky Mountain National Park - Colorado
• Saguaro National Park - Arizona
• Sequoia National Park - California
• Shenandoah National Park - Virginia
• Theodore Roosevelt National Park - North Dakota
• Virgin Islands National Park - United States Virgin Islands
• Voyageurs National Park - Minnesota
• Wind Cave National Park - South Dakota
• Wrangell-St. Elias National Park - Alaska
• Yellowstone National Park - Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho
• Yosemite National Park - California
• Zion National Park - Utah

The national parks of Canada are a source of pride for Canadians and an integral part of the country's identity, celebrating the beauty and infinite variety of the land.

• Aulavik National Park of Canada - Banks Island, Northwest Terriories
• Auyuittuq National Park of Canada - Baffin Island, Nunavut
• Banff National Park of Canada - Alberta
• Bruce Peninsula National Park of Canada -  Ontario
• Cape Breton Highlands National Park of Canada - Nova Scotia
• Elk Island National Park of Canada - Alberta
• Fathom Five National Marine Park of Canada - Ontario
• Forillon National Park of Canada - Quebec
• Fundy National Park of Canada - New Brunswick
• Georgian Bay Islands National Park of Canada - Ontario
• Glacier National Park of Canada - British Columbia
• Grasslands National Park of Canada - Saskatchewan
• Gros Morne National Park of Canada - Newfoundland
• Gulf Islands National Park Reserve of Canada - British Columbia
• Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve, National Marine Conservation Area Reserve, and Haida Heritage Site of Canada - British Columbia
• Ivvavik National Park of Canada - Northwest Territories
• Jasper National Park of Canada - Alberta
• Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site of Canada - Nova Scotia
• Kluane National Park and Reserve of Canada - Yukon Territory
• Kootenay National Park of Canada - British Columbia
• Kouchibouguac National Park of Canada - New Brunswick
• La Mauricie National Park of Canada - Quebec
• Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area of Canada - Ontario
• Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve of Canada - Quebec
• Mount Revelstoke National Park of Canada - British Columbia
• Naats'ihch'oh National Park Reserve of Canada - Northwest Territories
• Nahanni National Park Reserve of Canada - Northwest Territories
• Pacific Rim National Park Reserve of Canada - British Columbia
• Point Pelee National Park of Canada - Ontario
• Prince Albert National Park of Canada - Saskatchewan
• Prince Edward Island National Park of Canada - Prince Edward Island
• Pukaskwa National Park of Canada - Ontario
• Quttinirpaaq National Park of Canada - Nunavut
• Riding Mountain National Park of Canada - Manitoba
• Sable Island National Park Reserve of Canada - Nova Scotia
• Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine Park - Quebec
• Sirmilik National Park of Canada - Baffin Island, Nunavut
• Terra Nova National Park of Canada - Newfoundland
• Thousand Islands (St. Lawrence Islands) National Park of Canada - Ontario
• Torngat Mountains National Park of Canada - Newfoundland
• Tuktut Nogait National Park of Canada - Northwest Territories
• Ukkusiksalik National Park of Canada - Nunavut
• Vuntut National Park of Canada - Yukon Territory
• Wapusk National Park of Canada - Manitoba
• Waterton Lakes National Park of Canada - Alberta
• Wood Buffalo National Park of Canada - Alberta
• Yoho National Park of Canada - British Columbia

National parks, biosphere reserves, ecological reserves, and marine underwater parks are part of the System of Natural Protected Areas in Mexico. National Parks may be created because of the scientific or historical value, or simply for they are appropriate for tourism development.

• Balneario de Los Novillos National Park - Coahuila (English translation)
• Bosencheve National Park - Estado de Mexico
• Canon del Sumidero National Park - Chiapas
• Casacada de Basaseachic National Park - Chihuahua
• Cerro de Garnica National Park - Michoacan
• Cerro de la Estrella National Park - Federal District (English translation)
• Constitucion de 1857 National Park - Baja California Peninsula (English translation)
• Cumbres de Majalca - Chihuahua (English translation)
• Cumbres del Ajusco National Park - Federal District (English translation)
• Desierto del Carmen o de Nixcongo National Park - Estado de Mexico (English Translation)
• Desierto de Los Leones National Park - Federal District
• El Chico National Park - Hidalgo (English translation)
• El Tepeyac National Park - Federal District
• El Veladero National Park - Guerrero (English translation)
• Insurgente Jose Maria Morelos Y Pavan National Park - Michoacan
• Insurgente Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla National Park - Estado de Mexico (English Translation)
• Izta - Popo National Park - Estado de Mexico
• Lago de Camecuaro National Park - Michoacan
• Lagunas de Montebello National Park - Chiapas
• Los Marmoles National Park - Hidalgo (English translation)
• Los Remedios National Park - Estado de Mexico
• Molino de Flores Netzahualcoyotl National Park - Estado de Mexico
• Nevado de Toluca National Park - Estado de Mexico
• Palenque National Park - Chiapas
• Pico de Tancitaro National Park - Michoacan
• Rayon National Park - Michoacan
• Sacramonte National Park - Estado de Mexico
• Sierra de San Pedro Martir National Park - Baja California Peninsula
• Tula National Park - Hidalgo (English translation)
• Volcan Nevado de Colima National Park - Colima
• Zoquiapan y Anexas National Park - Estado de Mexico