Destinations · The Atlas

National Parks

Sixty-three parks across the country — fifty-one visited and twelve still on the list. We're writing them down, one park at a time.

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This is where the story of the parks will go — how the list started, the rule for what counts as a real visit, the long drives and the early mornings, and which twelve are still out there waiting. For now this is placeholder text so the page lays out the way it will when the words are written.

Fifty-one done, twelve to go. The map below fills a gold star for every park we've stood in and a sand star for the ones still on the list. Tap a gold star with a written dispatch to read it.

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Acadia, Maine — visited · dispatch coming soonArches, Utah — visited · dispatch coming soonBadlands, South Dakota — visited · dispatch coming soonBig Bend, Texas — visited · dispatch coming soonBiscayne, Florida — visited · dispatch coming soonBlack Canyon of the Gunnison, Colorado — visited · dispatch coming soonBryce Canyon, Utah — not visited yetCanyonlands, Utah — visited · dispatch coming soonCapitol Reef, Utah — not visited yetCarlsbad Caverns, New Mexico — visited · dispatch coming soonChannel Islands, California — visited · dispatch coming soonCongaree, South Carolina — visited · dispatch coming soonCrater Lake, Oregon — visited · dispatch coming soonCuyahoga Valley, Ohio — visited · dispatch coming soonDeath Valley, California — visited · dispatch coming soonDenali, Alaska — visited · dispatch coming soonDry Tortugas, Florida — visited · dispatch coming soonEverglades, Florida — visited · dispatch coming soonGates of the Arctic, Alaska — visited · dispatch coming soonGateway Arch, Missouri — visited · dispatch coming soonGlacier, Montana — visited · dispatch coming soonGlacier Bay, Alaska — not visited yetGrand Canyon, Arizona — visited · dispatch coming soonGrand Teton, Wyoming — visited · dispatch coming soonGreat Basin, Nevada — visited · dispatch coming soonGreat Sand Dunes, Colorado — visited · dispatch coming soonGreat Smoky Mountains, Tennessee / North Carolina — visited · dispatch coming soonGuadalupe Mountains, Texas — visited · dispatch coming soonHaleakalā, Hawaii — visited · dispatch coming soonHawaiʻi Volcanoes, Hawaii — visited · dispatch coming soonHot Springs, Arkansas — visited · dispatch coming soonIndiana Dunes, Indiana — visited · dispatch coming soonIsle Royale, Michigan — visited · dispatch coming soonJoshua Tree, California — visited · dispatch coming soonKatmai, Alaska — visited · dispatch coming soonKenai Fjords, Alaska — visited · dispatch coming soonKings Canyon, California — not visited yetKobuk Valley, Alaska — not visited yetLake Clark, Alaska — visited · dispatch coming soonLassen Volcanic, California — not visited yetMammoth Cave, Kentucky — visited · dispatch coming soonMesa Verde, Colorado — visited · dispatch coming soonMount Rainier, Washington — visited · dispatch coming soonNational Park of American Samoa, American Samoa — not visited yetAm. SamoaNew River Gorge, West Virginia — visited · dispatch coming soonNorth Cascades, Washington — visited · dispatch coming soonOlympic, Washington — visited · dispatch coming soonPetrified Forest, Arizona — visited · dispatch coming soonPinnacles, California — not visited yetRedwood, California — not visited yetRocky Mountain, Colorado — visited · dispatch coming soonSaguaro, Arizona — visited · dispatch coming soonSequoia, California — not visited yetShenandoah, Virginia — visited · dispatch coming soonTheodore Roosevelt, North Dakota — visited · dispatch coming soonVirgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands — visited · dispatch coming soonVirgin Is.Voyageurs, Minnesota — visited · dispatch coming soonWhite Sands, New Mexico — visited · dispatch coming soonWind Cave, South Dakota — visited · dispatch coming soonWrangell–St. Elias, Alaska — visited · dispatch coming soonYellowstone, Wyoming / Montana / Idaho — visited · dispatch coming soonYosemite, California — not visited yetZion, Utah — not visited yet

Visited

51 of 63

  • AcadiaMaine
  • ArchesUtah
  • BadlandsSouth Dakota
  • Big BendTexas
  • BiscayneFlorida
  • Black Canyon of the GunnisonColorado
  • CanyonlandsUtah
  • Carlsbad CavernsNew Mexico
  • Channel IslandsCalifornia
  • CongareeSouth Carolina
  • Crater LakeOregon
  • Cuyahoga ValleyOhio
  • Death ValleyCalifornia
  • DenaliAlaska
  • Dry TortugasFlorida
  • EvergladesFlorida
  • Gates of the ArcticAlaska
  • Gateway ArchMissouri
  • GlacierMontana
  • Grand CanyonArizona
  • Grand TetonWyoming
  • Great BasinNevada
  • Great Sand DunesColorado
  • Great Smoky MountainsTennessee / North Carolina
  • Guadalupe MountainsTexas
  • HaleakalāHawaii
  • Hawaiʻi VolcanoesHawaii
  • Hot SpringsArkansas
  • Indiana DunesIndiana
  • Isle RoyaleMichigan
  • Joshua TreeCalifornia
  • KatmaiAlaska
  • Kenai FjordsAlaska
  • Lake ClarkAlaska
  • Mammoth CaveKentucky
  • Mesa VerdeColorado
  • Mount RainierWashington
  • New River GorgeWest Virginia
  • North CascadesWashington
  • OlympicWashington
  • Petrified ForestArizona
  • Rocky MountainColorado
  • SaguaroArizona
  • ShenandoahVirginia
  • Theodore RooseveltNorth Dakota
  • Virgin IslandsU.S. Virgin Islands
  • VoyageursMinnesota
  • White SandsNew Mexico
  • Wind CaveSouth Dakota
  • Wrangell–St. EliasAlaska
  • YellowstoneWyoming / Montana / Idaho

Still on the List

12 to go

  • Bryce CanyonUtah
  • Capitol ReefUtah
  • Glacier BayAlaska
  • Kings CanyonCalifornia
  • Kobuk ValleyAlaska
  • Lassen VolcanicCalifornia
  • American SamoaAmerican Samoa
  • PinnaclesCalifornia
  • RedwoodCalifornia
  • SequoiaCalifornia
  • YosemiteCalifornia
  • ZionUtah