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Best Parks Near You
The top parks in the country, ranked by live conditions, visitor reviews, and logged trips — pick your state to see what's best right now.
Alabama
Top pick: Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument
Arizona
Top pick: Grand Canyon National Park
Arkansas
Top pick: Hot Springs National Park
California
Top pick: Union Square Park
Colorado
Top pick: Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
Connecticut
Top pick: National Wildlife Refuge Stewart B. McKinney
Delaware
Top pick: First State National Historical Park
District of Columbia
Top pick: Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument
Florida
Top pick: Biscayne National Park
Georgia
Top pick: Clayton County International Park
Hawaii
Top pick: Haleakala National Park
Idaho
Top pick: Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve
Illinois
Top pick: National Park
Indiana
Top pick: Freedom Riders National Monument
Iowa
Top pick: Effigy Mounds National Monument
Kansas
Top pick: Fort Larned National Historic Site
Kentucky
Top pick: Camp Nelson Heritage National Monument
Louisiana
Top pick: Bayou Teche National Wildlife Refuge
Maine
Top pick: Acadia National Park
Maryland
Top pick: Fort Hunt National Park
Massachusetts
Top pick: Adams National Historical Park
Michigan
Top pick: Mammoth Cave National Park
Minnesota
Top pick: Voyageurs National Park
Mississippi
Top pick: Hillside National Wildlife Refuge
Missouri
Top pick: Fort Osage National Historic Landmark
Montana
Top pick: Glacier National Park
Nebraska
Top pick: Homestead National Monument of America
Nevada
Top pick: Great Basin National Park
New Hampshire
Top pick: Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge
New Jersey
Top pick: Washington Headquarters National Park
New Mexico
Top pick: Carlsbad Caverns National Park
New York
Top pick: Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
North Carolina
Top pick: Great Smoky Mountains National Park
North Dakota
Top pick: National Park Theodore Roosevelt
Ohio
Top pick: Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Oklahoma
Top pick: Chickasaw National Recreation Area
Oregon
Top pick: Crater Lake National Park
Pennsylvania
Top pick: Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
Rhode Island
Top pick: Block Island National Wildlife Refuge
South Carolina
Top pick: Congaree National Park
South Dakota
Top pick: Badlands National Park
Tennessee
Top pick: Isle Royale National Park
Texas
Top pick: Big Bend National Park
Utah
Top pick: Arches National Park
Vermont
Top pick: Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
Virginia
Top pick: Fort Foote National Park
Washington
Top pick: Mount Rainier National Park
West Virginia
Top pick: Gauley River National Recreation Area
Wisconsin
Top pick: Gulf Islands National Seashore
Wyoming
Top pick: Grand Teton National Park