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National Parks,
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A composite of 26 inputs: opinion rankings, data metrics, and biodiversity scores — averaged into one score. Lower average = higher rank. Click any column to sort.

63 PARKS
RANK:TopMidLow
RankPARK StateAvgnEst.VisitsSizeV/AcrePlantsAnimalsMTJPLeeAlexynToaLTPACBIReneeTLAnne'sTFLHTBFWPTBrickerUSNewsNatalieDJWACG.StarsGMapsTrailsCrowd
1YosemiteCA6.8202516364246132136221510111141315
2YellowstoneWY/MT/ID9.320138201119139246816161226132125127219
3Grand CanyonAZ10.2211341127368691116618666714341413212413
4GlacierMT10.72081012244626511112228462132322105876
5OlympicWA11.01523913291515217414751131099198
6Grand TetonWY11.120188254753031211179112451126634781712
7ZionUT15.020142365613202178198171918174412516361432
8Rocky MountainCO15.62096265026381421142111151533131899171257114
9Death ValleyCA/NV16.418522451017134161611213171511234269371335
10Mount RainierWA16.916420303832501202147101451671749163
11DenaliAK18.91512393844567105342023444795926
12ArchesUT20.42134214452474931325271333233389102010815637
13North CascadesWA20.51732572071031152617282410215327314325
14CanyonlandsUT20.5183129232139392422472735332642588202221
15Big BendTX20.6162738141398192219301822201325245201522
16SequoiaCA20.718323222563310501523142534222131818244524
17KatmaiAK21.3144059444951411462032694242656
18Bryce CanyonUT21.92017165157314837133642528123991091875111591
19Great Smoky MountainsTN/NC22.4172011953199402032282713432336153291210
20Crater LakeOR22.61653634263536275343615322442153111731
21RedwoodCA22.916332538412941238408231822102768181029
22AcadiaME23.318157495820164224104621425412615127138589
23Kenai FjordsAK23.715414517125344264132252621219314433
24Hawaii VolcanoesHI23.91510182435216038391832238291452838
25Glacier BayAK24.914423269187332833222512738115055
26Capitol ReefUT25.4173522293722342819351833114221231910104020
27Wrangell-St. EliasAK25.614435515143525475044635555649
28Kings CanyonCA25.81824302118633233713413042143616321920252427
29BadlandsSD26.31838262832554030272816324036353014113317123
30Joshua TreeCA26.8175312152838213936224931193122918241830617
31Lake ClarkAK27.11544617324524331273319910561274557
32EvergladesFL29.016213110112332244234338374794013284742
33ShenandoahVA29.2182219334012182051304443392713436162914281411
34Carlsbad CavernsNM31.51719465042341259235062960402514162130648
35Lassen VolcanicCA31.61611404033362817332659414530391932192128
36HaleakalaHI31.915292753543361473231935443220102531
37New River GorgeWV32.1146317612373248563134783721191618
38Channel IslandsCA32.5154551271445549292913364156722224634
39Dry TortugasFL33.21451564616611160184624371651277102054
40Virgin IslandsVI33.41528425955485740463810422928598152
41Gates of the ArcticAK33.5144662215158548371552204362165158
42Great Sand DunesCO34.018584439305746163447295424354818282431213241
43Isle RoyaleMI34.914256018630322945125345343757264251
44SaguaroAZ36.617542841441627184744515643391239202329341830
45White SandsNM36.6166135373160555042413955363022352319301637
46Black Canyon of the GunnisonCO37.418555055394354363043484048495020261527321144
47Theodore RooseveltND37.8173933454554433425483746514858411434222345
48Great BasinNV38.31649544319424244354235444926542830362546
49Mammoth CaveKY38.617263447488174857492650614431242713333939
50Petrified ForestAZ39.2173048311758454649454047554645332917355338
51Mesa VerdeCO39.517743484337413543525839524152361721275740
52VoyageursMN43.01637533215272911553961583152514259385450
53Guadalupe MountainsTX43.2173652422228224553556057505052313818393516
54American SamoaAS43.5135058603450256525351730386152
55Wind CaveSD44.61863752514047515457385158536038256037344147
56Kobuk ValleyAK44.913486392595952155157595455635559
57BiscayneFL45.214474135235615556605253535828234952
58Cuyahoga ValleyOH45.318561154591923586058566156541144402062361914
59PinnaclesCA47.41659475649525353615454484757313537383315
60Hot SpringsAR48.21616146162251061636263626345494634224843
61Indiana DunesIN49.314621358607146262614563592843393536
62CongareeSC50.6175749574641255759595549575936454161373632
63Gateway ArchMO52.91560156263635863626062474742266353

Column groups: Data metrics (Est. → Animals) are objective facts sorted 1=best. All-63 sources ranked every park; partial sources only ranked what they'd visited. Platform columns (G.Stars, GMaps, Trails) are third-party ratings converted to ranks. Crowd grows as visitors submit their own rankings.

V/Acre = 2025 visits ÷ acres — #1 = least crowded per acre. Plants / Animals = total species count rank from IRMA/NPS data; 1 = most biodiverse.