Credits & Sources

Data sources

• National Park Service — Park information, entrance fees, activities, events, visitor statistics, and park photos (public domain).
• PRISM Group, Oregon State University — Monthly climate normals, 1991–2020 (Alaska 1981–2010); prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed Oct 5, 2026.
• NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information — 1991–2020 climate normals for parks in Hawaiʻi, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and American Samoa.
• U.S. Geological Survey — Elevations of weather locations.
• © OpenStreetMap contributors — Location search in the Park Finder (via Nominatim).

Information may change. Always check nps.gov for current conditions.

Photo credits

Park photos are public domain works of the National Park Service or are used under Creative Commons licenses. Photos may be cropped and resized.

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  Acadia National Park

  Photo: NPS / Victoria Stauffenberg · Public domain

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  Arches National Park

  Photo: Ymaup · CC BY-SA 3.0

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  Badlands National Park

  Photo: NPS Photo · Public domain

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  Big Bend National Park

  Photo: P. Hughes · CC BY 4.0

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  Biscayne National Park

  Photo: NPS / Rob Waara · Public domain

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  Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park

  Photo: Mobilus In Mobili · CC BY-SA 2.0

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  Bryce Canyon National Park

  Photo: NPS Photo / Peter Densmore · Public domain

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  Canyonlands National Park

  Photo: NPS/Rhodes Smartt · Public domain

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  Capitol Reef National Park

  Photo: Jtwag55 · CC BY 4.0

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  Carlsbad Caverns National Park

  Photo: NPS / Michael Larson · Public domain

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  Channel Islands National Park

  Photo: Craig Baker · CC BY-SA 4.0

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  Congaree National Park

  Photo: NPS Photo · Public domain

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  Crater Lake National Park

  Photo: NPS Photo · Public domain

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  Cuyahoga Valley National Park

  Photo: Erik Drost · CC BY 2.0

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  Death Valley National Park

  Photo: King of Hearts / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

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  Denali National Park & Preserve

  Photo: NPS / Tim Rains · Public domain

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  Dry Tortugas National Park

  Photo: Lindsey C. Straub · CC BY-SA 4.0

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  Everglades National Park

  Photo: NPS / G. Gardner · Public domain

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  Gates Of The Arctic National Park & Preserve

  Photo: NPS Photo / Sean Tevebaugh · Public domain

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  Gateway Arch National Park

  Photo: Daniel Schwen · CC BY-SA 4.0

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  Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve

  Photo: Eric E Castro · CC BY 2.0

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  Glacier National Park

  Photo: Andrew Parlette · CC BY 2.0

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  Grand Canyon National Park

  Photo: Romain Guy · CC0

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  Grand Teton National Park

  Photo: NPS Photo/Tobiason · Public domain

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  Great Basin National Park

  Photo: NPS Photo · Public domain

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  Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve

  Photo: NPS/Patrick Myers · Public domain

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  Great Smoky Mountains National Park

  Photo: Gary Millar · CC BY 2.0

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  Guadalupe Mountains National Park

  Photo: NPS/Bieri · Public domain

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  Haleakalā National Park

  Photo: Christoph Strässler · CC BY-SA 2.0

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  Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park

  Photo: NPS Photo · Public domain

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  Hot Springs National Park

  Photo: NPS photo · Public domain

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  Indiana Dunes National Park

  Photo: NPS Photo · Public domain

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  Isle Royale National Park

  Photo: NPS Photo / Paul Brown · Public domain

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  Joshua Tree National Park

  Photo: NPS / Emily Hassell · Public domain

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  Katmai National Park & Preserve

  Photo: Christoph Strässler · CC BY-SA 2.0

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  Kenai Fjords National Park

  Photo: NPS Photo, S. Rainone · Public domain

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  Kings Canyon National Park

  Photo: Martin Bravenboer · CC BY 4.0

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  Kobuk Valley National Park

  Photo: NPS Photo · Public domain

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  Lake Clark National Park & Preserve

  Photo: Eric Kilby · CC BY-SA 2.0

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  Lassen Volcanic National Park

  Photo: NPS Photo / Scott Arnaz · Public domain

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  Mammoth Cave National Park

  Photo: NPS Photo / J. Cooper · Public domain

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  Mesa Verde National Park

  Photo: Judson McCranie · CC BY-SA 3.0

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  Mount Rainier National Park

  Photo: Samuel Kerr · CC BY-SA 3.0

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  National Park of American Samoa

  Photo: NPS · Public domain

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  New River Gorge National Park & Preserve

  Photo: JaGa · CC BY-SA 4.0

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  North Cascades National Park

  Photo: Bob Collowan / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

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  Olympic National Park

  Photo: King of Hearts / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

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  Petrified Forest National Park

  Photo: Finetooth · CC BY-SA 3.0

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  Pinnacles National Park

  Photo: lamblukas · CC BY 2.0

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  Redwood National and State Parks

  Photo: Chmee2 · CC BY-SA 3.0

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  Rocky Mountain National Park

  Photo: NPS · Public domain

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  Saguaro National Park

  Photo: Saguaro Pictures · CC BY 3.0

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  Sequoia National Park

  Photo: Roman Tokman · CC BY-SA 4.0

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  Shenandoah National Park

  Photo: Atcovi · CC BY-SA 4.0

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  Theodore Roosevelt National Park

  Photo: NPS Photo / Mark Meyers · Public domain

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  Virgin Islands National Park

  Photo: NPS Photo · Public domain

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  Voyageurs National Park

  Photo: NPS Photo / Daniel Dendler · Public domain

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  White Sands National Park

  Photo: dconvertini · CC BY-SA 2.0

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  Wind Cave National Park

  Photo: NPS Photo · Public domain

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  Wrangell - St Elias National Park & Preserve

  Photo: NPS Photo/ Neal Herbert · Public domain

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  Yellowstone National Park

  Photo: NPS/Jim Peaco · Public domain

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  Yosemite National Park

  Photo: David Iliff · CC BY-SA 3.0

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  Zion National Park

  Photo: NPS Photo / Shane Carte · Public domain