All 63 U.S. National Parks, in Order of Creation

Every U.S. President since the late 1800s has established at least one National Park or National Monument.

Every National Park in the order it became one, with the president in office at the time. Many started under other names, and a few former National Parks no longer exist.

National Parks in the order they were created
#	Park	Where	Became a park	President	Notes
1	Yellowstone	Wyoming, Montana, Idaho	March 1, 1872	Ulysses S. Grant	The first National Park.
2	Sequoia	California	September 25, 1890	Benjamin Harrison
3	Yosemite	California	October 1, 1890	Benjamin Harrison	Yosemite Valley was a state grant from 1864.
4	Mount Rainier	Washington	March 2, 1899	William McKinley
5	Crater Lake	Oregon	May 22, 1902	Theodore Roosevelt
6	Wind Cave	South Dakota	January 9, 1903	Theodore Roosevelt
7	Mesa Verde	Colorado	June 29, 1906	Theodore Roosevelt
8	Glacier	Montana	May 11, 1910	William Howard Taft
9	Rocky Mountain	Colorado	January 26, 1915	Woodrow Wilson
10	Hawaiʻi Volcanoes	Hawaii	August 1, 1916	Woodrow Wilson	Created as Hawaii National Park, which included Haleakalā until 1961.
11	Lassen Volcanic	California	August 9, 1916	Woodrow Wilson	Two national monuments from 1907.
12	Denali	Alaska	February 26, 1917	Woodrow Wilson	Created as Mount McKinley National Park; renamed in 1980.
13	Grand Canyon	Arizona	February 26, 1919	Woodrow Wilson	A national monument from 1908.
14	Acadia	Maine	February 26, 1919	Woodrow Wilson	Created as Lafayette National Park; renamed Acadia in 1929.
15	Zion	Utah	November 19, 1919	Woodrow Wilson	Mukuntuweap National Monument from 1909.
16	Hot Springs	Arkansas	March 4, 1921	Woodrow Wilson	A federal reservation since 1832, signed by Andrew Jackson.
17	Bryce Canyon	Utah	February 25, 1928	Calvin Coolidge	A national monument from 1923.
18	Grand Teton	Wyoming	February 26, 1929	Calvin Coolidge	Jackson Hole National Monument was added in 1950.
19	Carlsbad Caverns	New Mexico	May 14, 1930	Herbert Hoover	A national monument from 1923.
20	Everglades	Florida	May 30, 1934	Franklin D. Roosevelt	Dedicated by Harry Truman in 1947.
21	Great Smoky Mountains	North Carolina, Tennessee	June 15, 1934	Franklin D. Roosevelt	Authorized in 1926 under Calvin Coolidge.
22	Shenandoah	Virginia	December 26, 1935	Franklin D. Roosevelt	Authorized in 1926 under Calvin Coolidge.
23	Olympic	Washington	June 29, 1938	Franklin D. Roosevelt	Mount Olympus National Monument from 1909.
24	Kings Canyon	California	March 4, 1940	Franklin D. Roosevelt	Absorbed General Grant National Park, created in 1890.
25	Isle Royale	Michigan	April 3, 1940	Franklin D. Roosevelt	Authorized in 1931 under Herbert Hoover.
26	Mammoth Cave	Kentucky	July 1, 1941	Franklin D. Roosevelt	Authorized in 1926 under Calvin Coolidge.
27	Big Bend	Texas	June 12, 1944	Franklin D. Roosevelt
28	Virgin Islands	U.S. Virgin Islands	August 2, 1956	Dwight D. Eisenhower
29	Haleakalā	Hawaii	July 1, 1961	Dwight D. Eisenhower	Split from Hawaii National Park by a 1960 law that took effect in 1961.
30	Petrified Forest	Arizona	December 9, 1962	John F. Kennedy	A national monument from 1906.
31	Canyonlands	Utah	September 12, 1964	Lyndon B. Johnson
32	Redwood	California	October 2, 1968	Lyndon B. Johnson
33	North Cascades	Washington	October 2, 1968	Lyndon B. Johnson
34	Arches	Utah	November 12, 1971	Richard Nixon	A national monument from 1929.
35	Capitol Reef	Utah	December 18, 1971	Richard Nixon	A national monument from 1937.
36	Guadalupe Mountains	Texas	September 30, 1972	Richard Nixon	Authorized in 1966 under Lyndon Johnson.
37	Voyageurs	Minnesota	April 8, 1975	Gerald Ford	Authorized in 1971 under Richard Nixon.
38	Badlands	South Dakota	November 10, 1978	Jimmy Carter	A national monument from 1939.
39	Theodore Roosevelt	North Dakota	November 10, 1978	Jimmy Carter	A national memorial park from 1947.
40	Channel Islands	California	March 5, 1980	Jimmy Carter	A national monument from 1938.
41	Biscayne	Florida	June 28, 1980	Jimmy Carter	A national monument from 1968.
42	Gates of the Arctic	Alaska	December 2, 1980	Jimmy Carter	A national monument from 1978.
43	Glacier Bay	Alaska	December 2, 1980	Jimmy Carter	A national monument from 1925.
44	Katmai	Alaska	December 2, 1980	Jimmy Carter	A national monument from 1918.
45	Kenai Fjords	Alaska	December 2, 1980	Jimmy Carter	A national monument from 1978.
46	Kobuk Valley	Alaska	December 2, 1980	Jimmy Carter	A national monument from 1978.
47	Lake Clark	Alaska	December 2, 1980	Jimmy Carter	A national monument from 1978.
48	Wrangell–St. Elias	Alaska	December 2, 1980	Jimmy Carter	A national monument from 1978.
49	Great Basin	Nevada	October 27, 1986	Ronald Reagan	Absorbed Lehman Caves National Monument.
50	American Samoa	American Samoa	October 31, 1988	Ronald Reagan
51	Dry Tortugas	Florida	October 26, 1992	George H. W. Bush	Fort Jefferson National Monument from 1935.
52	Saguaro	Arizona	October 14, 1994	Bill Clinton	A national monument from 1933.
53	Death Valley	California, Nevada	October 31, 1994	Bill Clinton	A national monument from 1933.
54	Joshua Tree	California	October 31, 1994	Bill Clinton	A national monument from 1936.
55	Black Canyon of the Gunnison	Colorado	October 21, 1999	Bill Clinton	A national monument from 1933.
56	Cuyahoga Valley	Ohio	October 11, 2000	Bill Clinton	A national recreation area from 1974.
57	Congaree	South Carolina	November 10, 2003	George W. Bush	A national monument from 1976.
58	Great Sand Dunes	Colorado	September 24, 2004	George W. Bush	A national monument from 1932; authorized as a park in 2000 under Bill Clinton.
59	Pinnacles	California	January 10, 2013	Barack Obama	A national monument from 1908.
60	Gateway Arch	Missouri	February 22, 2018	Donald Trump	Jefferson National Expansion Memorial from 1935.
61	Indiana Dunes	Indiana	February 15, 2019	Donald Trump	A national lakeshore from 1966.
62	White Sands	New Mexico	December 20, 2019	Donald Trump	A national monument from 1933.
63	New River Gorge	West Virginia	December 27, 2020	Donald Trump	A national river from 1978.

Former National Parks

These were once National Parks and aren't anymore. A new name alone doesn't count: Lafayette National Park is simply Acadia.

Former National Parks
Park	Where	Created	President	Ended	What happened
Mackinac	Michigan	1875	Ulysses S. Grant	1895	Given to Michigan. Now Mackinac Island State Park.
General Grant	California	1890	Benjamin Harrison	1940	Absorbed into Kings Canyon National Park.
Sullys Hill	North Dakota	1904	Theodore Roosevelt	1931	Long listed as a National Park, though never officially one. Now White Horse Hill National Game Preserve.
Platt	Oklahoma	1906	Theodore Roosevelt	1976	Combined with Arbuckle Recreation Area to form Chickasaw National Recreation Area.
Abraham Lincoln	Kentucky	1916	Woodrow Wilson	1939	Redesignated a national historical park. Now Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park.
Fort McHenry	Maryland	1925	Calvin Coolidge	1939	Now Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine.

The 63 National Parks

Every U.S. President since the late 1800s has established at least one National Park or National Monument.

Former National Parks