Top National Parks for Kids

“Whether your ancestors came over on the Mayflower or whether they just arrived, whether you’re from a big city or from a rural setting, whether your daddy owns the factory or your mother is a maid, you are the owner of some of the best seafront property this nation has.” - Dayton Duncan

For many homeschooling families, summer brings a plethora of great opportunities to get outside, spend time at the pool, play in the backyard, and take a family vacation to explore our beautiful country, including America’s National Parks.

With 63 U.S. National Parks after the 2020 addition of New River Gorge National Park & Preserve located in the Appalachian Mountains of southern West Virginia, choosing which destination is right for your family can take a lot of research. To help, The Family Vacation Guide released a list of the Top 50 National Parks ranked on family friendliness.

Taking into consideration landmarks of interest, kid-friendly hiking trails, and family-friendly hotels, here are the results:

1. Yellowstone (WY, MT, ID)
2. Great Smoky Mountains (NC, TN)
3. Rocky Mountain (CO)
4. Yosemite (CA)
5. Grand Canyon (AZ)
6. Glacier (MT)
7. Acadia (ME)
8. Death Valley (CA, NV)
9. Grand Teton (WY)
10. Mount Rainier (WA)

11. Zion (UT)
12. Big Bend (TX)
13. Joshua Tree (CA)
14. Bryce Canyon (UT)
15. Shenandoah (VA)
16. Capitol Reef (UT)
17. Olympic (WA)
18. Canyonlands (UT)
19. Everglades (FL)
20. Crater Lake (OR)

21. Arches (UT)
22. Denali (AK)
23. Mesa Verde (CO)
24. Badlands (SD)
25. Sequoia (CA)
26. Mammoth Cave (KY)
27. Hawaii Volcanoes (HI)
28. Lassen Volcanic (CA)
29. Virgin Islands (U.S. Virgin Islands)
30. Black Canyon of the Gunnison (CO)

31. Petrified Forest (AZ)
32. Kings Canyon (CA)
33. Theodore Roosevelt (ND)
34. Guadalupe Mountains (TX)
35. Great Basin (NV)
36. North Cascades (WA)
37. Isle Royale (MI)
38. Redwood (CA)
39. Carlsbad Caverns (NM)
40. Great Sand Dunes (CO)

41. Wind Cave (SD)
42. Channel Islands (CA)
43. Wrangell – St. Elias (AK)
44. Voyageurs (MN)
45. Biscayne (FL)
46. Haleakala (HI)
47. Dry Tortugas (FL)
48. Katmai (AK)
49. Glacier Bay (AK)
50. Kenai Fjords (AK)

Related
Top 20 National Parks in the United States
How to See America’s National Parks for Free

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