Approximately 331 million people visited American national parks in 2024, representing a 2% year-over-year growth and the fourth straight year of growth.
President Woodrow Wilson in 1916 signed the act creating the National Park Service to leave natural and historic phenomenons "unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations." Since then, our national parks have welcomed visitors from around the world to experience some of the best the country has to offer and showcase the country's natural beauty and cultural heritage. Today, the country's 63 national parks contain at least 247 species of endangered or threatened plants and animals, more than 75,000 archaeological sites, and 18,000 miles of trails.
Stacker compiled a list of the closest national parks to Honolulu. National parks are ranked by closest straight line distance, measured from representative points in Urban Honolulu, HI Metro Area and each national park. All featured distances are estimated using representative locations from the center of each metro and national park—for some places within the metro area, the actual distance may be slightly shorter or longer to reach the closest entryway to a park.
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1 / 63#1. Haleakalā National Park (Hawaii)
- Distance: 141 miles
- Date founded: July 1, 1961
- 2024 visitors: 732,477 (#32 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 33,488.98 acres
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2 / 63#2. Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park (Hawaii)
- Distance: 242 miles
- Date founded: August 1, 1916
- 2024 visitors: 1,433,593 (#22 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 344,812.18 acres
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3 / 63#3. Redwood National Park (California)
- Distance: 2,415 miles
- Date founded: October 2, 1968
- 2024 visitors: 622,883 (#35 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 138,999.37 acres
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4 / 63#4. Pinnacles National Park (California)
- Distance: 2,450 miles
- Date founded: January 10, 2013
- 2024 visitors: 354,076 (#48 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 26,685.73 acres
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5 / 63#5. Channel Islands National Park (California)
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6 / 63#6. Lassen Volcanic National Park (California)
- Distance: 2,515 miles
- Date founded: August 9, 1916
- 2024 visitors: 357,651 (#47 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 106,589.02 acres
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7 / 63#7. Crater Lake National Park (Oregon)
- Distance: 2,550 miles
- Date founded: May 22, 1902
- 2024 visitors: 504,942 (#39 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 183,224.05 acres
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8 / 63#8. Katmai National Park (Alaska)
- Distance: 2,561 miles
- Date founded: December 2, 1980
- 2024 visitors: 36,230 (#57 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 3,674,529.33 acres
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9 / 63#9. Yosemite National Park (California)
- Distance: 2,563 miles
- Date founded: October 1, 1890
- 2024 visitors: 4,121,807 (#6 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 761,747.50 acres
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10 / 63#10. Sequoia National Park (California)
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11 / 63#11. Kings Canyon National Park (California)
- Distance: 2,597 miles
- Date founded: March 4, 1940
- 2024 visitors: 699,389 (#34 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 461,901.20 acres
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12 / 63#12. National Park of American Samoa (American Samoa)
- Distance: 2,597 miles
- Date founded: October 31, 1988
- 2024 visitors: 22,567 (#59 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 8,256.67 acres
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13 / 63#13. Olympic National Park (Washington)
- Distance: 2,651 miles
- Date founded: June 29, 1938
- 2024 visitors: 3,717,267 (#8 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 922,649.41 acres
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14 / 63#14. Death Valley National Park (California, Nevada)
- Distance: 2,683 miles
- Date founded: October 31, 1994
- 2024 visitors: 1,440,484 (#21 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 3,408,395.63 acres
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15 / 63#15. Mount Rainier National Park (Washington)
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16 / 63#16. Kenai Fjords National Park (Alaska)
- Distance: 2,687 miles
- Date founded: December 2, 1980
- 2024 visitors: 419,468 (#46 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 669,650.05 acres
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17 / 63#17. Joshua Tree National Park (California)
- Distance: 2,708 miles
- Date founded: October 31, 1994
- 2024 visitors: 2,991,874 (#11 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 795,155.85 acres
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18 / 63#18. Lake Clark National Park (Alaska)
- Distance: 2,736 miles
- Date founded: December 2, 1980
- 2024 visitors: 18,505 (#60 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 2,619,816.49 acres
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19 / 63#19. Glacier Bay National Park (Alaska)
- Distance: 2,766 miles
- Date founded: December 2, 1980
- 2024 visitors: 736,282 (#30 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 3,223,383.43 acres
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20 / 63#20. North Cascades National Park (Washington)
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21 / 63#21. Wrangell–St. Elias National Park (Alaska)
- Distance: 2,839 miles
- Date founded: December 2, 1980
- 2024 visitors: 81,670 (#56 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 8,323,146.48 acres
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22 / 63#22. Great Basin National Park (Nevada)
- Distance: 2,856 miles
- Date founded: October 27, 1986
- 2024 visitors: 152,068 (#54 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 77,180.00 acres
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23 / 63#23. Zion National Park (Utah)
- Distance: 2,901 miles
- Date founded: November 19, 1919
- 2024 visitors: 4,946,592 (#2 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 147,242.66 acres
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24 / 63#24. Denali National Park (Alaska)
- Distance: 2,912 miles
- Date founded: February 26, 1917
- 2024 visitors: 466,227 (#42 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 4,740,911.16 acres
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25 / 63#25. Grand Canyon National Park (Arizona)
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26 / 63#26. Bryce Canyon National Park (Utah)
- Distance: 2,952 miles
- Date founded: February 25, 1928
- 2024 visitors: 2,498,075 (#15 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 35,835.08 acres
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27 / 63#27. Saguaro National Park (Arizona)
- Distance: 3,013 miles
- Date founded: October 14, 1994
- 2024 visitors: 946,369 (#26 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 92,876.75 acres
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28 / 63#28. Capitol Reef National Park (Utah)
- Distance: 3,013 miles
- Date founded: December 18, 1971
- 2024 visitors: 1,422,490 (#23 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 241,904.50 acres
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29 / 63#29. Petrified Forest National Park (Arizona)
- Distance: 3,065 miles
- Date founded: December 9, 1962
- 2024 visitors: 559,254 (#37 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 221,390.21 acres
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30 / 63#30. Glacier National Park (Montana)
- Distance: 3,068 miles
- Date founded: May 11, 1910
- 2024 visitors: 3,208,755 (#10 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 1,013,126.39 acres
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31 / 63#31. Canyonlands National Park (Utah)
- Distance: 3,080 miles
- Date founded: September 12, 1964
- 2024 visitors: 818,492 (#27 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 337,597.83 acres
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32 / 63#32. Arches National Park (Utah)
- Distance: 3,103 miles
- Date founded: November 12, 1971
- 2024 visitors: 1,466,528 (#20 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 76,678.98 acres
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33 / 63#33. Grand Teton National Park (Wyoming)
- Distance: 3,107 miles
- Date founded: February 26, 1929
- 2024 visitors: 3,628,222 (#9 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 310,044.36 acres
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34 / 63#34. Yellowstone National Park (Wyoming, Montana, Idaho)
- Distance: 3,136 miles
- Date founded: March 1, 1872
- 2024 visitors: 4,744,353 (#4 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 2,219,790.71 acres
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35 / 63#35. Mesa Verde National Park (Colorado)
- Distance: 3,150 miles
- Date founded: June 29, 1906
- 2024 visitors: 480,065 (#41 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 52,485.17 acres
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36 / 63#36. Kobuk Valley National Park (Alaska)
- Distance: 3,183 miles
- Date founded: December 2, 1980
- 2024 visitors: 17,233 (#61 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 1,750,716.16 acres
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37 / 63#37. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park (Colorado)
- Distance: 3,202 miles
- Date founded: October 21, 1999
- 2024 visitors: 335,862 (#49 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 30,779.83 acres
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38 / 63#38. Gates of the Arctic National Park (Alaska)
- Distance: 3,205 miles
- Date founded: December 2, 1980
- 2024 visitors: 11,907 (#63 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 7,523,897.45 acres
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39 / 63#39. White Sands National Park (New Mexico)
- Distance: 3,266 miles
- Date founded: December 20, 2019
- 2024 visitors: 702,236 (#33 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 146,344.31 acres
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40 / 63#40. Great Sand Dunes National Park (Colorado)
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41 / 63#41. Rocky Mountain National Park (Colorado)
- Distance: 3,330 miles
- Date founded: January 26, 1915
- 2024 visitors: 4,154,349 (#5 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 265,847.74 acres
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42 / 63#42. Guadalupe Mountains National Park (Texas)
- Distance: 3,343 miles
- Date founded: October 15, 1966
- 2024 visitors: 226,134 (#52 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 86,367.10 acres
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43 / 63#43. Carlsbad Caverns National Park (New Mexico)
- Distance: 3,367 miles
- Date founded: May 14, 1930
- 2024 visitors: 460,474 (#43 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 46,766.45 acres
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44 / 63#44. Big Bend National Park (Texas)
- Distance: 3,448 miles
- Date founded: June 12, 1944
- 2024 visitors: 561,458 (#36 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 801,163.21 acres
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45 / 63#45. Wind Cave National Park (South Dakota)
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46 / 63#46. Theodore Roosevelt National Park (North Dakota)
- Distance: 3,504 miles
- Date founded: November 10, 1978
- 2024 visitors: 732,951 (#31 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 70,446.89 acres
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47 / 63#47. Badlands National Park (South Dakota)
- Distance: 3,515 miles
- Date founded: November 10, 1978
- 2024 visitors: 1,094,245 (#25 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 242,755.94 acres
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48 / 63#48. Voyageurs National Park (Minnesota)
- Distance: 4,005 miles
- Date founded: April 8, 1975
- 2024 visitors: 199,030 (#53 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 218,222.35 acres
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49 / 63#49. Hot Springs National Park (Arkansas)
- Distance: 4,016 miles
- Date founded: March 4, 1921
- 2024 visitors: 2,461,812 (#16 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 5,554.15 acres
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50 / 63#50. Gateway Arch National Park (Missouri)
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51 / 63#51. Isle Royale National Park (Michigan)
- Distance: 4,204 miles
- Date founded: April 3, 1940
- 2024 visitors: 28,806 (#58 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 571,790.30 acres
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52 / 63#52. Indiana Dunes National Park (Indiana)
- Distance: 4,298 miles
- Date founded: February 15, 2019
- 2024 visitors: 2,705,209 (#13 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 15,349.08 acres
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53 / 63#53. Mammoth Cave National Park (Kentucky)
- Distance: 4,382 miles
- Date founded: July 1, 1941
- 2024 visitors: 747,042 (#28 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 72,472.87 acres
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54 / 63#54. Great Smoky Mountains National Park (North Carolina, Tennessee)
- Distance: 4,539 miles
- Date founded: June 15, 1934
- 2024 visitors: 12,191,834 (#1 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 522,426.88 acres
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55 / 63#55. Cuyahoga Valley National Park (Ohio)
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56 / 63#56. New River Gorge National Park (West Virginia)
- Distance: 4,645 miles
- Date founded: December 27, 2020
- 2024 visitors: 1,811,937 (#17 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 7,021 acres
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57 / 63#57. Congaree National Park (South Carolina)
- Distance: 4,718 miles
- Date founded: November 10, 2003
- 2024 visitors: 242,049 (#51 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 26,692.60 acres
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58 / 63#58. Dry Tortugas National Park (Florida)
- Distance: 4,740 miles
- Date founded: October 26, 1992
- 2024 visitors: 84,873 (#55 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 64,701.22 acres
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59 / 63#59. Shenandoah National Park (Virginia)
- Distance: 4,784 miles
- Date founded: December 26, 1935
- 2024 visitors: 1,720,211 (#18 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 200,445.92 acres
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60 / 63#60. Everglades National Park (Florida)
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61 / 63#61. Biscayne National Park (Florida)
- Distance: 4,891 miles
- Date founded: June 28, 1980
- 2024 visitors: 512,213 (#38 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 172,971.11 acres
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62 / 63#62. Acadia National Park (Maine)
- Distance: 5,203 miles
- Date founded: February 26, 1919
- 2024 visitors: 3,961,661 (#7 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 49,071.40 acres
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63 / 63#63. Virgin Islands National Park (U.S. Virgin Islands)
- Distance: 5,983 miles
- Date founded: August 2, 1956
- 2024 visitors: 423,029 (#45 highest among all national parks)
- Park area: 15,052.33 acres
