There are 63 official “National Parks” in the United States as of 2025.

Quick Scoop

When people ask “how many national parks are there in the US,” they usually mean the big, congressionally designated National Parks like Yellowstone, Yosemite, and Zion. There are 63 of these, spread across multiple states and a few U.S. territories such as American Samoa and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Parks vs. Park System

  • The National Park System includes far more than just those 63 parks: it has over 430 protected sites (monuments, historic parks, seashores, battlefields, etc.).
  • So:
    • 63 = sites with the formal title “National Park”.
* 430+ = total National Park Service sites of all types.

Little Extra Context

  • The number has grown over time as Congress designates new National Parks, most recently additions like New River Gorge and White Sands in the 2020s.
  • Only some states and territories have at least one National Park; others may have no park with that exact title but still host other National Park Service units like national monuments or historic sites.

TL;DR: If you’re counting just the big-name National Parks, the US has 63 of them; if you’re counting every kind of site run by the National Park Service, it’s 430+.

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