{
 "source": "National Parks Almanac",
 "url": "https://nationalparksalmanac.com",
 "license": "CC BY 4.0",
 "updated": "2026-10-04",
 "scale": {
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  "crowd": "0 quiet, 1 moderate, 2 busy, 3 peak"
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   "name": "Crater Lake National Park",
   "states": [
    "OR"
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   "region": "pacific-northwest",
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   "nps_url": "https://www.nps.gov/crla/index.htm"
  },
  {
   "slug": "mount-rainier",
   "name": "Mount Rainier National Park",
   "states": [
    "WA"
   ],
   "region": "pacific-northwest",
   "lat": 46.85,
   "lng": -121.76,
   "established": 1899,
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   "nps_url": "https://www.nps.gov/mora/index.htm"
  },
  {
   "slug": "north-cascades",
   "name": "North Cascades National Park",
   "states": [
    "WA"
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   "region": "pacific-northwest",
   "lat": 48.7,
   "lng": -121.2,
   "established": 1968,
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   "url": "https://nationalparksalmanac.com/best-time-to-visit/north-cascades/",
   "nps_url": "https://www.nps.gov/noca/index.htm"
  },
  {
   "slug": "olympic",
   "name": "Olympic National Park",
   "states": [
    "WA"
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   "region": "pacific-northwest",
   "lat": 47.8,
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   "url": "https://nationalparksalmanac.com/best-time-to-visit/olympic/",
   "nps_url": "https://www.nps.gov/olym/index.htm"
  },
  {
   "slug": "death-valley",
   "name": "Death Valley National Park",
   "states": [
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   "region": "california",
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   "nps_url": "https://www.nps.gov/deva/index.htm"
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  {
   "slug": "joshua-tree",
   "name": "Joshua Tree National Park",
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   "lng": -115.9,
   "established": 1994,
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   "nps_url": "https://www.nps.gov/jotr/index.htm"
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   "slug": "channel-islands",
   "name": "Channel Islands National Park",
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   "region": "california",
   "lat": 34.01,
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   "url": "https://nationalparksalmanac.com/best-time-to-visit/channel-islands/",
   "nps_url": "https://www.nps.gov/chis/index.htm"
  },
  {
   "slug": "pinnacles",
   "name": "Pinnacles National Park",
   "states": [
    "CA"
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   "region": "california",
   "lat": 36.49,
   "lng": -121.16,
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   "url": "https://nationalparksalmanac.com/best-time-to-visit/pinnacles/",
   "nps_url": "https://www.nps.gov/pinn/index.htm"
  },
  {
   "slug": "lassen-volcanic",
   "name": "Lassen Volcanic National Park",
   "states": [
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   "region": "california",
   "lat": 40.49,
   "lng": -121.42,
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   "url": "https://nationalparksalmanac.com/best-time-to-visit/lassen-volcanic/",
   "nps_url": "https://www.nps.gov/lavo/index.htm"
  },
  {
   "slug": "redwood",
   "name": "Redwood National Park",
   "states": [
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   "lat": 41.21,
   "lng": -124,
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   "url": "https://nationalparksalmanac.com/best-time-to-visit/redwood/",
   "nps_url": "https://www.nps.gov/redw/index.htm"
  },
  {
   "slug": "kings-canyon",
   "name": "Kings Canyon National Park",
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   "url": "https://nationalparksalmanac.com/best-time-to-visit/kings-canyon/",
   "nps_url": "https://www.nps.gov/seki/index.htm"
  },
  {
   "slug": "sequoia",
   "name": "Sequoia National Park",
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   "nps_url": "https://www.nps.gov/seki/index.htm"
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  {
   "slug": "yosemite",
   "name": "Yosemite National Park",
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   "url": "https://nationalparksalmanac.com/best-time-to-visit/yosemite/",
   "nps_url": "https://www.nps.gov/yose/index.htm"
  },
  {
   "slug": "arches",
   "name": "Arches National Park",
   "states": [
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   "region": "southwest",
   "lat": 38.73,
   "lng": -109.59,
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   "best_months": "Apr–May, Oct",
   "url": "https://nationalparksalmanac.com/best-time-to-visit/arches/",
   "nps_url": "https://www.nps.gov/arch/index.htm"
  },
  {
   "slug": "bryce-canyon",
   "name": "Bryce Canyon National Park",
   "states": [
    "UT"
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   "region": "southwest",
   "lat": 37.59,
   "lng": -112.19,
   "established": 1928,
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   "best_months": "May–Jun, Sep–Oct",
   "url": "https://nationalparksalmanac.com/best-time-to-visit/bryce-canyon/",
   "nps_url": "https://www.nps.gov/brca/index.htm"
  },
  {
   "slug": "canyonlands",
   "name": "Canyonlands National Park",
   "states": [
    "UT"
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   "region": "southwest",
   "lat": 38.46,
   "lng": -109.82,
   "established": 1964,
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   "best_months": "Apr–May, Oct",
   "url": "https://nationalparksalmanac.com/best-time-to-visit/canyonlands/",
   "nps_url": "https://www.nps.gov/cany/index.htm"
  },
  {
   "slug": "capitol-reef",
   "name": "Capitol Reef National Park",
   "states": [
    "UT"
   ],
   "region": "southwest",
   "lat": 38.28,
   "lng": -111.25,
   "established": 1971,
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   "best_months": "Apr–May, Sep–Oct",
   "url": "https://nationalparksalmanac.com/best-time-to-visit/capitol-reef/",
   "nps_url": "https://www.nps.gov/care/index.htm"
  },
  {
   "slug": "zion",
   "name": "Zion National Park",
   "states": [
    "UT"
   ],
   "region": "southwest",
   "lat": 37.3,
   "lng": -113.03,
   "established": 1919,
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   "best_months": "Apr, Oct–Nov",
   "url": "https://nationalparksalmanac.com/best-time-to-visit/zion/",
   "nps_url": "https://www.nps.gov/zion/index.htm"
  },
  {
   "slug": "grand-canyon",
   "name": "Grand Canyon National Park",
   "states": [
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   "region": "southwest",
   "lat": 36.06,
   "lng": -112.14,
   "established": 1919,
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   "url": "https://nationalparksalmanac.com/best-time-to-visit/grand-canyon/",
   "nps_url": "https://www.nps.gov/grca/index.htm"
  },
  {
   "slug": "petrified-forest",
   "name": "Petrified Forest National Park",
   "states": [
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   "region": "southwest",
   "lat": 34.91,
   "lng": -109.81,
   "established": 1962,
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   "url": "https://nationalparksalmanac.com/best-time-to-visit/petrified-forest/",
   "nps_url": "https://www.nps.gov/pefo/index.htm"
  },
  {
   "slug": "saguaro",
   "name": "Saguaro National Park",
   "states": [
    "AZ"
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   "region": "southwest",
   "lat": 32.25,
   "lng": -110.74,
   "established": 1994,
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   "best_months": "Nov–Apr",
   "url": "https://nationalparksalmanac.com/best-time-to-visit/saguaro/",
   "nps_url": "https://www.nps.gov/sagu/index.htm"
  },
  {
   "slug": "big-bend",
   "name": "Big Bend National Park",
   "states": [
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   "region": "southwest",
   "lat": 29.25,
   "lng": -103.25,
   "established": 1944,
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   "best_months": "Oct–Apr",
   "url": "https://nationalparksalmanac.com/best-time-to-visit/big-bend/",
   "nps_url": "https://www.nps.gov/bibe/index.htm"
  },
  {
   "slug": "carlsbad-caverns",
   "name": "Carlsbad Caverns National Park",
   "states": [
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   "region": "southwest",
   "lat": 32.18,
   "lng": -104.44,
   "established": 1930,
   "best": "222233333322",
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   "best_months": "May–Oct",
   "url": "https://nationalparksalmanac.com/best-time-to-visit/carlsbad-caverns/",
   "nps_url": "https://www.nps.gov/cave/index.htm"
  },
  {
   "slug": "guadalupe-mountains",
   "name": "Guadalupe Mountains National Park",
   "states": [
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   "region": "southwest",
   "lat": 31.89,
   "lng": -104.86,
   "established": 1972,
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   "best_months": "Apr–May, Oct",
   "url": "https://nationalparksalmanac.com/best-time-to-visit/guadalupe-mountains/",
   "nps_url": "https://www.nps.gov/gumo/index.htm"
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  {
   "slug": "white-sands",
   "name": "White Sands National Park",
   "states": [
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   "region": "southwest",
   "lat": 32.78,
   "lng": -106.17,
   "established": 2019,
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   "best_months": "Mar–Apr, Oct–Nov",
   "url": "https://nationalparksalmanac.com/best-time-to-visit/white-sands/",
   "nps_url": "https://www.nps.gov/whsa/index.htm"
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  {
   "slug": "great-basin",
   "name": "Great Basin National Park",
   "states": [
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   "region": "southwest",
   "lat": 39,
   "lng": -114.22,
   "established": 1986,
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   "best_months": "Jul–Sep",
   "url": "https://nationalparksalmanac.com/best-time-to-visit/great-basin/",
   "nps_url": "https://www.nps.gov/grba/index.htm"
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  {
   "slug": "mesa-verde",
   "name": "Mesa Verde National Park",
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   "lat": 37.18,
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   "established": 1906,
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   "url": "https://nationalparksalmanac.com/best-time-to-visit/mesa-verde/",
   "nps_url": "https://www.nps.gov/meve/index.htm"
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  {
   "slug": "glacier",
   "name": "Glacier National Park",
   "states": [
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   "region": "rocky-mountains",
   "lat": 48.7,
   "lng": -113.72,
   "established": 1910,
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   "best_months": "Jul–Sep",
   "url": "https://nationalparksalmanac.com/best-time-to-visit/glacier/",
   "nps_url": "https://www.nps.gov/glac/index.htm"
  },
  {
   "slug": "grand-teton",
   "name": "Grand Teton National Park",
   "states": [
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   "region": "rocky-mountains",
   "lat": 43.79,
   "lng": -110.68,
   "established": 1929,
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   "best_months": "Jun, Sep",
   "url": "https://nationalparksalmanac.com/best-time-to-visit/grand-teton/",
   "nps_url": "https://www.nps.gov/grte/index.htm"
  },
  {
   "slug": "yellowstone",
   "name": "Yellowstone National Park",
   "states": [
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    "MT",
    "ID"
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   "region": "rocky-mountains",
   "lat": 44.6,
   "lng": -110.5,
   "established": 1872,
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   "best_months": "Jun, Sep",
   "url": "https://nationalparksalmanac.com/best-time-to-visit/yellowstone/",
   "nps_url": "https://www.nps.gov/yell/index.htm"
  },
  {
   "slug": "black-canyon-of-the-gunnison",
   "name": "Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park",
   "states": [
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   "region": "rocky-mountains",
   "lat": 38.57,
   "lng": -107.72,
   "established": 1999,
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   "best_months": "May–Sep",
   "url": "https://nationalparksalmanac.com/best-time-to-visit/black-canyon-of-the-gunnison/",
   "nps_url": "https://www.nps.gov/blca/index.htm"
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  {
   "slug": "great-sand-dunes",
   "name": "Great Sand Dunes National Park",
   "states": [
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   "region": "rocky-mountains",
   "lat": 37.73,
   "lng": -105.51,
   "established": 2004,
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   "best_months": "May–Jun, Sep",
   "url": "https://nationalparksalmanac.com/best-time-to-visit/great-sand-dunes/",
   "nps_url": "https://www.nps.gov/grsa/index.htm"
  },
  {
   "slug": "rocky-mountain",
   "name": "Rocky Mountain National Park",
   "states": [
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   "region": "rocky-mountains",
   "lat": 40.34,
   "lng": -105.68,
   "established": 1915,
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   "best_months": "Jul–Sep",
   "url": "https://nationalparksalmanac.com/best-time-to-visit/rocky-mountain/",
   "nps_url": "https://www.nps.gov/romo/index.htm"
  },
  {
   "slug": "badlands",
   "name": "Badlands National Park",
   "states": [
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   "region": "rocky-mountains",
   "lat": 43.86,
   "lng": -102.34,
   "established": 1978,
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   "best_months": "May–Jun, Sep–Oct",
   "url": "https://nationalparksalmanac.com/best-time-to-visit/badlands/",
   "nps_url": "https://www.nps.gov/badl/index.htm"
  },
  {
   "slug": "wind-cave",
   "name": "Wind Cave National Park",
   "states": [
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   "region": "rocky-mountains",
   "lat": 43.57,
   "lng": -103.48,
   "established": 1903,
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   "best_months": "May–Jun, Sep–Oct",
   "url": "https://nationalparksalmanac.com/best-time-to-visit/wind-cave/",
   "nps_url": "https://www.nps.gov/wica/index.htm"
  },
  {
   "slug": "theodore-roosevelt",
   "name": "Theodore Roosevelt National Park",
   "states": [
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   "region": "rocky-mountains",
   "lat": 46.97,
   "lng": -103.54,
   "established": 1978,
   "best": "111123333211",
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   "best_months": "Jun–Sep",
   "url": "https://nationalparksalmanac.com/best-time-to-visit/theodore-roosevelt/",
   "nps_url": "https://www.nps.gov/thro/index.htm"
  },
  {
   "slug": "acadia",
   "name": "Acadia National Park",
   "states": [
    "ME"
   ],
   "region": "great-lakes-northeast",
   "lat": 44.35,
   "lng": -68.21,
   "established": 1916,
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   "best_months": "Jun, Sep–Oct",
   "url": "https://nationalparksalmanac.com/best-time-to-visit/acadia/",
   "nps_url": "https://www.nps.gov/acad/index.htm"
  },
  {
   "slug": "cuyahoga-valley",
   "name": "Cuyahoga Valley National Park",
   "states": [
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   "region": "great-lakes-northeast",
   "lat": 41.24,
   "lng": -81.55,
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   "url": "https://nationalparksalmanac.com/best-time-to-visit/cuyahoga-valley/",
   "nps_url": "https://www.nps.gov/cuva/index.htm"
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  {
   "slug": "indiana-dunes",
   "name": "Indiana Dunes National Park",
   "states": [
    "IN"
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   "region": "great-lakes-northeast",
   "lat": 41.65,
   "lng": -87.05,
   "established": 2019,
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   "best_months": "Jul–Sep",
   "url": "https://nationalparksalmanac.com/best-time-to-visit/indiana-dunes/",
   "nps_url": "https://www.nps.gov/indu/index.htm"
  },
  {
   "slug": "isle-royale",
   "name": "Isle Royale National Park",
   "states": [
    "MI"
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   "region": "great-lakes-northeast",
   "lat": 48,
   "lng": -88.83,
   "established": 1940,
   "best": "000012333000",
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   "best_months": "Jul–Sep",
   "url": "https://nationalparksalmanac.com/best-time-to-visit/isle-royale/",
   "nps_url": "https://www.nps.gov/isro/index.htm"
  },
  {
   "slug": "voyageurs",
   "name": "Voyageurs National Park",
   "states": [
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   "region": "great-lakes-northeast",
   "lat": 48.48,
   "lng": -92.84,
   "established": 1975,
   "best": "221012333201",
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   "best_months": "Jul–Sep",
   "url": "https://nationalparksalmanac.com/best-time-to-visit/voyageurs/",
   "nps_url": "https://www.nps.gov/voya/index.htm"
  },
  {
   "slug": "biscayne",
   "name": "Biscayne National Park",
   "states": [
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   "region": "southeast",
   "lat": 25.48,
   "lng": -80.21,
   "established": 1980,
   "best": "333321111023",
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   "best_months": "Dec–Apr",
   "url": "https://nationalparksalmanac.com/best-time-to-visit/biscayne/",
   "nps_url": "https://www.nps.gov/bisc/index.htm"
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