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National Parks Season Calendar

The whole year on one chart. Darker means better. Tap a month to highlight it, or a park for the details.

ParkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Pacific Northwest
Crater Lake
Mount Rainier
North Cascades
Olympic
California
Death Valley
Joshua Tree
Channel Islands
Pinnacles
Lassen Volcanic
Redwood
Kings Canyon
Sequoia
Yosemite
Southwest
Arches
Bryce Canyon
Canyonlands
Capitol Reef
Zion
Grand Canyon
Petrified Forest
Saguaro
Big Bend
Carlsbad Caverns
Guadalupe Mountains
White Sands
Great Basin
Mesa Verde
Rocky Mountains & Plains
Glacier
Grand Teton
Yellowstone
Black Canyon of the Gunnison
Great Sand Dunes
Rocky Mountain
Badlands
Wind Cave
Theodore Roosevelt
Great Lakes & Northeast
Acadia
Cuyahoga Valley
Indiana Dunes
Isle Royale
Voyageurs
Southeast
Biscayne
Dry Tortugas
Everglades
Congaree
Gateway Arch
Hot Springs
Mammoth Cave
New River Gorge
Great Smoky Mountains
Shenandoah
Alaska
Denali
Gates of the Arctic
Glacier Bay
Katmai
Kenai Fjords
Kobuk Valley
Lake Clark
Wrangell–St. Elias
Hawaiʻi & Islands
National Park of American Samoa
Haleakalā
Hawaiʻi Volcanoes
Virgin Islands

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Last reviewed October 4, 2026. Ratings are editorial. Rules and road openings change each year, so confirm on the official NPS site before you go.