From Acadia to Zion: What travelers should know about each of America's national parks
Two of the most commonly asked questions about any national park are "What makes it so special?" and "Is it worth visiting?"
All 63 of America's national parks are special, and each one is worthwhile.
Over the course of more than a year, USA TODAY unpacked why with helpful travel tips like how to get there, when to visit and what not to miss.
We started with Acadia during National Park Week last April and made our way through the alphabet to Zion this summer. Click on the name of each park linked below to learn more about these national treasures.
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Acadia National Park in Maine
Arches National Park in Utah
Badlands National Park in South Dakota
Big Bend National Park in Texas
Biscayne National Park in Florida
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park in Colorado
Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah
Canyonlands National Park in Utah
Capitol Reef National Park in Utah
Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico
Channel Islands National Park in California
Congaree National Park in South Carolina
Crater Lake National Park in Oregon
Cuyahoga Valley National Park in Ohio
Death Valley National Park in California and Nevada
Denali National Park in Alaska
Dry Tortugas National Park in Florida
Everglades National Park in Florida
Gates of the Arctic National Park in Alaska
Gateway Arch National Park in Missouri and Illinois
Glacier National Park in Montana
Glacier Bay National Park in Alaska
Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona
Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming
Great Basin National Park in Nevada
Great Sand Dunes National Park in Colorado
Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina and Tennessee
Guadalupe Mountains National Park in Texas
Haleakalā National Park in Hawaii
Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park in Hawaii
Hot Springs National Park in Arkansas
Indiana Dunes National Park in Indiana
Isle Royale National Park in Michigan
Joshua Tree National Park in California
Katmai National Park in Alaska
Kenai Fjords National Park in Alaska
Kings Canyon National Park in California
Kobuk Valley National Park in Alaska
Lake Clark National Park in Alaska
Lassen Volcanic National Park in California
Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky
Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado
Mount Rainier National Park in Washington
National Park of American Samoa in American Samoa
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in West Virginia
North Cascades National Park in Washington
Olympic National Park in Washington
Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona
Pinnacles National Park in California
Redwood National Park in California
Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado
Saguaro National Park in Arizona
Sequoia National Park in California
Shenandoah National Park in Virginia
Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota
Virgin Islands National Park in the U.S. Virgin Islands
Voyageurs National Park in Minnesota
White Sands National Park in New Mexico
Wind Cave National Park in South Dakota
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park in Alaska
Yellowstone National Park in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming
Yosemite National Park in California
Zion National Park in Utah
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