How well do you know our National Parks?
Test your knowledge with our United States National Parks trivia. Each of our 63 national parks offers extraordinary reasons to visit. Take our short quiz to see how well you know 12 of our favorite national parks.
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The deepest lake in the United States – and one of the deepest lakes in the world – Crater Lake measures 1,943 feet in depth.
Which national park is home to the deepest lake in the U.S.?
SORRY! It's Crater Lake National Park, Oregon
CORRECT! Crater Lake National Park Oregon
Gates of the Arctic National Park, Alaska
Isle Royale National Park, Michigan
Grand Tetons National Park, Wyoming
Crater Lake National Park, Oregon
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Grand Tetons National Park, WY
The 25 major glaciers on Mount Rainier constitute the largest collection of permanent ice on a single U.S. peak south of Alaska.
Which national park has a glacier with the greatest thickness and volume of any glacier in the continental U.S.?
SORRY! It's Mount Ranier National Park, Washington
CORRECT! Mount Ranier National Park, Washington
Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
Great Basin National Park, Nevada
Glacier National Park, Montana
Mount Ranier National Park, Washington
Which national park has a glacier with the greatest volume in the continental U.S.?
Grand Teton National Park, WY
Great Basin National Park, NV
Glacier National Park, MT
Mount Ranier National Park, WA
The volume of Mauna Loa, in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, is some 20,000 cubic miles; it exceeds Mt Everest in height and mass.
The most massive single mountain on Earth is located in which national park?
SORRY! It's Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii
CORRECT! Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii
Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii
Denali National Park, Alaska
SORRY! It's Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Hawaii
The volume of Mauna Loa, in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, is some 20,000 cubic miles; it exceeds Mount Everest in height and mass.
Rocky Mountian National Park, CO
Rocky Mountain National Park, CO
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, HI
Denali National Park, AK
Standing 275 feet tall and more than 36 feet in diameter at its base, the General Sherman Tree is the world’s largest tree when measured by volume.
What national park is home to the world’s largest tree by volume?
SORRY! It's Sequoia National Park, California
CORRECT! Sequoia National Park, California
Lake Clark National Park, Alaska
Congaree National Park, South Carolina
Cuyahoga National Park, Ohio
Sequoia National Park, California
SORRY! It's Sequoia National Park, Washington
CORRECT! Sequoia National Park, Washington
At 275 feet tall and more than 36 feet in diameter at its base, the General Sherman Tree is the world’s largest tree when measured by volume.
Lake Clark National Park, AK
Congaree National Park, SC
Cuyahoga National Park, OH
Sequoia National Park, CA
The elevation of Everglades National Park typically ranges from 0 to 8 feet above sea level, with the highest elevation at just 20 feet above sea level.
SORRY! It's Everglades National Park, Florida
CORRECT! Everglades National Park, Florida
Which national park has an average elevation of just six feet above sea level?
Death Valley National Park, California
Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota
Everglades National Park, Florida
Acadia National Park, Maine
Death Valley National Park, CA
Voyageurs National Park, MN
Everglades National Park, FL
Acadia National Park, ME
Mesa Verde was established in 1906, and is home to more than 4,000 archaeological sites of the Ancestral Puebloan people.
SORRY! It's Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
CORRECT! Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
Which was the first national park established for the purpose of protecting man-made structures?
Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas
Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
Zion National Park, Utah
Wrangell St Elias National Park, Alaska
Hot Springs National Park, AR
Mesa Verde National Park, CO
Zion National Park, UT
Wrangell St Elias National Park, AK
Yosemite bid to host the Olympics in 1932 and while it didn’t win the bid, it did host that year’s ice skating tryouts on its rink.
SORRY! It's Yosemite National Park, California
CORRECT! Yosemite National Park, California
Which of these national parks is the only park to bid to host the Olympic games?
Yosemite National Park, California
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
Olympic National Park, Oregon
Yosemite National Park, CA
Yellowstone National Park, WY
Capitol Reef National Park, UT
Olympic National Park, OR
Covering most of Mount Desert Island and other coastal islands, Acadia National Park was established in 1919.
SORRY! It's Acadia National Park, Maine
CORRECT! Acadia National Park, Maine
What was the first national park established east of the Mississippi River?
Gateway Arch National Park, Missouri
Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida
Shenandoah National Park, Virginia
Gateway Arch National Park, MO
Dry Tortugas National Park, FL
Shenandoah National Park, VA
This New Mexico National Park was established as Carlsbad Cave National Monument in 1923 and redesignated to Carlsbad Cave National Park in 1930.
SORRY! It's Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico
CORRECT! Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico
Which national park is celebrating its 100th birthday this year, 2023?
Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
Haleakala National Park, Hawaii
Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas
Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico
SORRY! It's Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Maine
CORRECT! Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Maine
This New Mexico National Park was established as Carlsbad Cave National Monument in 1923.
Grand Canyon National Park, AZ
Haleakala National Park, HI
Guadalupe Mtns National Park, TX
Carlsbad Caverns National Park, NM
With more than 450 species of birds found within the park, Big Bend National Park is a haven for bird watching.
SORRY! It's Big Bend National Park, Texas
CORRECT! Big Bend National Park, Texas
Which national park is home to more species of birds than any other national park?
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, TN + NC
Big Bend National Park, Texas
Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska
Great Smoky Mtns National Park, TN
Big Bend National Park, TX
Kenai Fjords National Park, AK
The largest freestanding arch in the world is found within Arches National Park, but the second-largest freestanding arch is also found in Utah, in Zion National Park.
SORRY! It's Zion National Park, Utah
CORRECT! Zion National Park, Utah
Which national park is home to the second largest freestanding arch in the world?
Joshua Tree National Park, California
Arches National Park, Utah
Arches Nat'l Park has the largest freestanding arch in the world, but the second-largest freestanding arch is also found in Utah, in Zion National Park.
Joshua Tree National Park, CA
Arches National Park, UT
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Jackson Hole Airport is located within Grand Tetons National Park, just one hour south of Yellowstone National Park’s southern entrance.
SORRY! It's Grand Tetons National Park, Wyoming
CORRECT! Grand Tetons National Park, Wyoming
Which is the only national park in the United States with an airport inside of it?
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Kings Canyon National Park, California
Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky
Theodore Roosevelt Nat'l Park, ND
Kings Canyon National Park, CA
Mammoth Cave National Park, KY
Woah, are you a park ranger? You are either a trivia nerd or spend a ton of time in America’s national parks. We’re impressed.
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Not too shabby. You’ve likely been to a handful of our national parks, but you can learn more about the natural wonders of the NPS here.
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Looks like you need to brush up on your trivia. Might we suggest reading about our favorite national parks or planning a trip to explore a national park or two this year?
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