63 National Parks – when I visited the first time

The number of National Parks is a constantly moving target. When I started the trip in 2019 there were 2 new parks added being Indiana Dunes and Gateway Arch. Now in 2021, we have a total of 62 parks with Great Sand Dunes being the latest park to convert. There is also a park being added to the list in New River Gorge which gives us a total of 63 parks. Great thing is I get to explore all these parks and the journey will never end. The links for the parks will take you to the park’s review page and some of the National Parks will have to be revisited, darn, as I did not keep track of trails and have the information for the reviews. Some of the parks I have visited on the “FlatSmokey” tour multiple times and/or stayed in multiple campgrounds so all of that information will be on the review page.

Hot Springs – Arkansas, First visit 7/30/2019 – 7/2/2019

Mammoth Cave – Kentucky, First visit 7/2/2019 – 7/4/2019, Second visit 7/21/2022 – 7/24/2022

Cuyahoga Valley – Ohio, First visited 7/4/2019 – 7/5/2019

Shenandoah – Virginia, First visits 7/12/2019 – 7/17/2019, 9/5/2019 – 9/6/2019, 9/24/2019 – 9/25/2019, 7/28/2022 – 7/30/2022, 9/11/2022 – 9/16/2022, 09/25/2023 – 09/30/2023

Great Smoky Mountains – Tennessee, First visit 7/17/2019 – 7/22/2019, planned 8/16/2022 – 8/19/2022

Congaree – South Carolina, First visited 7/22/2019 – 7/23/2019

Gateway Arch – Missouri, First visit 8/16/2019 – 8/18/2019

Indiana Dunes – Indiana, First visit 8/18/2029 – 8/20/2019

Isle Royale – Michigan, First visit 8/21/2019 – 8/23/2019, Second visit 7/13/2022 – 7/17/2022

Acadia – Maine, First visits 9/10/2019 – 9/13/2019, 9/15/2019 – 9/18/2019

Biscayne – Florida, First visit 9/29/2019

Everglades – Florida, First visit 9/30/2019

Guadalupe Mountains – Texas, First visit 5/3/2021 – 5/5/2021, Second visit 5/6/2024 – 5/8/2024

White Sands – New Mexico, First visit 5/5/2021 – 5/6/2021, Second visit 5/17/2022

Saguaro -Arizona, First visit 5/6/2021 – 5/8/2021

Grand Canyon – Arizona, Second visit 5/8/2021 – 5/11/2021 (South Rim), first visit was on the FlatTed baseball tour and we even had bobble head Chase Utley with us in the park. Third visit 5/12/2024 – 5/14/2024

Petrified Forest – Arizona, Second visit 5/11/2021 – 5/13/2021

Zion – Utah, First visit 5/13/2021 – 5/16/2021

Grand Canyon – Arizona, First visit 5/16/2021 – 5/18/2021 (North Rim)

Bryce Canyon – Utah, First visit 5/18/2021 – 5/21/2021

Capital Reef – Utah – First visit 5/21/2021 – 5/24/2021

Arches – Utah, First visit 5/24/2021 – 5/28/2021

Grand Tetons – Wyoming, Second visit 5/28/2021 – 6/1/2021, first visit was on the FlatTed baseball tour. Bobble head Chase Utley was back playing baseball then so just Ted and I. Third visit 6/28/2022 – 7/1/2022, third visit 5/23/2024 – 5/29/2024

Yellowstone – Wyoming, got boned for 6/1/2021 – 6/12/2021 but drove through on 6/1. Now only in park 6/9/2021 – 6/12/2021, Third visit May 5/18/2024 – 5/20/2024

Theodore Rosevelt – North Dakota First visit 6/2/2021 – 06/06/2021, second visit 06/02/2024 – 06/04/2024

Wind Cave – South Dakota – First visit 06/06/2021 – 06/07/2021, Second visit7/2/2022 – 7/4/2022, third visit 05/29/2024 – 05/30/2024

Badlands – South Dakota – Second visit 06/08/2021, first visit was on the FlatTed baseball tour. third visit 7/4/2022 – 7/6/2022, fourth visit 06/04/2024 – 06/06/2024

Glacier – Montana, First visit 6/13/2021 – 6/18/2021, second visit 06/14/2024 – 06/18/2024

Kenai Fjords – Alaska, First visit 6/29/2021 – 7/1/2021, second visit 06/26/2024 – 07/01/2024

Glacier Bay -Alaska, First visit 7/2/2021 – 7/5/2021, worth coming back and doing a kayak/backpacking trip but maybe, not after my kayak accident in Lake Clark, second visit 7/2/2024 – 7/4/2024

Katmai – Alaska, First visit 7/6/2021 – 7/9/2021, second visit 7/5/2024 – 7/7/2024

Denali – Alaska, First visit 7/10/2021 – 7/20/2021, second visit 7/10/2024 – 7/21/2024

Gates of the Artic – Alaska, First visit 7/26/2021

Lake Clark – Alaska, First visit 7/30/2021 – 8/2/2021

Wrangell St. Elis – Alaska, First visit 08/03/2021

Mount Rainer – Washington, First visit 08/08/2021 – 08/10/2021

North Cascade – Washington, First visit 8/10/2021 – 8/13/2021

Olympic – Washington First visit 8/13/2021 – 8/16/2021

Crater Lake – Oregon, First visit 8/22/2021 – 8/25/2021

Redwoods – California, First visit 8/26/2021 – 8/30/2021

Canyonlands – Utah First visit 09/05/2021, Second visit 6/17/2022 – 6/20/2022

Black Canyon of the Gunnison – Colorado, First visit 9/5/2021 – 9/8/2021

Great Sand Dunes – Colorado, First visit 9/9/2021 – 9/11/2021

Rocky Mountain – Colorado, First visit 9/12/2021 – 9/17/2021, Second visit 6/20/2022 – 6/24/2022

Mesa Verde – Colorado, First visit 9/18/2021 – 9/21/2021

Carlsbad Caverns – New Mexico, planned visit 4/30/2021 – 5/2/2021 but postponed due to lacrosse games First visit 9/22/2021, Second visit 5/8/2024

Joshua Tree – California, First visit 5/19/2022 – 5/23/2022

Channel Islands – California, First visit 5/24/2022 – 5/25/2022

Death Valley – California, First visit 5/26/2022 – 5/27/2022

Sequioa and Kings Canyon – California, First visit 5/29/2022 – 6/1/2022

Pinnacles – California, First visit 6/1/2022 – 6/3/2022

Yosemite – California, First visit 6/4/2022 (only date I could get in the park)

Lassen Volcanic – California, planned visit 08/30/2021 – 09/02/2021 Cancelled due to fire, First visit 6/9/2022 – 6/12/2022

Great Basin – Nevada, First visit 6/13/2022 – 6/16/2022

Voyageurs – Minnesota, First visit 7/10/2022 – 7/12/2022

New River Gorge – West Virginia, First visit 7/26/2022 – 7/28/2022

Dry Tortugas – Florida, first attempt to visit 10/2/2019 (had a problem with the boat so we turned around and went back to Key West.) First visit 08/28/2022 – 08/29/2022

Haleakala – Hawaii, First visit 10/16/2023 – 10/18/2023

Hawaii Volcanos – Hawaii, First visit 10/19/2023 – 10/22/2023

National Park of America Samoa – America Samoa, First visit 10/23/2023 – 10/26/2023

Big Bend – Texas, First visit 12/11/2023 – 12/16/2023

Kobuk – Alaska – cancelled due to fog, first visit 07/23/2024 – 07/26/2024

Virgin Islands – St. John

2 Comments

  1. Dave Buttner

    Can I please get the spreadsheet version of the 2022 itinerary?

    • jason

      Yes, I will email you a spreadsheet version to the email address used for the comment.

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