As America begins it’s opening phases following the COVID-19 Pandemic, many of us are surely seeking adventure and escape from quarantine life.
The bad news: most countries have restricted American citizens from visiting because of our current rate of positive COVID-19 cases.
The good news: we still have a big, beautiful country to explore through domestic travel.
The US is famous for many large travel destinations, but our biggest treasure is our abundance of breathtaking National Parks. Nature is the therapy we all need right now, and exploring National Parks is the perfect way to experience adventure with proper social distancing barriers.
Below I have listed all the parks that are open and ready for you to explore now. For those parks that are open but limited, be sure to read up on the regulations before planning your visit.
The following US National Parks are now open:
1. Badlands
2. Black Canyon of the Gunnison
3. Bryce Canyon
4. Capitol Reef
5. Channel Islands
6. Cuyahoga Valley
7. Denali
8. Dry Tortugas
9. Everglades
10. Gates of the Arctic
11. Glacier Bay
12. Grand Teton
13. Great Basin
14. Great Smoky Mountains
16. Hot Springs
17. Indiana Dunes
18. Joshua Tree
19. Kenai Fjords
20. Lassen Volcanic
22. Mesa Verde
23. Pinnacles
24. Rocky Mountain
25. Saguaro
26. Virgin Islands
27. Voyageurs
28. Shenandoah
29. Wrangell-St. Elias
The following US National Parks are open with limitations:
30. Arches
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31. Acadia
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32. American Samoa
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33. Big Bend
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34. Biscayne
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35. Canyonlands
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36. Carlsbad Caverns
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37. Crater Lake
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38. Congaree
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39. Gateway Arch
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40. Glacier
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41. Grand Canyon
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42. Great Sand Dunes
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43. Haleakalā
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44. Hawai’i Volcanoes
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45. Lassen Volcanic
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46. Mammoth Cave
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47. Mount Rainier
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48. North Cascades
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49. Olympic
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50. Petrified Forest
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51. Redwood
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52. Sequoia & King’s Canyon
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53. Theodore Roosevelt
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54. Wind Cave
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55. Yellowstone
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56. Yosemite
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57. Zion
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The following US National Parks are completely closed until further notice:
1. Death Valley
2. Guadalupe Mountains
3. Isle Royal
4. Katmai
5. White Sands
