Yellowstone (WY, MT, ID): The first national park (1872); Old Faithful geyser and bison Yosemite (CA): Granite cliffs, waterfalls and giant sequoias Grand Canyon (AZ): A huge canyon cut by the Colorado River Zion (UT): Red rock canyons and narrow slot canyons Bryce Canyon (UT): Tall rock spires called hoodoos Arches (UT): More than 2,000 natural sandstone arches Canyonlands (UT): Deep canyons and mesas carved by rivers Great Smoky Mountains (TN, NC): Misty mountains and lots of different plants and animals Acadia (ME): Rocky coast and first sunrise views in the US in some seasons Glacier (MT): Mountains, glaciers and clear lakes Rocky Mountain (CO): High peaks and elk Grand Teton (WY): Jagged mountains rising from a valley Olympic (WA): Rainforest, mountains and Pacific beaches Mount Rainier (WA): A giant volcano with glaciers Redwood (CA): The tallest trees on Earth Sequoia (CA): Giant sequoias, the largest trees by volume Joshua Tree (CA): Desert with twisted Joshua trees Death Valley (CA, NV): The hottest, driest place in North America Everglades (FL): A huge wetland with alligators and wading birds Biscayne (FL): Mostly underwater, with coral reefs Dry Tortugas (FL): Islands with an old fort, far out in the Gulf Mammoth Cave (KY): The longest known cave system in the world Carlsbad Caverns (NM): Huge limestone caves and a bat flight at dusk Big Bend (TX): Desert, mountains and the Rio Grande Badlands (SD): Striped, eroded hills and fossils Wind Cave (SD): A cave with rare boxwork formations Theodore Roosevelt (ND): Rugged badlands and wild horses Voyageurs (MN): Lakes and canoeing Isle Royale (MI): A wilderness island in Lake Superior Cuyahoga Valley (OH): A park with waterfalls and a scenic train Shenandoah (VA): Skyline Drive and fall colors Hot Springs (AR): Natural hot springs and old bathhouses Congaree (SC): A forest in a floodplain Denali (AK): Home of North America's tallest mountain Glacier Bay (AK): Tidewater glaciers and whales Kenai Fjords (AK): Fjords, glaciers and sea life Katmai (AK): Brown bears catching salmon Haleakala (HI): A huge volcano crater on Maui Hawaii Volcanoes (HI): Active volcanoes Petrified Forest (AZ): Trees turned to stone Saguaro (AZ): Giant cactus forest Mesa Verde (CO): Ancient cliff homes built by Ancestral Puebloans Great Sand Dunes (CO): The tallest sand dunes in North America Crater Lake (OR): The deepest lake in the US, in an old volcano Lassen Volcanic (CA): Hot springs and volcanic mud pots Pinnacles (CA): Rock spires and rare California condors Channel Islands (CA): Island wildlife off the coast North Cascades (WA): Rugged peaks and glaciers Great Basin (NV): Ancient bristlecone pines and dark skies Capitol Reef (UT): A long wrinkle in the Earth called a monocline Black Canyon of the Gunnison (CO): A very steep, narrow canyon Guadalupe Mountains (TX): Highest point in Texas White Sands (NM): Glowing white gypsum dunes Gateway Arch (MO): A national park with the famous Arch in St. Louis Indiana Dunes (IN): Sand dunes on Lake Michigan Virgin Islands (USVI): Beaches and coral reefs National Park Service: The agency that cares for national parks; founded in 1916 Ranger: A person who protects and teaches about parks Junior Ranger: A kids' program where you earn a badge Leave No Trace: Take only photos, leave only footprints Free flashcards from Peabody at peabody.kids/flashcards/fun-national-parks-us