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National Parks

Explore America’s national parks. Discover our most treasured places, supported by people like you, and start your travel planning here by finding your park.

  • Cape Cod National Seashore
    Visitors to Cape Cod National Seashore can explore Henry David Thoreau's famous route as he traced the coast of the Atlantic Ocean in Massachusetts.
  • Cape Hatteras National Seashore

    A haven for recreation and reflection, the islands of Cape Hatteras National Seashore are constantly changing by tide, storm, current, and wind.

  • Cape Krusenstern National Monument

    Visiting Alaska's Cape Krusenstern will grant hikers, campers, kayakers, photographers, and lovers of nature endless vacation opportunities.

  • Cape Lookout National Seashore

    Cape Lookout National Seashore protects the southernmost section of the Outer Banks of North Carolina, just east of the mainland.

  • Capitol Reef National Park

    Capitol Reef National Park, one of the many national parks in Utah, contains nearly a quarter million acres in 'slickrock country'.

  • Capulin Volcano National Monument

    Although long extinct, Capulin Volcano National Monument is dramatic evidence of the volcanic processes that shaped northeastern New Mexico.

  • Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site

    Explore American Poet Carl Sandburg's legacy with our National Park Service at the Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site in North Carolina.

  • Carlsbad Caverns National Park

    Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico contains some of the largest caves in North America—a must-visit stop for vacations in New Mexico.

  • Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site

    The Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site, located in Washington, D.C., served as the home of the “Father of Black History,” Dr. Carter G. Woodson from 1922 until his death in 1950.

  • Casa Grande Ruins National Monument

    Casa Grande Ruins, the nation's first archeological preserve, protects the Casa Grande and other archeological sites within its boundaries.

  • Sunset at a coastal, historic stone fort
    Castillo de San Marcos National Monument

    Over 320 years old, the 20-acre site of Castillo de San Marcos stands proud as the oldest and largest masonry fortress within the continental United States.

  • Castle Clinton National Monument

    Castle Clinton National Monument was one of more than a dozen forts built to defend New York Harbor at the time of the War of 1812.

  • Castle Mountains National Monument

    Located in the Mojave Desert, this National Monument has Joshua trees and unparalleled landscape views.

  • Rock outcrop with trees and shrubs growing in its crevices
    Catoctin Mountain Park

    Catoctin Mountain Park contains over 25 miles of hiking through the mountains of upper Maryland, a park which honors Franklin D. Roosevelt's legacy in the U.S.