Our family has a goal to visit 100 National Park sites by 2020. We achieved our goal on June 27th, 2018! Read more about our new family goal here and read below for a list of all of our National park Adventures! Below is the list of the National Park sites we have visited so far as well as the future trips we have already planned. Click through to read travel tips and our experiences by park site.
National Parks Visited
| No. | Name | State | Date Visited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DeSoto National Memorial | FL | 10/06/10 |
| 2 | Golden Gate National Recreation Area | CA | 10/16/11 |
| 3 | Yosemite National Park | CA | 10/18/11 |
| 4 | Lincoln Memorial National Memorial | DC | 06/22/12 |
| 5 | Washington Monument National Monument | DC | 06/22/12 |
| 6 | Valley Forge National Historic Park | PA | 07/09/14 |
| 7 | Gettysburg National Military Park | PA | 07/11/14 |
| 8 | Independence National Historic Park | PA | 07/13/14 |
| 9 | Colonial National Historic Park | VA | 07/18/14 |
| 10 | Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial | VA | 07/18/14 |
| 11 | Petersburg National Battlefield | VA | 07/19/14 |
| 12 | Richmond National Battlefield Park | VA | 07/20/14 |
| 13 | Guilford Courthouse National Military Park | NC | 11/16/14 |
| 14 | Appomattox Court House National Historic Park | VA | 11/24/14 |
| 15 | Fort Pulaski National Monument | GA | 01/02/15 |
| 16 | Fort Sumter National Monument | SC | 01/02/15 |
| 17 | Blue Ridge Parkway | NC | 01/16/15 |
| 18 | World War II Memorial | DC | 03/16/15 |
| 19 | National Mall & Memorial Parks | DC | 03/17/15 |
| 20 | Moores Creek National Battlefield | NC | 03/22/15 |
| 21 | Everglades National Park | FL | 03/29/15 |
| 22 | Booker T Washington National Monument | VA | 04/04/15 |
| 23 | Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site | DC | 05/23/15 |
| 24 | Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial | DC | 05/23/15 |
| 25 | Thomas Jefferson Memorial National Memorial | DC | 05/23/15 |
| 26 | Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial | DC | 05/23/15 |
| 27 | President’s Park (White House) | DC | 05/23/15 |
| 28 | Vietnam Veterans Memorial | DC | 05/23/15 |
| 29 | Arlington House The Robert E. Lee National Memorial | VA | 05/24/15 |
| 30 | George Washington Memorial Parkway | VA | 05/24/15 |
| 31 | Grand Canyon National Park | AZ | 07/04/15 |
| 32 | Petrified Forest National Park | AZ | 07/05/15 |
| 33 | Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument | AZ | 07/05/15 |
| 34 | Walnut Canyon National Monument | AZ | 07/05/15 |
| 35 | Mesa Verde National Park | CO | 07/07/15 |
| 36 | Arches National Park | UT | 07/08/15 |
| 37 | Canyonlands National Park | UT | 07/08/15 |
| 38 | Capitol Reef National Park | UT | 07/09/15 |
| 39 | Bryce Canyon National Park | UT | 07/09/15 |
| 40 | Cedar Breaks National Monument | UT | 07/09/15 |
| 41 | Zion National Park | UT | 07/10/15 |
| 42 | Lake Mead National Recreation Area | NV | 07/11/15 |
| 43 | Andrew Johnson National Historic Site | TN | 08/14/15 |
| 44 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | TN | 08/14/15 |
| 45 | Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site | NC | 08/15/15 |
| 46 | Cowpens National Battlefield | SC | 08/16/15 |
| 47 | Kings Mountain National Military Park | SC | 08/16/15 |
| 48 | Castillo de San Marcos National Monument | FL | 09/06/15 |
| 49 | Fort Caroline National Memorial | FL | 09/06/15 |
| 50 | Fort Mantanzas National Monument | FL | 09/06/15 |
| 51 | Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve | FL | 09/06/15 |
| 52 | Fort Frederica National Monument | GA | 09/08/15 |
| 53 | Cape Hatteras National Seashore | NC | 12/26/15 |
| 54 | Wright Brothers National Memorial | NC | 12/26/15 |
| 55 | Cape Lookout National Seashore | NC | 12/28/15 |
| 56 | Fort Raleigh National Historic Site | NC | 12/28/15 |
| 57 | Big Cypress National Preserve | FL | 03/28/16 |
| 58 | Biscayne National Park | FL | 03/28/16 |
| 59 | Canaveral National Seashore | FL | 04/01/16 |
| 60 | Shenandoah National Park | VA | 05/28/16 |
| 61 | Antietam National Battlefield | MD | 05/29/16 |
| 62 | Chesapeake & Ohio Canal NHP | WV | 05/29/16 |
| 63 | Harpers Ferry National Historic Park | WV | 05/29/16 |
| 64 | Manassas National Battlefield Park | VA | 05/30/16 |
| 65 | Glacier Bay National Park | AK | 07/05/16 |
| 66 | Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park | AK & WA | 07/14/16 |
| 67 | Lewis & Clark National Historic Site | WA | 07/10/16 |
| 68 | Mt Rainier National Park | WA | 07/11/16 |
| 69 | Olympic National Park | WA | 07/12/16 |
| 70 | Wing Luke Museum | WA | 07/13/16 |
| 71 | Congaree National Park | SC | 08/20/16 |
| 72 | Ninety Six National Site | SC | 08/21/16 |
| 73 | Roger Williams National Memorial | RI | 04/08/17 |
| 74 | Boston National Historic Park | MA | 04/11/17 |
| 75 | Adams National Historic Park | MA | 04/12/17 |
| 76 | Minute Man National Historical Park | MA | 04/13/17 |
| 77 | Salem Maritime National Historic Site | MA | 04/13/17 |
| 78 | Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine | MD | 04/15/17 |
| 79 | Joshua Tree National Park | CA | 07/01/17 |
| 80 | Manzanar National Historic Site | CA | 07/02/17 |
| 81 | Sequoia National Park | CA | 07/03/17 |
| 82 | Kings Canyon National Park | CA | 07/04/17 |
| 83 | Pinnacles National Park | CA | 07/05/17 |
| 84 | Port Reyes National Seashore | CA | 07/08/17 |
| 85 | Rosie the Riveter National Historic Site | CA | 07/09/17 |
| 86 | Alcatraz Island | CA | 07/10/17 |
| 87 | Redwood National Park | CA | 07/11/17 |
| 88 | Lassen Volcanic National Park | CA | 07/13/17 |
| 89 | Charles Pinckney National Historic Site | SC | 08/20/17 |
| 90 | Pullman National Monument | IL | 04/01/18 |
| 91 | George Washington Birthplace National Monument | VA | 05/19/18 |
| 92 | Fort Monroe | VA | 05/20/18 |
| 93 | Monocacy National Battlefield | VA | 05/26/18 |
| 94 | Flight 93 National Memorial | PA | 05/26/18 |
| 95 | Fort Necessity National Battlefield | PA | 05/27/18 |
| 96 | Cedar Creek and Belle Grove NHP | VA | 05/27/18 |
| 97 | Prince William Forest Park | VA | 05/28/18 |
| 98 | USS Arizona Memorial Pearl Harbor | HI | 06/17/18 |
| 99 | Pu'ukohola Heiau NHS | HI | 06/24/18 |
| 100 | Volcano National Park | HI | 06/27/18 |
| 101 | Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park | HI | 06/27/18 |
| 102 | Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail | HI | 06/29/18 |
| 103 | Pu'uhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park | HI | 06/29/18 |
| 104 | Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield | GA | 04/14/19 |
| 105 | Martin Luther King Jr National Historical Park | GA | 04/18/19 |
Planned National Park Adventures
As we start preliminary planning for a new family goal, we currently do not have any National park trips scheduled. Stay tuned for future plans of our new family adventure!
Solo National Park Adventures
While these visits do not count towards our family’s goal, I have personally visited many other National park units in my lifetime. Here are the additional National park units I have visited. -Greg
| Name | State |
|---|---|
| African Burial Ground National Monument | NY |
| Cabrillo National Monument | CA |
| Cape Cod National Seashore | MA |
| Canyon de Chelly National Monument | AZ |
| Carlsbad Caverns National Park | NM |
| Castle Clinton National Monument | NY |
| Federal Hall National Memorial | NY |
| Gateway National Recreation Area | NY |
| Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve | CO |
| Hovenweep National Monument | CO |
| Jefferson National Expansion Memorial | MO |
| John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site | MA |
| Muir Woods National Monument | CA |
| Natural Bridges National Monuemnt | UT |
| New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park | MA |
| Rocky Mountain National Park | CO |
| Saguaro National Park | AZ |
| San Antonio Missions National Historical Park | TX |
| Saugus Iron Works National Historical Site | MA |
| Statue of Liberty National Monument | NY |