Think you can find every one of America’s national parks on a map? The US National Parks Map Quiz challenges you to locate and name all 63 officially designated national parks — from Acadia on the coast of Maine to the National Park of American Samoa in the South Pacific. It runs entirely in your browser, works great on your phone, and is completely free with no sign-up.
Play it your way. In Identify mode a pin lights up on the map and you name the park; in Locate mode you’re given a park name and tap its spot among all 63; Speed mode is a race against the clock. Every day there’s also a new Daily Challenge — the same six parks for everyone, with a shareable emoji-grid result and a streak that grows the more days in a row you play.
Not sure where Kobuk Valley or Congaree is yet? Open Learn mode first to explore every park on the map, with its state, the year it was established, and what makes it worth the trip. Then test yourself. It’s a fun way to prep for a road trip, study for geography class, or finally tell your Grand Teton from your Grand Canyon.
How to play
- Pick a mode — Identify (a highlighted pin, name the park), Locate (find the named park’s pin), or Speed (rapid-fire, typed).
- Choose a difficulty — Easy is multiple choice, Medium gives a first-letter hint, Hard makes you type the name.
- Answer — tap an option or a map pin. Correct answers build a streak and a score multiplier; a speed bonus rewards quick thinking.
- Try the Daily Challenge — six parks, the same for everyone that day. Finish it to keep your day streak alive and share your emoji-grid result.
- Review and repeat — the summary shows which parks you missed so you can go again and beat your best score.
How many national parks are there in the US?
There are 63 national parks in the United States, the most protected tier managed by the National Park Service (which oversees more than 400 sites in total, including monuments and historic sites). The 63 parks are spread across 30 states and two territories. California has the most with nine, followed by Alaska with eight and Utah with five. The newest is New River Gorge in West Virginia, redesignated in December 2020.
Tips for remembering all 63 parks
- Cluster by state. Utah’s “Mighty 5” (Arches, Bryce Canyon, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef, Zion) and California’s nine are the biggest groups to lock in first.
- Learn the Alaska eight together — Denali, Gates of the Arctic, Glacier Bay, Katmai, Kenai Fjords, Kobuk Valley, Lake Clark and Wrangell–St. Elias — they share the far northwest corner of the map.
- Don’t forget the outliers — Hawaii’s two, plus the two territorial parks (American Samoa and the Virgin Islands) shown in the map’s inset.
- Use Learn mode to attach a memorable fact to each park; recall is far easier when a name has a picture behind it.
Where the data comes from
The map outline is the public-domain US Census / Natural Earth boundary file (via us-atlas). Each park’s location and details come from the National Park Service (public domain), with coordinates cross-checked against Wikidata (CC0). Everything is bundled into the quiz ahead of time, so it loads fast and works even on a flaky connection.
More geography quizzes and tools
Keep going with the rest of the Mappr geography quizzes: the US Geography Quiz, the US States by Shape Quiz, and the World Capitals Quiz. Planning a real visit? Try the US National Park Finder to see which parks are closest to you.
Frequently asked questions
How many national parks does the quiz cover?
All 63 officially designated US national parks, including the two territorial parks in American Samoa and the US Virgin Islands.
Which national parks are the hardest to remember?
Most players struggle with the remote Alaska parks (Kobuk Valley and Gates of the Arctic are the two least-visited) and the newer eastern parks like Congaree, Cuyahoga Valley and Indiana Dunes. Learn mode is the fastest way to nail them down.
Is it free, and do I need an account?
It’s completely free and there’s no login. Your scores, sound setting and daily streak are saved locally in your own browser.
Does it work on mobile?
Yes. The quiz is built mobile-first with large tap targets, so it plays smoothly on phones and tablets as well as on the desktop.
Where does the data come from?
Park names, states and establishment years come from the National Park Service (public domain), coordinates are validated against Wikidata (CC0), and the map boundaries are the public-domain us-atlas / Natural Earth dataset.
