Map Shows Most-Searched National Parks by State

With 433 properties in the National Park System, there’s no shortage of destinations to choose for your next nature-focused excursion. But the park that interests you most may depend on where you live. According to Google search data, these are the most popular national parks in each state.

The National Park Each State Is Googling, Mapped
The Most Popular National Park in All 50 States

The National Park Each State Is Googling, Mapped

The team at Google Trends compiled the list below after analyzing search queries made between January 1, 2004, and August 13, 2025. Here’s what they found.

google map — Yellowstone steals the show. | Google Trends

Yellowstone National Park dominates the map, topping search data in the majority of states. The second-oldest national park on Earth offers plenty for visitors to see: It’s home to the world’s tallest active geyser (the Steamboat Geyser, not Old Faithful) and America’s biggest supervolcano, the Yellowstone Caldera. With a record-breaking list like that, it’s clear why people from Idaho to New York are interested in paying a visit.

Also appearing on the map is Grand Canyon National Park. It was the top pick in its home state of Arizona and neighboring Nevada. While impressive, the Grand Canyon isn’t actually the deepest canyon in the U.S.; that title belongs to Hells Canyon along the Oregon-Idaho border, which is half a mile deeper. Grand Canyon National Park also topped this list of the most dangerous national parks in the U.S.

USA, Arizona, Grand Canyon — The Grand Canyon draws plenty of visitors every year. | Gary Weathers/GettyImages

New Mexico prefers its own White Sands National Park above other NPS properties. The park’s 275 square miles of dunes are almost entirely made of pure gypsum sand, to which it owes its uniquely pale landscape. The mineral tends to dissolve in water, making such sands rare outside the desert.

Read on to find out which national park your state is looking up.

The Most Popular National Park in All 50 States

The Lower Falls in Yellowstone National Park. | James Forsyth/GettyImages

State	Most-Searched Park of All Time
Alabama	Yellowstone National Park
Alaska	Denali National Park and Preserve
Arizona	Grand Canyon National Park
Arkansas	Yellowstone National Park
California	Yosemite National Park
Colorado	Rocky Mountain National Park
Connecticut	Yellowstone National Park
Delaware	Yellowstone National Park
Florida	Yellowstone National Park
Georgia	Yellowstone National Park
Hawaii	Haleakalā National Park
Idaho	Yellowstone National Park
Illinois	Yellowstone National Park
Indiana	Yellowstone National Park
Iowa	Yellowstone National Park
Kansas	Yellowstone National Park
Kentucky	Yellowstone National Park
Louisiana	Yellowstone National Park
Maine	Acadia National Park
Maryland	Shenandoah National Park
Massachusetts	Acadia National Park
Michigan	Yellowstone National Park
Minnesota	Yellowstone National Park
Mississippi	Yellowstone National Park
Missouri	Yellowstone National Park
Montana	Yellowstone National Park
Nebraska	Yellowstone National Park
Nevada	Grand Canyon National Park
New Hampshire	Acadia National Park
New Jersey	Yellowstone National Park
New Mexico	White Sands National Park
New York	Yellowstone National Park
North Carolina	Yellowstone National Park
North Dakota	Yellowstone National Park
Ohio	Yellowstone National Park
Oklahoma	Yellowstone National Park
Oregon	Crater Lake National Park
Pennsylvania	Yellowstone National Park
Rhode Island	Yellowstone National Park
South Carolina	Yellowstone National Park
South Dakota	Badlands National Park
Tennessee	Yellowstone National Park
Texas	Yellowstone National Park
Utah	Zion National Park
Vermont	Yellowstone National Park
Virginia	Shenandoah National Park
Washington	Mount Rainer National Park
West Virginia	New River Gorge National Park & Preserve
Wisconsin	Yellowstone National Park
Wyoming	Yellowstone National Park

The National Park Each State Is Googling, Mapped

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The Most Popular National Park in All 50 States