Contiguous US national parks map and checklist
Locate 12 selected US National Park Service units designated National Park or National Park and Preserve.
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- PDF pages
- 2
- Places or points
- 12
- Country
- United States of America
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Using this activity
- Match the selected national parks with their numbered source locations.
- Use the checklist and state abbreviations on the reference page.
- Points represent source boundary centroids, not entrances or visitor centres. This sheet is not a trip-planning or navigation map.
What to practise
- Read the map key and locate named features.
- Describe how places are positioned relative to one another.
Reference data
| Selected park | State or territory | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| Acadia National Park | ME | National Park |
| Redwood National Park | CA | National Park |
| Hot Springs National Park | AR | National Park |
| Theodore Roosevelt National Park | ND | National Park |
| Saguaro National Park | AZ | National Park |
| Biscayne National Park | FL | National Park |
| Isle Royale National Park | MI | National Park |
| Shenandoah National Park | VA | National Park |
| Glacier National Park | MT | National Park |
| Channel Islands National Park | CA | National Park |
| Big Bend National Park | TX | National Park |
| North Cascades National Park | WA | National Park |
Map data: US National Park Service and Natural Earth. Snapshot retrieved 2026-10-22 01:24:56 UTC. Boundaries are simplified for printing. Sources and licences
