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Most Visited US National Parks Quiz

How well do you know the most visited US national parks? Floored turns the ranking into a building: floor 1 is the top of the list. We name a floor, you guess what's on it, and the lift rides to whatever you picked so you know to go higher or lower.

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You get a few guesses per floor. Land it on your first guess for 10 points; a near miss still scores. After the natl parks round, four more lists from the same topic keep the ride going.

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  1. Great Smoky Mountains 11,527,939 visits
    It charges no entrance fee, a condition tied to land Tennessee transferred for the park.
  2. Zion 4,984,525 visits
    Utah's first national park, originally protected as Mukuntuweap National Monument in 1909.
  3. Yellowstone 4,762,988 visits
    Established in 1872, it's widely considered the world's first national park.
  4. Grand Canyon 4,430,653 visits
    The canyon is about 277 river miles long and more than a mile deep.
  5. Yosemite 4,278,413 visits
    Lincoln signed the Yosemite Grant in 1864, protecting the valley before national parks existed.
  6. Rocky Mountain 4,171,431 visits
    Trail Ridge Road tops out at 12,183 feet, the highest continuous paved road in the US.
  7. Acadia 4,079,318 visits
    Cadillac Mountain is among the first places in the US to see sunrise for part of the year.
  8. Grand Teton 3,800,648 visits
    Its namesake peak, the Grand Teton, rises to 13,775 feet.
  9. Olympic 3,584,187 visits
    Home to the Hoh Rain Forest, one of the few temperate rainforests in the US.
  10. Glacier 3,136,557 visits
    Its Going-to-the-Sun Road crosses the Continental Divide at Logan Pass.
  11. Cuyahoga Valley 3,025,325 visits
    Ohio's only national park; the Cuyahoga River caught fire in 1969.
  12. Joshua Tree 2,932,644 visits
    Joshua trees aren't true trees at all; they're a type of yucca.
  13. Indiana Dunes 2,629,497 visits
    Became a national park in 2019 after decades as a national lakeshore.
  14. Hot Springs 2,494,611 visits
    Its springs were federally protected in 1832, 40 years before Yellowstone became a park.
  15. Gateway Arch 2,209,028 visits
    The stainless steel arch in St. Louis is 630 feet tall and 630 feet wide.
  16. Bryce Canyon 1,967,367 visits
    Not actually a canyon, but a series of natural amphitheaters filled with hoodoos.
  17. New River Gorge 1,958,440 visits
    Despite its name, the New River is thought to be one of the oldest rivers on Earth.
  18. Hawaii Volcanoes 1,877,854 visits
    Home to Kilauea, one of the most active volcanoes in the world.
  19. Shenandoah 1,682,152 visits
    Skyline Drive runs 105 miles along the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
  20. Mount Rainier 1,635,342 visits
    Rainier is an active volcano and the most glaciated peak in the contiguous US.
  21. Arches 1,511,740 visits
    Contains more than 2,000 documented natural stone arches.
  22. Capitol Reef 1,388,476 visits
    Named partly for white sandstone domes that resemble the US Capitol's dome.
  23. Sequoia 1,378,337 visits
    Home to the General Sherman Tree, the largest tree on Earth by volume.
  24. Death Valley 1,320,134 visits
    Hit 134 degrees F in 1913, the hottest air temperature ever officially recorded on Earth.
  25. Redwood 1,202,480 visits
    Home to Hyperion, the tallest known living tree, at about 380 feet.

Source: National Park Service Visitor Use Statistics: Annual Park Ranking Report (2025) · as of 2025

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