Crater, Acadia, Glacier: America's most beautiful national parks, based on 2023 reviews
Utah has four while Colorado, Arizona and Washington each have two on the top 25 list, compiled by Travel Lens based on Google reviews in 2023. Parks missing from the list include the Grand Canyon.
With 63 National Parks across the United States to choose from, a new analysis of reviews by Travel Lens has revealed its top 25 most beautiful national parks in the country.
The online travel publication analyzed thousands of Google reviews posted since the start of 2023 to find out which national parks are the most aesthetically pleasing. The Travel Lens team looked at the total number of reviews, as well as the number of reviews containing the words "beautiful," "stunning," breathtaking" and "gorgeous."
Crater Lake National Park in Oregon was deemed the most beautiful park in America, claiming 45.26% of reviews praising its natural beauty.
"The lake is so so blue, as blue as the deep sea, and it’s just a lake!" wrote one Google user last month. "Amazing experience, dazzling views, stunning nature."
See below for the ranking of the 25 national parks to top Travel Lens' list. A few major national parks did not make the list.
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Ranked: The top 25 most beautiful national parks
At four, Utah has the most national parks to make the list, followed by Colorado, Arizona and Washington, which each had two. Some major national parks did not make the list, including Grand Canyon, Yosemite and Yellowstone national parks.
- Crater Lake National Park, Oregon
- Acadia National Park, Maine
- Glacier National Park, Montana
- Shenandoah National Park, Virginia
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee and North Carolina
- New River Gorge National Park Preserve, West Virginia
- Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
- Mount Rainier National Park, Washington
- Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Alaska
- Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado
- Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
- Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
- Saguaro National Park, Arizona
- Olympic National Park, Washington
- Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
- Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio
- Haleakalã National Park, Hawaii
- Big Bend National Park, Texas
- Zion National Park, Utah
- Badlands National Park, South Dakota
- Canyonlands National Park, Utah
- Redwood National and State Parks, California
- White Sands National Park, New Mexico
- Arches National Park, Utah
- Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona