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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.

Camille Fine
USA TODAY

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

Crater Lake National Park's main claim to fame is that it houses the deepest lake in the country (1,943 feet) - a body of water so deep and so blue that it attracts half a million visitors per year.

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.

  1. Crater Lake National Park, Oregon
  2. Acadia National Park, Maine
  3. Glacier National Park, Montana
  4. Shenandoah National Park, Virginia
  5. Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee and North Carolina
  6. New River Gorge National Park Preserve, West Virginia
  7. Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
  8. Mount Rainier National Park, Washington
  9. Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Alaska
  10. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado
  11. Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
  12. Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
  13. Saguaro National Park, Arizona
  14. Olympic National Park, Washington
  15. Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
  16. Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio
  17. Haleakalã National Park, Hawaii
  18. Big Bend National Park, Texas
  19. Zion National Park, Utah
  20. Badlands National Park, South Dakota
  21. Canyonlands National Park, Utah
  22. Redwood National and State Parks, California
  23. White Sands National Park, New Mexico
  24. Arches National Park, Utah
  25. Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona
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