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21 National Park Trivia Questions That Will Get You Outdoors

If you’ve got a passion for exploring the great outdoors, then you’ve probably visited one of the 423 national parks in the United States. From Acadia in Maine to Haleakalā in Hawaii, the national parks program has protected some of America’s most beautiful natural wonders for generations.

Since 1916, America’s national parks have grown to over 80 million acres. With that much land ecology, history, and legend, there’s a lot to know about the national parks! In fact, we doubt even a lifetime park ranger or hiking master would achieve a perfect score on these National Park trivia questions and answers.

Whether you plan to visit them all in your lifetime or have one particular favorite park, you’ll be surprised by how much you can learn by taking this National Park quiz. 

Looking for more trivia? Check out our Rivers around the World, Capital Cities, and Architecture trivia. And you know what, top it all off with some geography trivia questions to test your knowledge.

You can find Badlands National Park at which location?

South Dakota

Old City Of Jerusalem

New York

Alberta

Edward Abbey, a park ranger at Utah’s Arches National Monument, kept journals that became what book?

The Desert Rose

On The Road

Dune

Desert Solitaire

What park is home to more than half the world’s geysers?

Yosemite National Park

Everglades National Park

Yellowstone National Park

Zion National Park

What is the only national park in Oregon state?

Crater Lake National Park

Glacier Bay

Denali

Yellowstone National Park

What year was the Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota established?

1910

1922

1999

1978

What park contains the tallest sand dunes in North America?

Great Sand Dunes National Park

Indiana Dunes National Park

Everglades National Park

Hot Springs

What part of Idaho is Bear Lake State Park located in?

Southwestern Idaho

Southeastern Idaho

Northern Idaho

Northwestern Idaho

How many acres does the Shenandoah National Park in Virginia cover?

195,347

588,569

3,129

25,678

You can find Great Smoky Mountains National Park at which location?

France

Washington, DC

North Carolina And Tennessee

California

Where is the largest mangrove ecosystem in the western hemisphere?

Everglades National Park

Yosemite National Park

Badlands

Yellowstone National Park

In which three states is Yellowstone National Park located?

South Dakota, North Dakota, Iowa

Utah, Colorado, Nevada

Wyoming, Idaho, Montana

Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont

In 2003 over 10% of Glacier National Park in Montana was impacted by what?

Rats

Flooding

Trash

Fires

Which national forest in California is the home of the largest trees in the world?

Mendocino

Sequoia

Modoc

Sierra

What was established as a National Park in Wyoming on February 26, 1929?

Sinks Canyon

Grand Teton

Hot Springs

Edness K. Wilkins

What is US National Park located in southeastern California and southwestern Nevada?

Yosemite

Badlands

Grand Canyon

Death Valley

How many square miles does Everglades National Park cover?

56 Square Miles

2,356 Square Miles

22,356 Square Miles

356 Square Miles

Delaware’s Seashore State Park is located on what beach?

Fenwick Island

Bethany Beach

Rehoboth Beach

Dewey Beach

You can find Yosemite National Park in what US state?

Ukraine

Alaska

California

Lake Superior

In what year was the Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite National Park completed?

1909

1944

1927

1935

Yellowstone National Park has five entrances, 3 of which are in what state?

Idaho

Nebraska

Montana

Wyoming

In what US state is Congaree National Park located?

California

Florida

Maine

South Carolina

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