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| Park | State | Beauty rank | Access (1-5) | Acres | Easy trails | Wheelchair trails | Pets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yosemite | CA | 1 | 4 | 759,620 | 25 | 5 | Slightly Pet Friendly |
| Grand Canyon | AZ | 2 | 4 | 1,217,262 | 15 | 3 | Somewhat Pet Friendly |
| Yellowstone | WY | 3 | 3 | 2,221,766 | 40 | 7 | Somewhat Pet Friendly |
| Zion | UT | 4 | 2 | 148,732 | 20 | 4 | Somewhat Pet Friendly |
| Glacier | MT | 5 | 2 | 1,013,322 | 20 | 4 | Not Pet Friendly |
| Rocky Mountain | CO | 6 | 5 | 265,848 | 30 | 6 | Somewhat Pet Friendly |
| Grand Teton | WY | 7 | 3 | 310,000 | 22 | 3 | Somewhat Pet Friendly |
| Great Smoky Mountains | TN | 8 | 2 | 522,427 | 30 | 8 | Slightly Pet Friendly |
| Olympic | WA | 9 | 3 | 922,651 | 22 | 5 | Slightly Pet Friendly |
| Sequoia | CA | 10 | 3 | 404,063 | 18 | 3 | Somewhat Pet Friendly |
| Kings Canyon | CA | 11 | 1 | 461,901 | 15 | 2 | Not Pet Friendly |
| Bryce Canyon | UT | 12 | 4 | 35,835 | 10 | 2 | Slightly Pet Friendly |
| Acadia | ME | 13 | 4 | 49,076 | 18 | 6 | More Pet Friendly |
| Arches | UT | 14 | 3 | 76,678 | 20 | 3 | Slightly Pet Friendly |
| Haleakalā | HI | 15 | 4 | 33,265 | 10 | 2 | Slightly Pet Friendly |
| Mount Rainier | WA | 16 | 4 | 236,381 | 22 | 5 | Slightly Pet Friendly |
| Joshua Tree | CA | 17 | 1 | 790,636 | 15 | 3 | Not Pet Friendly |
| Denali | AK | 18 | 1 | 4,740,911 | 10 | 1 | Slightly Pet Friendly |
| Crater Lake | OR | 19 | 3 | 183,224 | 12 | 2 | Somewhat Pet Friendly |
| Everglades | FL | 20 | 1 | 1,508,538 | 20 | 5 | Slightly Pet Friendly |
| Shenandoah | VA | 21 | 2 | 198,754 | 18 | 4 | Somewhat Pet Friendly |
| Badlands | SD | 22 | 3 | 242,755 | 10 | 2 | Somewhat Pet Friendly |
| Canyonlands | UT | 23 | 3 | 337,598 | 10 | 2 | Slightly Pet Friendly |
| Saguaro | AZ | 24 | 3 | 92,867 | 15 | 4 | Most Pet Friendly |
| Death Valley | CA | 25 | 2 | 3,372,401 | 12 | 1 | Somewhat Pet Friendly |
| Great Basin | NV | 26 | 3 | 77,180 | 12 | 2 | More Pet Friendly |
| Lassen Volcanic | CA | 27 | 3 | 106,505 | 12 | 3 | Somewhat Pet Friendly |
| Redwood | CA | 28 | 4 | 138,999 | 18 | 5 | Somewhat Pet Friendly |
| Great Sand Dunes | CO | 29 | 5 | 149,028 | 8 | 1 | More Pet Friendly |
| Petrified Forest | AZ | 30 | 4 | 221,390 | 12 | 2 | More Pet Friendly |
| Carlsbad Caverns | NM | 31 | 2 | 46,766 | 15 | 3 | Slightly Pet Friendly |
| Glacier Bay | AK | 32 | 4 | 3,224,840 | 12 | 1 | Somewhat Pet Friendly |
| Kenai Fjords | AK | 33 | 3 | 669,650 | 8 | 1 | Slightly Pet Friendly |
| Isle Royale | MI | 35 | 3 | 571,790 | 10 | 0 | Somewhat Pet Friendly |
| Big Bend | TX | 36 | 2 | 801,163 | 15 | 2 | Somewhat Pet Friendly |
| Capitol Reef | UT | 37 | 3 | 241,904 | 10 | 2 | Somewhat Pet Friendly |
| Katmai | AK | 38 | 3 | 3,674,529 | 8 | 1 | Not Pet Friendly |
| North Cascades | WA | 39 | 3 | 505,000 | 15 | 3 | More Pet Friendly |
| Mesa Verde | CO | 40 | 3 | 52,830 | 12 | 3 | Slightly Pet Friendly |
| Dry Tortugas | FL | 41 | 3 | 64,600 | 6 | 0 | Not Pet Friendly |
| Wrangell-St. Elias | AK | 42 | 3 | 13,200,000 | 10 | 1 | Somewhat Pet Friendly |
| Cuyahoga Valley | OH | 43 | 4 | 32,572 | 20 | 6 | More Pet Friendly |
| Theodore Roosevelt | ND | 44 | 4 | 70,447 | 12 | 3 | Somewhat Pet Friendly |
| Voyageurs | MN | 45 | 2 | 218,054 | 12 | 2 | Slightly Pet Friendly |
| Wind Cave | SD | 46 | 4 | 33,851 | 12 | 2 | Somewhat Pet Friendly |
| Channel Islands | CA | 47 | 3 | 249,561 | 12 | 1 | Not Pet Friendly |
| Congaree | SC | 48 | 4 | 26,945 | 10 | 2 | Slightly Pet Friendly |
| Guadalupe Mountains | TX | 50 | 4 | 86,415 | 8 | 1 | Slightly Pet Friendly |
| Biscayne | FL | 51 | 4 | 172,971 | 10 | 3 | Slightly Pet Friendly |
| Virgin Islands | VI | 52 | 3 | 14,688 | 12 | 2 | Slightly Pet Friendly |
| American Samoa | AS | 53 | 2 | 8,256 | 6 | 0 | Not Pet Friendly |
| Mammoth Cave | KY | 54 | 4 | 53,000 | 12 | 3 | Slightly Pet Friendly |
| Gateway Arch | MO | 55 | 3 | 91 | 8 | 4 | Slightly Pet Friendly |
| Indiana Dunes | IN | 56 | 2 | 15,000 | 10 | 2 | Not Pet Friendly |
| Hot Springs | AR | 57 | 4 | 5,550 | 10 | 2 | More Pet Friendly |
| White Sands | NM | 58 | 3 | 146,344 | 10 | 1 | Somewhat Pet Friendly |
| Pinnacles | CA | 59 | 4 | 26,000 | 10 | 1 | Somewhat Pet Friendly |
| Gates of the Arctic | AK | 60 | 5 | 7,523,897 | 6 | 0 | Not Pet Friendly |
| Kobuk Valley | AK | 61 | 3 | 1,745,459 | 6 | 0 | Slightly Pet Friendly |
| Lake Clark | AK | 62 | 3 | 4,030,006 | 8 | 0 | Slightly Pet Friendly |
| Hawaii Volcanoes | HI | n/a | 5 | 335,259 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
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