Our Park Chasing Record

We’ve been crossing national park units off our list for over 10 years with the goal to visit all 400+ units in the national park service.  Find out where we’ve been so far:

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Year By Year

2010

#1 – Glacier National Park – Montana – June 21, 2010; September 13, 2016;

#2 – Everglades National Park – Florida – March 11, 2010

Our first national park visit

2011

#3 – Theodore Roosevelt National Park – North Dakota – September 10, 2011

#4 –  Yellowstone National Park – Wyoming – September 11, 2011; February 27, 2015

#5 – John D. Rockefeller Jr. Memorial Parkway – Wyoming – September 15, 2011

#6 – Grand Teton National Park – Wyoming – September 15, 2011; February 28, 2015

#7 – Mount Rushmore National Memorial – South Dakota – September 16, 2011

#8 – Jewel Cave National Monument – South Dakota – September 17, 2011

2012

#9 – Golden Gate National Recreation Area – California – June 18, 2012

#10 – Muir Woods National Monument – California – June 19, 2012

#11 – Point Reyes National Seashore – California – June 19, 2012

#12 – Yosemite National Park – California – June 21, 2012

#13 – Kings Canyon National Park – California – June 24, 2012

#14 – Sequoia National Park – California – June 24, 2012

Park Chasers - Yosemite National Park
The Park Chasers on the John Muir Trail near Nevada Falls - Yosemite National Park

2013

#15 – Pipestone National Monument – Minnesota – April 28, 2013

#16 – Wind Cave National Park – South Dakota – August 22, 2013

#17 – Minuteman Missile National Historic Site – Delta-09 Launch Facility – South Dakota – August 24, 2013

#18 – Badlands National Park – South Dakota – August 24, 2013; August 8, 2014;

  • Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail – South Dakota – August 25, 2013; Iowa – October 31, 2014; Nebraska – October 31, 2014; Oregon – September 22, 2018;

2014

#19 – Apostle Islands National Lakeshore – Wisconsin – February 22, 2014

#20 – Herbert Hoover National Historic Site – Iowa – April 25, 2014

  • Silos and Smokestacks National Historic Area – Iowa – April 27, 2014

#21 – Pearl Harbor National Memorial – Hawai’i – September 13, 2014

  • Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail – Hawai’i – September 14, 2014

#22 – Kaloko-Honokaohau – Hawai’i – September 14, 2014

#23 – Pu’ukohola Heiau National Historic Site – Hawai’i – September 14, 2014

#24 – Pu’uhonau o Honaunau National Historic Park – Hawai’i – September 16, 2014

#25 – Hawaii Volcanoes National Park – Hawai’i – September 16, 2014

#26 – Haleakala National Park – Hawai’i – September 20, 2014

  • Western Historic Trails Center – Iowa – October 31, 2014
  • Oregon National Historic Trail – Iowa – October 31, 2014; Nebraska – December 9, 2015; Oregon – September 17, 2018;
  • California National Historic Trail – Iowa – October 31, 2014; Nebraska – December 9, 2015;
  • Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail – Iowa – October 31, 2014

2015

#27 – Gulf Islands National Seashore & Fort Pickens – Florida – February 1, 2015

  • Florida National Scenic Trail – Florida – February 1, 2015

#28 – Effigy Mounds National Monument – Iowa – June 6, 2015

  • Father Marquette National Memorial – Michigan – August 8, 2015

#29 – Grand Portage National Monument – Minnesota – August 15, 2015

#30 – Rocky Mountain National Park – Colorado – October 1, 2015

#31 – Homestead National Monument of America – Nebraska – December 9, 2015 

  • Pony Express National Historic Trail – Nebraska – December 9, 2015

2016

#32 Harry S. Truman National Historic Site – Missouri – April 1, 2016 

  • Sante Fe National Historic Trail – Missouri/Kansas – April 1, 2016

#33 – Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site – Kansas – April 2, 2016

#34 – St. Croix National Scenic Riverway – Minnesota / Wisconsin – May 13, 2016 

#35 – Ice Age National Scenic Trail – Minnesota / Wisconsin – May 13, 2016

#36 – Isle Royale National Park – Michigan – June 12, 2016

#37 – Olympic National Park – Washington – June 21, 2016

#38 – Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site – North Dakota – September 16, 2016

#39 – Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site – North Dakota – September 16, 2016

#40 – Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site – New York City – October 15, 2016

#41 – Hamilton Grange National Memorial – New York City – October 16, 2016

#42 – General Grant National Memorial – New York City – October 16, 2016

#43 – Castle Clinton National Monument – New York City – October 17, 2016

#44 – Statue of Liberty National Monument – New York City – October 17, 2016 

  • Ellis Island Immigration Museum – New York City – October 17, 2016

#45 – Federal Hall National Memorial – New York City – October 17, 2016

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park Sign

2017

#46 – North Country National Scenic Trail – Minnesota – February 11, 2017

#47 – Florrisant Fossil Beds National Monument – Colorado – May 26, 2017

#48-49 – Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve – Alaska – June 24, 2017

#50-51 – Denali National Park & Preserve – Alaska – June 27, 2017

#52-53 – Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve – Alaska – July 1, 2017

#54 – Kenai Fjords National Park – Alaska – July 5, 2017

#55 – Acadia National Park – Maine – October 6, 2017

#56 – Saint Croix Island International Historic Site – New Brunswick, Canada – October 9, 2017

  • Roosevelt Campobello International Park – New Brunswick, Canada – October 9, 2017

#57 – Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument – Maine – October 12, 2017

2018

#58 – Pullman National Monument – Illinois – February 16, 2018

#59 – Lake Mead National Recreation Area – Nevada – April 21, 2018

#60 – Grand Canyon National Park – Arizona – April 22, 2018

#61 – Glen Canyon National Recreation Area – Arizona – April 25, 2018

#62 – Pipe Spring National Monument – Arizona – April 25, 2018

#63 – Zion National Park – Utah – April 26, 2018

#64 – Cabrillo National Monument – California – May 27, 2018

#65 – Joshua Tree National Park – California – May 30, 2018

#66 – Fort Vancouver National Historic Site – Washington – September 15, 2018

#67 – Crater Lake National Park – Oregon – September 15-16, 2018

  • Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail – September 15, 2018

#68 – Oregon Caves National Monument & Preserve – Oregon – September 17-18, 2018

#69 – Redwoods National and State Parks – California – September 18-21, 2018

#70 – Lewis and Clark National Historical Park – Oregon – September 22, 2018

#71 – Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park – Washington – November 9, 2018

#72 – Big Cypress National Preserve – Florida – December 30, 2018

Park Chasers in Zion National Park
Park Chasers at Indiana Dunes National Park
ParkChasers at Saguaro

2019

#73 – Indiana Dunes National Park – Indiana – May 29, 2019

#74 – Hohokam Pima National Monument – Arizona – September 21, 2019

#75 – Casa Grande Ruins National Monument – Arizona – September 21, 2019

#76 – Saguaro National Park – Arizona – September 22-23, 2019

  • Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail – September 23, 2019

#77 – Montezuma Castle National Monument – Arizona – September 23, 2019

#78 – Tuzigoot National Monument – Arizona – September 23, 2019

#79 – Petrified Forest National Park – Arizona – September 24, 2019

#80 – Walnut Canyon National Monument – Arizona – September 24, 2019

#81 – Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument – Arizona – September 25, 2019

#82 – Wupatki National Monument – Arizona – September 25, 2019

#83 – Stonewall National Monument – New York – December 13, 2019

#84 – African Burial Ground National Monument – New York – December 13, 2019

2020

#85 – Fort Scott National Historic Site – Kansas — March 7, 2020

#86 – George Washington Carver National Monument – Missouri — March 7, 2020

#87 – Pea Ridge National Military Park – Arkansas — March 8, 2020

#88 – Fort Smith National Historic Site – Arkansas – March 8, 2020

#89 – Hot Springs National Park – Arkansas – March 8, 2020

#90 – William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site – Arkansas – March 9, 2020

#91 – Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site – Arkansas – March 11, 2020

#92 – Ozark National Scenic Riverway – Missouri – March 12, 2020

#93 – Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site – Missouri – March 13, 2020

#94 – Gateway Arch National Park – Missouri – March 13, 2020

Park Chasers at Arches National Park Sign
Mount Rainier
Park Chasers at Valley Forge
Park Chasers at Fort Laramie NHS
Park Chasers at Washington Monument

2021

#95 – Arches National Park – Utah – April 5, 2021

#96 – Canyonlands National Park – Utah – April 7, 2021 

#97 – Colorado National Monument – Colorado – April 9, 2021 

#98 – Scotts Bluff National Monument – Nebraska – April 10, 2021

#99 – Mount Rainier National Park – Washington – June 16-17, 2021

#100 – Minidoka National Historic Site – Bainbridge Island, Washington – June 18, 2021

#101 – Missouri National Recreational River, South Dakota – July 31, 2021

#102 – Independence National Historical Park – Pennsylvania – August 20, 2021

#103 – Valley Forge National Historical Park – Pennsylvania – August 22, 2021

Rocky Mountain National Park (2nd visit) – Colorado – September 12-17, 2021
– Scotts Bluff National Monument (2nd visit) – Nebraska – September 19, 2021

#104 – Fort Laramie National Historic Site – Wyoming – September 18, 2021

#105 – National World War I Memorial – Washington, D.C., – November 11, 2021

#106 – Lincoln Memorial – Washington, D.C., – November 11, 2021

#107 – Korean War Veterans Memorial – Washington, D.C., – November 11, 2021

#108 – President’s Park – The White House – Washington, D.C. – November 11, 2021

#109 – National Mall – Washington, D.C., – November 11, 2021

#110 – National Capital Parks – Washington, D.C., – November 11, 2021

#111 – Washington Monument – Washington, D.C., – November 11, 2021

#112 – Constitution Gardens – Washington, D.C., – November 11, 2021

#113 – Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial – Washington, D.C., – November 11, 2021

#114 – Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site – Washington, D.C. – November 12, 2021

#115 – World War II Memorial – Washington, D.C. – November 12, 2021

#116 – Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial – Washington, D.C. – November 12, 2021

#117- Thomas Jefferson Memorial – Washington, D.C., – November 12, 2021

#118 – Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial – Washington, D.C., – November 12, 2021

2022

#119 – St. Paul’s Church National Historic Site – New York – March 11, 2022

#120 – Patterson Great Falls National Historical Park – New Jersey – March 12, 2022

#121 – Thomas Edison National Historical Park – New Jersey – March 12, 2022

#122 – Minute Man National Historical Park – Massachusetts – May 22, 2022

#123 – Salem Maritime National Historic Site – Massachusetts – May 22, 2022

#124 – Lowell National Historical Park – Massachusetts – May 23, 2022

#125 – Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park – Massachusetts/Rhode Island – May 24, 2022

#126 – Roger Williams National Memorial – Rhode Island – May 25, 2022

#127 – Adams National Historical Park – Massachusetts – May 25, 2022

#128 – Boston African American National Historic Site – Massachusetts – May 26, 2022

#129 – Boston National Historical Park – Massachusetts – May 26, 2022

#130 – Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area – Massachusetts – May 27, 2022

#131 – First Ladies National Historic Site – Ohio – October 28, 2022

#132 – Cuyahoga Valley National Park – Ohio – October 29, 2022

St Paul's Church
Park Chasers at Lowell

2023

  • Hawaii Volcanoes (2nd Trip) – Hawaii – March 17, 2023
  • Haleakala National Park (2nd Trip) – Hawaii –  March 23, 2023
  • #133 – Dwight D. Eisenhower National Memorial – Washington D.C. – August 10, 2023
  • #134 – Ford’s Theater National Historic Site – Washington D.C. – August 11, 2023
  • #135 – Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site – Washington D.C. – August 11, 2023
  • #136 – Lyndon B. Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac National Memorial – August 12, 2023
  • #137 – Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial – Washington D.C. – August 12, 2023
  • #138 – Arlington House, the Robert E. Lee Memorial, Virginia – August 12, 2023
  • #139 – George Washington Memorial Parkway, Virginia – August 12, 2023
  • #140 – Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park – Maryland – August 13, 2023
  • #141 – Saint-Gaudens National Historic Park – New Hampshire – September 23, 2023.
  • #142 – Marsh-Billings Rockefeller National Historical Park – Vermont

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