Largest National Parks in the United States by Area 2023

Source: Wikipedia - List of national parks of the United States

Largest National Parks in the United States by Area 2023

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Key Findings

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Wrangell-St. Elias leads in Area (square kilometres) with 33,682.60 in 2023.

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Average Area (square kilometres) in 2023: 13,897 · median: 11,823.

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Gap in 2023: Wrangell-St. Elias is 8.2× larger than Glacier.

About This Dataset

Largest National Parks in the United States by Area 2023

The United States has 63 national parks. This chart ranks the largest by area in square kilometres, using the 2023 areas published by the National Park Service.

Analysis

Wrangell-St. Elias is the largest national park in the United States at 33,682.6 square kilometres, 1.1 times the 30,448.1 of Gates of the Arctic. The 12 parks shown cover 79% of the combined area of all 63 national parks.

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Data Insights

Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart

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12 categories · 1 year

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Top Value

33,682.60

Wrangell-St. Elias

Area (square kilometres) · 2023

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Area (square kilometres)

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2023

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Methodology & source

Data source: Wikipedia - List of national parks of the United States
Coverage: 12 entities · 2023 · 12 observations
Measure: Area (square kilometres)
Last updated: 10 September 2026
Compiled by: The ANYSTAT team, from the source above

How the figures are calculated

Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2023.

Rankings & Full Data

12 records · Area (square kilometres) · ranked by 2023

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#	Category	2023
🥇	Wrangell-St. Elias	33,682.60
🥈	Gates of the Arctic	30,448.10
🥉	Denali	19,185.80
4	Katmai	14,870.30
5	Death Valley	13,793.30
6	Glacier Bay	13,044.60
7	Lake Clark	10,602
8	Yellowstone	8,983.20
9	Kobuk Valley	7,084.90
10	Everglades	6,106.50
11	Grand Canyon	4,862.90
12	Glacier	4,100

Data Sources & References

All external sources cited in this dataset

1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_national_parks_of_the_United_States Visit ↗

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