Lonely Planet Magazine India

BIG COUNTRY

US national parks in numbers

62 national parks

(49 are west of the Mississippi)

9 Are in California, the state with the highest number

29 (of 50) States plus two territories, have national parks

91 acres Size of Gateway Arch National Park in St Louis, Missouri (the only national park entirely within a city)

MILLION ACRES Size

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