Southeast

Southeast National Parks

Explore 8 national parks in this region

Biscayne National Park

Florida

Biscayne is 95% underwater, protecting a vibrant coral reef ecosystem, mangrove shorelines, and the northernmost keys in the Florida chain.

172,971 acres

Congaree National Park

South Carolina

Congaree protects the largest intact old-growth bottomland hardwood forest in North America, where champion trees tower over a swampy wilderness.

26,476 acres

Dry Tortugas National Park

Florida

Dry Tortugas is a remote island fortress 70 miles from Key West, surrounded by crystal-clear waters and the finest coral reefs in the Florida Keys.

64,701 acres

Everglades National Park

Florida

The Everglades is a vast river of grass flowing imperceptibly toward the sea, home to alligators, crocodiles, and one of the most important wetland ecosystems on the planet.

1.5M acres

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Tennessee

America's most visited national park straddles the border of Tennessee and North Carolina, protecting ancient mountains, one of the world's best temperate deciduous forests, and extraordinary biodiversity.

522,427 acres

Hot Springs National Park

Arkansas

Hot Springs is America's original spa, where naturally heated thermal waters have drawn visitors for centuries to its elegant bathhouses and forested mountain trails.

5,554 acres

Mammoth Cave National Park

Kentucky

Mammoth Cave is the world's longest known cave system, with over 400 miles of explored passageways beneath the Kentucky hills.

54,012 acres

New River Gorge National Park

West Virginia

New River Gorge is America's newest national park, where one of the world's oldest rivers carves through ancient Appalachian mountains beneath an iconic steel arch bridge.

72,808 acres

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