National Parks chronology personal

Order of visits	National Park	State	Photo	Visits [photo]
1	Yosemite NP	CA		~ July 1959 and often annually thereafter, with visits in all months Bridal Veil Falls in spring (Apr 1993)
2	Sequoia NP	CA		Aug 1963, June 1997 Marble Fork, Kaweah River (June 1997)
3	Kings Canyon NP	CA		Aug 1963, May 2002 General Grant Grove (May 2002)
4	Redwood NP	CA		July 1965, Apr 1978 Elk at Gold Bluff (Apr 1978)
5	Death Valley NP initial visits as Death Valley NM	CA NV		May 1967 & many times thereafter on birding trips, both during NM days and after it was a NP Badwater (June 1997)
6	Joshua Tree NP initial visits as Joshua Tree NM	CA		June 1967, July 1970, July 1973, Apr 2016 Jumbo Rocks (July 1970)
7	Saguaro NP initial visit as Saguaro NM	AZ		June 1967, June 1971 flowering Saguaro (June 1971)
8	Carlsbad Caverns NP	NM		June 1967, Nov 2018 "Queens Chamber " in Carlsbad Caverns (Nov 2018)
9	Mammoth Cave NP	KY		June 1967, May 2024 "Frozen Niagra" in Mammoth Cave (May 2024)
10	Great Smoky Mountains NP	NC TN		June 1967 GSMNP entrance sign (June 1967, photo by my father, B.B. Roberson)
11	Grand Tetons NP	WY		July1967, July 1972 Grand Tetons (July 1972)
12	Yellowstone NP	WY MT ID		July 1967, Aug 1972 Old Faithful Geyser in distance with viewscape (Aug 1972)
13	Lassen Volcanic NP	CA		Aug 1967, Aug 2001, June 2018, Aug 2019 Lassen Peak from Manzanita Lake (June 2018)
14	Grand Canyon NP	AZ		July 1968, Nov 2004 Moran Pt. (Nov 2004)
15	Zion NP	UT		July 1968, Mar 2008 Kolub Canyon (Mar 2008)
16	Bryce Canyon NP	UT		July 1968, Mar 2008 Bryce Pt. view (Mar 2008)
17	Arches NP	UT		July 1968, Mar 2008 view of Delicate Arch from distance (Mar 2008)
18	White Sands NP visited as White Sands NM	NM		June 1970 running in the sand as an 18-year-old kid (June 1970; I took the photo with a tripod & timer)
19	Petrified Forest NP	AZ		June 1971 panorama with petrified log (June 1971)
20	Big Bend NP	TX		June 1972 mesa at sunset (June 1972)
21	Rocky Mountains NP	CO		Aug 1972, June 1990 Rocky Mountains from Trail Ridge Rd (Aug 1972)
22	Pinnacles NP visited multiple times as Pinnacles NM	CA		May 1973, many visits 1990s as Pinnacles NM, and in 21st Century as Pinnacles NP view from west side, Pinnacles (Mar 2015)
23	Acadia NP	ME		July 1973, June 2007 east shore Acadia NP (June 2007)
24	Badlands NP	SD		July 1973 View of badlands (July 1973)
25	Wind Cave NP	SD		July 1973, June 1998 American Bison at Wind Cave NP (July 1973)
26	Glacier NP	MT		June 1974 Gunsight Mt. (June 1974)
27	Mt. Rainier NP	WA		July 1974 Mt. Rainier (July 1974)
28	Olympic NP	WA		July 1974 Pacific shore, Olympia NP (July 1974)
29	Crater Lake NP	OR		July 1974, June 2015 Crater Lake with Wizard I. (June 2015)
30	Channel Islands NP	CA		Sep 1974, May 1975, Aug 1992 Santa Barbara I. (Sep 1975)
31	Haleakala NP	HI		Sep 1978, Dec 2011, Mar 2015 Haleakala Crater with fog (Mar 2015)
32	Virgin Islands NP	V.I.		Aug 1979 Francis Bay (Aug 1979)
33	Denali NP	AK		June 1980, July 2011 Denali on a rare clear morning (July 2011)
34	Dry Tortugas NP	FL		May 1981, Apr 2000 inside Ft. Jefferson (May 1981)
35	Everglades NP	FL		May 1981, Jan 1999, Apr 2000 American Crocodile in Everglades (Jan 1999)
36	Hawaii Volcanoes NP	HI		Aug 1989, Dec 2011 Kilauea Volcano (Dec 2011)
37	Theodore Roosevelt NP	ND		June 1998 'Badlands' at T. Roosevelt NP (Jun 1998)
38	Mesa Verde NP	CO		Apr 2004 Spruce Tree House ruin (Apr 2004)
39	Great Sand Dunes NP & Preserve visited as Great Sand Dunes NM	CO		Apr 2004 Great Sand Dune with Sangre de Cristo mountain range (Apr 2004)
40	Black Canyon of the Gunnison NP	CO		Apr 2004 view from west end (Apr 2004)
41	Capital Reef NP	UT		Mar 2008 Chimney Rock (Mar 2008)
42	Canyonlands NP	UT		Mar 2008 Green River view with afternoon thunderstorm (Mar 2008)
43	Shenandoah NP	VA		June 2009 view from Skyline Drive (June 2009)
44	Lake Clark NP & Preserve	AK		June 2011 Lake Clark from floatplane enroute to Katmai NP (June 2011); yes, pretty stringy but it is very unlikely we'll be back
45	Katmai NP & Preserve	AK		June 2011 Brown Bear with salmon at Brooks Falls (June 2011)
46	Kenai Fjords NP	AK		July 2011 Aialak Glacier from boat (July 2011)
47	North Cascade NP	WA		July 2011 view of North Cascades (July 2011)
48	Cuyahoga Valley NP	OH		June 2017 Everett Road covered bridge (June 2017)
49	Isle Royale NP	MI		June 2017 Rock of Ages lighthouse with Isle Royale in distance (June 2017)
50	Voyageurs NP	MN		June 2017 forest with beaver pond (June 2017)
51	Great Basin NP	NV		Sep 2017 Wheeler Peak (Sep 2017)
52	Guadalupe Mountains NP	TX		Nov 2018 fall colors in McKittrick Canyon (Nov 2018)
53	Indiana Dunes NP	IN		June 2022 Baldy Beach (June 2022)
54	New River Gorge NP & Preserve	WV		June 2022 Sandstone Falls (June 2022)
55	Gateway Arch NP	MO		May 2024 Gateway Arch against the sun (May 2024)
56	Hot Springs NP	AR		May 2024 Quapaw Bathouse (May 2024)