10 Oldest and Youngest U.S. National Parks Quiz

Can you name the 10 oldest and youngest U.S. National Parks by date established as a National Park?

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Only including national parks that are still designated as national parks.

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Oldest
Date Established	State(s)	National Park
March 1, 1872	Idaho, Montana, Wyoming	Yellowstone
September 25, 1890	California	Sequoia
October 1, 1890	California	Yosemite
March 2, 1899	Washington	Mount Rainier
May 22, 1902	Oregon	Crater Lake
January 9, 1903	South Dakota	Wind Cave
June 29, 1906	Colorado	Mesa Verde
May 11, 1910	Montana	Glacier
January 26, 1915	Colorado	Rocky Mountain
August 1, 1916	Hawaii	Hawaiʻi Volcanoes

Youngest
Date Established	State(s)	National Park
December 27, 2020	West Virginia	New River Gorge
December 20, 2019	New Mexico	White Sands
February 15, 2019	Indiana	Indiana Dunes
February 22, 2018	Missouri	Gateway Arch
January 10, 2013	California	Pinnacles
September 13, 2004	Colorado	Great Sand Dunes
November 10, 2003	South Carolina	Congaree
October 11, 2000	Ohio	Cuyahoga Valley
October 21, 1999	Colorado	Black Canyon of the Gunnison
October 31, 1994	California	Joshua Tree
October 31, 1994	California, Nevada	Death Valley

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Nov 12, 2021

This is very nitpicky, but only the predecessor park to Hawaii Volcanoes was established in 1916, with Hawaii Volcanoes itself technically being named as such only in 1960 when the original park was split into two. Therefore, I think you should accept just "Hawaii" without the "volcanoes" , since the park as named in 1916 was just called Hawaii National Park.

Level 45

Sep 10, 2023

Also because Mackinac Island was a National Park in 1875 to 1895, effectively being the 2nd National Park in the USA

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