Best Parks for Families
120 places · 120 rated by visitors · ranked honestly, never by who pays.
These are the best places we track for families and kids, ranked purely by real visitor approval. We show every qualifying place; any without enough reviews yet carries an Insufficient ranking data marker instead of a guessed score.
Top of the list right now: Iguazú National Park at 98% approval.
- Iguazú National Park
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park
- Bryce Canyon National Park
- Rocky Mountain National Park
- Eryri National Park (Snowdonia)
- Acadia National Park
- Grand Teton National Park
- Mount Rainier National Park
- Carlsbad Caverns National Park
- Badlands National Park
- Pieniny National Park
- Crater Lake National Park
- Bieszczady National Park
- Letchworth State Park
- Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park
- Parque Nacional dos Lençóis Maranhenses
- Haleakalā National Park
- Redwood National and State Parks
- Chapada Diamantina National Park
- Gooseberry Falls State Park
- Silver Falls State Park
- Nationalpark Sächsische Schweiz
- Stołowe Mountains National Park
- Babia Góra National Park
- Kinzua Bridge State Park
- Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
- Smith Rock State Park
- Parque Nacional da Chapada dos Veadeiros
- Waimea Canyon State Park
- Petit Jean State Park
- Parque Nacional Los Glaciares
- New River Gorge National Park & Preserve
- Parque Nacional da Serra da Canastra
- Mount Mitchell State Park
- Humboldt Redwoods State Park
- Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
- Mt. Washington State Park
- Tettegouche State Park
- Elephant Rocks State Park
- Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park
- Itasca State Park
- Jay Cooke State Park
- Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
- Robberg Nature Reserve
- Fernando de Noronha Marine National Park
- Cape Breton Highlands National Park
- Mount Olympus National Park
- South Mountains State Park
- Jotunheimen National Park
- Shore Acres State Park
- Vikos National Park
- Beavertail State Park
- Somiedo Natural Park
- Grayson Highlands State Park
- Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks
- Gros Morne National Park
- Little River Canyon Falls Park
- Pacific Rim National Park Reserve
- Phuket Elephant Nature Reserve
- Kenai Fjords National Park
- Grand Portage State Park
- Worlds End State Park
- Hidden Forest Elephant Reserve - Sanctuary in Phuket
- Northern Velebit National Park
- Temperance River State Park
- Quoddy Head State Park
- Hyner View State Park
- North Entrance Natural Sumapaz National Park
- Whitsunday Islands National Park
- Blue Ridge Parkway
- Savage Gulf State Park
- Sinks Canyon State Park
- Laguna Negra Natural Reserve Park
- Naturpark Ötscher-Tormäuer
- Jones Gap State Park
- Cook Forest State Park
- National India Hub
- Ainos National Park
- Rock Island State Park
- Foothills Parkway
- Bosque Colibrí - Reserva Natural
- Coiba National Park
- Blue Ridge Parkway - South End
- Parque Nacional Sierra de Órganos
- Elephant Pride Sanctuary
- Sarek National Park
- Snow Canyon State Park Petrified Sand Dunes
- Parc Nacional d'Aigüestortes
- Plitvice Lakes National Park
- Iguaçu National Park
- Grand Canyon National Park
- Yosemite National Park
- Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park
- Zion National Park
- Yellowstone National Park
- Lake District National Park
- Teide National Park
- Parque Nacional Nahuel Huapi
- Peak District National Park
- Arches National Park
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Common questions
How many places are on this list?
120 places, 120 of them rated by visitors.
What is the top pick for families and kids?
Iguazú National Park leads with 98% approval from 108,152 reviews.
How does ParksRanked decide the order?
By real visitor approval only. Membership reflects our curated selections from the directory; no advertising or partnership ever influences the ranking, and sparse-data places are clearly marked.