The study by the travel experts at Bounce analyzed USA national parks on their social media posts, Google searches and customer review data to reveal the USA’s most beautiful national parks.
The 10 Most Beautiful National Parks in the USA
| Rank | Park | State | Instagram
Posts |
Tiktok
Views |
Google Searches | Google Review Score | Beauty Score |
| 1 | Rocky Mountain National Park | Colorado | 416 | 91,100,000 | 2,844,000 | 4.9 | 8.63 |
| 2 | Grand Teton National Park | Wyoming | 612,510 | 87,300,000 | 2,694,000 | 4.9 | 8.35 |
| 3 | Acadia National Park | Maine | 602,947 | 79,300,000 | 3,606,000 | 4.9 | 8.26 |
| 4 | Yellowstone National Park | Montana, Wyoming, Idaho | 1,277,568 | 382,500,000 | 9,657,000 | 4.8 | 7.99 |
| 5 | Yosemite National Park | California | 1,603,033 | 346,900,000 | 6,288,000 | 4.8 | 7.94 |
| 6 | Zion National Park | Utah | 1,461,559 | 251,900,000 | 7,206,000 | 4.8 | 7.90 |
| 7 | Glacier National Park | Montana | 1,097,624 | 465,500,000 | 5,735,000 | 4.8 | 7.86 |
| 8 | Grand Canyon National Park | Arizona | 4,333,170 | 695,400,000 | 2,196,000 | 4.8 | 7.70 |
| 9 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | Tennessee, North Carolina | 569,794 | 170,900,000 | 919,000 | 4.9 | 7.54 |
| 10 | Badlands National Park | South Dakota | 176,327 | 30,300,000 | 1,571,000 | 4.9 | 7.18 |
The National Park that has been crowned the most beautiful in the USA is Rocky Mountain National Park, with a beauty score of 8.63 out of 10. Ranking higher than most for the number of searches, with “Rocky Mountain” racking up 2.8 million over the last year. It also has 782,416 Instagram posts dedicated to it, ranking seventh for this factor and 91.1 million TikTok views. Only 70 miles from the state capital, Denver, the national park also shares the highest review score in the index at 4.9 out of 5.
In second place is Grand Teton National Park, with a beauty score of 8.35 out of 10. Sharing the top spot for its average review score of 4.9 out of 5. Only a short drive from Jackson, Google searches for “Grand Teton” total just under 2.7 million, placing it in the top 10 for this factor. The park is less popular on social media, with only 612,510 Instagram posts and 87.3 million TikTok views, placing it outside of the top 10 for both factors.
Acadia National Park takes third place with a beauty score of 8.26 out of 10. Taking up most of the idyllic Mount Desert Island on the coast of Maine and only 3 hour’s drive away from Portland, the park is one of the most Googled on the list, racking up more than 3.6 million searches over the last 12 months for “Acadia”. It’s also one of the 13 parks on the list that share the top spot for its high average review score of 4.9 out of 5. Despite its high rankings for reviews and searches, the park only has 602,947 Instagram posts and 79.3 million TikTok views, preventing it from reaching higher than third place.
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