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Higher or Lower: National Park Sizes

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Is Yosemite bigger than Joshua Tree? Does the Grand Canyon outsize Yellowstone? This higher or lower national park size game pits two US national parks against each other and asks you to pick the one that covers more land, using official acreage from the National Park Service. It spans the country from Alaska's wilderness giants to compact parks in the middle of cities, so even seasoned park fans will be stumped.

About this game

The figures here are each park's gross area in acres, the total land and water inside its official boundary, as reported by the National Park Service. Where a park is paired with a national preserve, as with several parks in Alaska, only the national park portion is counted. Alaska dominates the top of the list, with parks bigger than some entire US states, while a few parks at the other end are smaller than a typical city neighborhood. Famous does not always mean big, and some of the most visited parks are surprisingly compact.

Each round reveals one park's acreage and hides the other. Tap the park you think is bigger, then see the official numbers. A correct answer moves that park into the anchor spot and extends your streak, while a single wrong pick ends the game. Remote desert and wilderness parks tend to be huge, while parks built around a single landmark, cave or historic site are often much smaller. Size has nothing to do with popularity, either.

Source: National Park Service Land Resources Division, Listing of Acreage as of September 30, 2026 (gross area acres)