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Big Bend versus ....
Visitors often ask us how Big Bend compares in size to the other National Parks. Here’s the rundown of the top 20 as of January 1, 2005: - Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve, Alaska - 13,175,901 acres
- Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve, Alaska - 8,472,506 acres
- Denali National Park & Preserve, Alaska - 6,075,030 acres
- Katmai National Park & Preserve, Alaska - 4,093,229 acres
- Lake Clark National Park & Preserve, Alaska - 4,030,025 acres
- Death Valley National Park, California & Nevada - 3,372,402 acres
- Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve, Alaska - 3,283,246 acres
- Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, Montana & Idaho - 2,219,791 acres
- Kobuk Valley National Park, Alaska - 1,750,717 acres
- Everglades National Park, Florida - 1,508,538 acres
- Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona - 1,217,403 acres
- Glacier National Park, Montana - 1,013,572 acres
- Olympic National Park, Washington - 922,651 acres
- Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Park, California - 865,952 acres
- Big Bend National Park, Texas - 801,163 acres
- Joshua Tree National Park, California - 789,866 acres
- Yosemite National Park, California - 761,266 acres
- Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska - 669,983 acres
- Isle Royale National Park, Michigan - 571,790 acres
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee & North Carolina - 521,776 acres
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