
53 Million Acres, ZERO National Parks Of Its Own; Why Idaho?
America has more than 60 national parks spread out among 29 states. After more than 150 years since the country established its first, Idaho remains among the 21 states that do not have a national park despite boasting more than 50 million acres of land. Many people, including Gem State residents, are still wondering what the wait is all about.
Although a sliver of Yellowstone National Park, the country's first established of its kind in 1872, extends into Idaho, the Gem State still has no parks to call its own after all these years. The reason is certainly not because there isn't enough land to cordon off for the purpose of establishing one, as Idaho has 53 million acres of beautiful land from the lush, northern panhandle to the southern desert, according to figures provided by wilderness.net.

Perhaps someday tourists will get the chance to drive through the entrance to an Idaho national park, but as is stands right now, no plans are in motion.
Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, and 11 other states have not a single national park, according to visitusparks.com. For the full list, click here. The topic of Idaho still not having a national park of its own gets brought up frequently, including a 2024 Reddit post that raised that very question and received over 120 responses, many from Idaho residents.
Idaho is the only state in the U.S. Pacific Northwest that can't claim sole possession of a national park. Perhaps someday tourists will get the chance to drive through the entrance to an Idaho national park, but as is stands right now, no plans are in motion.
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