Memorize these and you could recognize 37.0% of all National Parks clues.
| # | Answer | Appearances | Sample Clue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yellowstone | 15 | Idaho shares this national park with 2 other states |
| 2 | the Everglades | 14 | It's the largest remaining subtropical wilderness in the continental U.S. |
| 3 | Mammoth Cave | 13 | Talk about bad ideas--a 19th century doctor set up a TB hospital in this Kentucky cavern |
| 4 | the Grand Canyon | 8 | It has regular bus service to the south rim from Flagstaff |
| 5 | Hot Springs | 7 | Eight historic bathhouses are preserved along Bathhouse Row at this nat'l park in Arkansas |
| 6 | Alaska | 7 | The state with the largest number of national parks |
| 7 | Carlsbad Caverns | 7 | The lowest point of this national park in the southwest U.S. is more than 1100 feet underground |
| 8 | Theodore Roosevelt | 7 | The only national park named for a president is named for him |
| 9 | Zion | 6 | The Great White Throne, a flat-topped monolith, rises about 2,400 feet above this Utah park's canyon floor |
| 10 | Yosemite | 6 | Most of this California park's 700 miles of trails lead to the High Sierra |
| 11 | Maine | 5 | Somes Sound, the only fjord in the lower 48 states, is in Acadia National Park in this state |
| 12 | Florida | 5 | This state's John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park was the first undersea park in the U.S. |
| 13 | Central Park | 5 | An area in this park near NYC's Dakota apartments was named Strawberry Fields in honor of John Lennon |
| 14 | Arkansas | 5 | The temperature of the water in this state's Hot Springs National Park is always 143 degrees Fahrenheit |
| 15 | American Samoa | 5 | This U.S. South Pacific territory has a national park featuring a tropical rain forest |
| 16 | the Petrified Forest | 5 | Although called a "Forest", this Arizona park has few standing trees |
| 17 | Washington | 4 | Port Angeles is headquarters for Olympic National Park in this state |
| 18 | Utah | 4 | Among this state's 5 national parks are Capitol Reef, Bryce Canyon & Zion |
| 19 | Greenland | 4 | Appropriately, the world's largest park is located on this, the world's largest island |
| 20 | Grand Teton | 4 | A national park in Wyoming is named for this mountain near Jackson Hole |
| 21 | Denali | 4 | The McKinley Station Trail |
| 22 | Crater Lake | 4 | 1 of 2 national parks named for a lake |
| 23 | Banff | 4 | Canada's National Park System began in 1885 with the establishment of this park in Alberta |
| 24 | the Philippines | 3 | Mount Apo National Park, home to the monkey-eating eagle, is on this country's Mindanao Island |
| 25 | the Blue Ridge Mountains | 3 | Virginia's Shenandoah National Park is located in these mountains |
| 26 | Old Faithful | 3 | (Sofia of the Clue Crew reports from Yellowstone National Park.) Reliably, every half to 2 1/2 hours, this most famous of geysers fires out about 5,00... |
| 27 | Lake Superior | 3 | Isle Royale, the largest island in this Great Lake, was made a national park in 1931 |
| 28 | Golden Gate Park | 3 | There are few parking lots next to S.F.'s Kezar Stadium because it's in this city park |
| 29 | Death Valley | 3 | Elevations in this park range from 282 feet below sea level to the 11,049-foot high Telescope Peak |
| 30 | arches | 3 | Here's aviewof this Utah national park through one of the sandstone features for which it is named |
| 31 | Acadia | 3 | Located in Maine, it's alphabetically first of U.S. national parks & it's also the easternmost in the 50 states |
| 32 | the U.S. Virgin Islands | 3 | This U.S. territory's park covers about 2/3 of St. John & 5,650 acres of its adjacent waters |
| 33 | Badlands | 3 | Evil-sounding park in southwestern South Dakota |
| 34 | the Snake River | 2 | Idaho's Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument has several miles of fossil-bearing cliffs along this river |
| 35 | the Gateway Arch | 2 | St. Louis' Jefferson National Expansion Memorial includes this landmark that cost $13 million to build |
| 36 | Texas | 2 | This state's 2 national parks are Guadalupe Mountains & Big Bend |
| 37 | Superior | 2 | In 1912 moose reached Michigan's Isle Royale Nat'l Park by crossing the frozen waters of this Great Lake |
| 38 | St. Augustine | 2 | This Florida city's Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park contains an Indian burial ground |
| 39 | Spokane | 2 | This Washington city's 100-acre Riverfront Park was the site of Expo '74 |
| 40 | South Africa | 2 | Among the animals you'll find in this country's Kruger National Park are zebras, lions & giraffes |
| 41 | Sequoia National Park | 2 | 275-foot tall General Shermanis found in this national park |
| 42 | Sequoia | 2 | Saguaro, a park named for giant cacti, is in Arizona & this park named for giant trees is in central California |
| 43 | Pennsylvania | 2 | Flight 93 National Memorial |
| 44 | New Mexico | 2 | Carlsbad Caverns National Park |
| 45 | Mount Rainier | 2 | This highest point in Washington State has its own national park |
| 46 | Montana | 2 | Although Glacier Bay National Park is in Alaska, Glacier National Park is in this state |
| 47 | Jean Lafitte | 2 | A Louisiana park is named for this pirate who aided Andrew Jackson in the Battle of New Orleans |
| 48 | Israel | 2 | This country's national parks include Megiddo, Caesarea, & Masada |
| 49 | Ireland | 2 | A herd of rare native red deer inhabits this country's Killarney National Park |
| 50 | Hyde Park | 2 | London's Speakers' Corner, where people voice opinions on everything, is in this park |