National Parks Word Search
The United States has 63 national parks, managed by the National Park Service along with hundreds of other sites. Yellowstone came first in 1872, and it sits mostly in Wyoming.
National Parks word search (Easy)
Find these 10 words
10 words, across and down only
- bison
- cactus
- campfire
- camping
- canyon
- geyser
- glacier
- ranger
- trail
- wildlife
National Parks word search (Medium)
Find these 15 words
15 words, adds diagonals
- acadia
- bison
- cactus
- campfire
- camping
- canyon
- everglades
- geyser
- glacier
- ranger
- redwood
- trail
- wildlife
- yosemite
- zion
National Parks word search (Hard)
Find these 20 words
20 words, any direction, backwards too
- acadia
- arches
- bison
- cactus
- campfire
- camping
- canyon
- everglades
- geyser
- glacier
- grand canyon
- olympic
- ranger
- redwood
- sequoia
- trail
- wildlife
- yellowstone
- yosemite
- zion
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Words in the National Parks word search
Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.
- ranger
- A park employee who guides visitors and protects the land
- trail
- A marked path for hiking through a park
- camping
- Sleeping outdoors in a tent or camper
- bison
- A large shaggy grazing animal seen in Yellowstone
- geyser
- A hot spring that erupts in a column of water
- canyon
- A deep valley carved by a river
- cactus
- A spiny desert plant that stores water
- glacier
- A thick mass of ice that moves slowly downhill
- wildlife
- The wild animals living in a park
- campfire
- A controlled outdoor fire for warmth and cooking
- yosemite
- A California park known for granite cliffs and waterfalls
- zion
- A Utah park of tall sandstone canyon walls
- acadia
- A Maine park along a rocky Atlantic coast
- redwood
- A California park protecting the world's tallest trees
- everglades
- A Florida park of slow-moving wetlands
- yellowstone
- The first national park, famous for geysers
- grand canyon
- An Arizona park holding a mile-deep gorge
- sequoia
- A California park with the largest trees by volume
- arches
- A Utah park with over two thousand stone arches
- olympic
- A Washington park with rainforest, mountains and coast
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