It feels like just yesterday that we were say cheerio to the vacation time of year , yet somehow it ’s already April . You lie with what that think of — substantial spring is here , and with that comes a long list ofoutdoor activitiesthat fellow traveler are reckon onward to enjoying .

For one , home parksare about to radiate up with the warmer season , and this April , you ’re just in destiny . National Park Week , the designated week in the parks ' honor , is right around the corner , and every day from April 20 through April 28 will be themed to celebrate the many great look and features of national green .

You better take off planning your next internal commons outing , and in that aspect , the National Park Service ( NPS ) has stimulate your back . To really get your celebrations going , the NPS is waive entrance feeson April 20 for all national Park across the country .

Bryce Canyon National Park

Bryce Canyon National Park|JimVallee/iStock/Getty Images

Now that you hopefully have a date in mind thanks to the NPS , let us aid you peck an ideal location for your next interior park visit , courtesy ofGoogle Maps . To help travelers choose a address , the Google Maps team recently looked at data for the most popular interior parks across the country , and came up with the ultimate ranking based on the highest act of way request and interactions on Google Maps in the last twelvemonth .

Here ’s the most popular national parkland in the US according to Google Maps data:1.Yosemite National Park2.Yellowstone National Park3.Zion National Park4.Grand Canyon National Park5.Sequoia National Park6.Joshua Tree National Park7.Glacier National Park8.Acadia National Park9.Bryce Canyon National Park10.Redwood National and State Parks11.Rocky Mountain National Park12.Great Smoky Mountains National Park13.Death Valley National Park14.Shenandoah National Park15.Big Bend National Park16.White Sands National Park17.Grand Teton National Park18.Saguaro National Park19.Olympic National Park20.Dry Tortugas National Park

Comparing this ranking to the NPS ’s own leaning ofits most - visited national parks in 2023 , it ’s interesting to mention that Great Smoky Mountains National Park was the most - visited national green last year but only placed thirteenth in the Google analysis . And while Yosemite was the most - Googled national Mungo Park , it was only the sixth most - chaffer national park .

Google was n’t just looking at quantity in this analysis . Its freshly free data also name the top - rat national common ( base on those with ratings of 4.8 or high and more than 1,000 Google Maps critique ) as well as the intimately hidden gem internal parks ( those with rating of 4.5 or high and fewer than 1,000 Google Maps reviews ) . Using these metrics , Bryce Canyon National Parkearned the honour of the top - stag internal ballpark , whileRedwood National Parkwas named the top hidden gem national park .

All you have to do now is project your next trip to one of the parks above . You do n’t even have to worry too much about cellular service or data reportage — thanks toGoogle Maps ' unexampled features , maps are also uncommitted online , and you’re able to more well pilot home parks thanks to cock for both expert and first - meter hikers .