SOUTHWEST NATIONAL PARKS

Arches National Park
Established: 1971
Acreage: 76,519
Average Yearly Visitors: 762,000
Location: East-central Utah, 250 miles southeast of Salt Lake City
Activities: Hiking, biking, scenic driving

Big Bend National Park
Established: 1944
Acreage: 801,163
Average Yearly Visitors: 322,000
Location: Southwestern Texas, 330 miles southeast of El Paso
Activities: Hiking, rafting, scenic driving, wildlife viewing

Bryce Canyon National Park
Established: 1928
Acreage: 35,835
Average Yearly Visitors: 899,000
Location: South-central Utah, 87 miles east of Cedar City
Activities: Camping, cross-country skiing, horseback riding, hiking, snowshoeing

Canyonlands National Park
Established: 1964
Acreage: 337,598
Average Yearly Visitors: 367,000
Location: East-central Utah, 15 miles southwest of Moab
Activities: Camping, hiking, mountain biking, rafting, rock climbing

Capitol Reef National Park
Established: 1971
Acreage: 241,904
Average Yearly Visitors: 516,000
Location: South-central Utah, 200 miles south of Salt Lake City
Activities: Camping, biking, fishing, hiking, horseback riding

Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Established: 1930
Acreage: 46,766
Average Yearly Visitors: 473,000
Location: Southeast New Mexico, 150 miles east of El Paso
Activities: Caving, hiking

Grand Canyon National Park
Established: 1919
Acreage: 1,217,403
Average Yearly Visitors: 3,937,000
Location: Northern Arizona, 80 miles northwest of Flagstaff
Activities: Camping, hiking, rafting, horseback riding

Great Basin National Park
Established: 1986
Acreage: 77,180
Average Yearly Visitors: 87,057
Location: East-central Nevada, 290 miles north of Las Vegas
Activities: Camping, scenic driving, caving, fishing, hiking

Petrified Forest National Park
Established: 1962
Acreage: 93,533
Average Yearly Visitors: 576,000
Location: Northeast Arizona, 130 miles east of Flagstaff
Activities: Camping, backpacking, hiking, wildlife viewing

Saguaro National Park
Established: 1994
Acreage: 91,445
Average Yearly Visitors: 642,000
Location: South-central Arizona, near Tucson
Activities: Camping, biking, hiking

Zion National Park
Established: 1919
Acreage: 146,592
Average Yearly Visitors: 2,511,000
Location: Southwest Utah, south of Cedar City
Activities: Scenic driving, hiking, camping, biking, wildlife viewing