2nd Year Summary of Collecting National Parks Passport Stamps
I’ve been excited for this day. Let’s dive in! Two years ago, on December 1, 2022, I took my passion for exploring National Parks to the next level by purchasing the Explorer and Collector’s Edition National Parks Passport books. My journey began at Stones River National Battlefield. Before that, I’d been using the Classic Passport book since my visit to Congaree National Park on November 1, 2020.
With a bold goal, I set out to visit all 431 National Park sites by December 1, 2028. I’ve revisited many parks to collect updated passport cancellation stamps along the way. My mission? To personally stamp all three books at each park. Of the three, the Collector’s Edition is my favorite. Its spacious layout allows room for extra stamps, and I love how it’s organized by the park, unlike the more chaotic Explorer and Classic editions.
In 2023 alone, I visited 107 new parks, collecting even more stamps—some parks have 2–5 stamps for different locations! As a true purist, I’m determined to capture every stamp at every park. This year alone, I’ve visited more parks than most people do in a lifetime.
Here’s a recap of my second year on this incredible journey (December 1, 2023 – December 1, 2024). While I visited around 130 parks, only 107 were new additions to my collection. So, I’m close to halfway to visiting every national park site.
North Atlantic Region
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
Adams National Historical Park
Boston National Historical Park
Boston African American National Historic Site
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
Cape Cod National Seashore
New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
Salem Maritime National Historic Site
Mid-Atlantic Region
First State National Historical Park
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Clara Barton National Historic Site
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
Greenbelt Park
Hampton National Historic Site
Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial
Booker T. Washington National Monument
Colonial National Historical Park
Fort Monroe National Monument
George Washington Memorial Parkway
Maggie L Walker National Historic Site
Manassas National Battlefield Park
Petersburg National Battlefield
Prince William Forest Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park
Shenandoah National Park
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
National Capital Region (every park in this region)
Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument
Constitution Gardens
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial
Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
Korean War Veterans Memorial
Lincoln Memorial
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic
National Capital Parks – East
National Mall and Memorial Parks
Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site
The White House and President’s Park
Rock Creek Park
Thomas Jefferson Memorial
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Washington Monument
World War II Memorial
Fort Washington Park
Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac
Theodore Roosevelt Island
Southeast Region
Canaveral National Seashore
Castillo de San Marcos National Monument
Fort Caroline National Memorial
Fort Matanzas National Monument
Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve
Cumberland Island National Seashore
Fort Frederica National Monument
Fort Pulaski National Monument
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
San Juan National Historic Site
Charles Pinckney National Historic Site
Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park
Reconstruction Era National Historical Park
Buck Island Reef National Monument
Christiansted National Historic Site
Salt River Bay National Historic Park and Ecological Preserve
Midwest Region
Pullman National Historical Park
Indiana Dunes National Park
Mississippi National River & Recreation Area
Agate Fossil Beds National Monument
Niobrara National Scenic River
Scotts Bluff National Monument
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Southwest Region
Washita Battlefield National Historic Site
Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area
Rocky Mountains Region
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
Curecanti National Recreation Area
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
Hovenweep National Monument
Mesa Verde National Park
Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site
Yucca House National Monument
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
Badlands National Park
Jewel Cave National Monument
Minuteman Missile National Historic Site
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Wind Cave National Park
Arches National Park
Canyonlands National Park
Golden Spike National Historical Park
Timpanogos Cave National Monument
Devils Tower National Monument
Fort Laramie National Historic Site
Fossil Butte National Monument
Grand Teton National Park
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Memorial Parkway
Yellowstone National Park
Western Region
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Grand Canyon National Park
Pipe Spring National Monument
Death Valley National Park
Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument